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Living in Thailand's age of impunity
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/01/2026
» There's no place like Thailand. Joyscrolling TikTok and Reels reveals dozens of clips made by international visitors lamenting having to leave our lovely country and return to dreary Europe or joyless America. "Nobody talks about how hard it is to go from this" -- insert a cut of a wonderful beach in Krabi -- "to this"--cut to a drab, damp suburban street somewhere in the West. Add a crying-face emoji. "I want to move here!" the traveller announces. True, everybody loves Thailand.
Bhutan proud of happiness score
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 24/11/2025
» Introduced in the 1970s, the Gross National Happiness (GNH) philosophy has become a beacon of light for Bhutan, a country of roughly 800,000 people, to navigate its development policy and assess whether its citizens are content with their lives.
Global prayer for peace echoes across Bhutan
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 11/11/2025
» Buddhist devotees from near and far have gathered in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, for the Global Peace Prayer Festival, from Nov 4-19.
Anutin under fire for 'divisive' style
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2025
» Somkid Cheuakong, a former Pheu Thai MP for Ubon Ratchathani and former deputy secretary-general to the prime minister, has sharply criticised Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, saying the country's leader should not be such a divisive figure.
Theft prank; evil eye; durian feast; errant monk
News, Published on 14/09/2025
» An Udon Thani man, frustrated with life, stole gold rings from two stores in succession, claiming he wanted to go to jail to "take a rest".
Grim reaper at the wheel; ex-wife's revenge; hand in a basket
News, Mae Moo, Published on 24/11/2024
» Old geezer out for a spin
Thai rural doctors delighted by 'Nobel Prize of Asia' recognition
News, Bangkok Post & Kyodo News, Published on 01/09/2024
» The rural doctors' movement in Thailand is among the five recipients of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, the organisation behind what is regarded as the Nobel Prize of Asia announced yesterday.
The long road to recovery for Thai terror survivor
News, Ran Ezer, Published on 28/11/2023
» Hamas? What you do comes back at you. It's Karma.
There's no reward for loyalty
News, Published on 16/09/2023
» Pol Gen Sereepisuth Teemeeyaves, leader of the Seri Ruam Thai Party, and a Pheu Thai loyalist, is thought to have swallowed the pain inflicted when Pheu Thai repaid his loyalty by omitting him from the cabinet line-up.
PM lags in new polling
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/04/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as the prime ministerial candidate of the United Thai Nation Party (UTN), on Sunday shrugged off recent opinion polls suggesting he has fallen behind other key candidates.