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09-21-2012, 02:11 PM
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Connecting With the People
Posted on August 23, 2009 Samak’s weekly show was popular and set the news agenda. However, Abhisit’s weekly show is not as popular . PAD’s Sarocha has opined on why: That’s exactly what the Prime Minister’s Sunday morning show is experiencing. Does Abhisit have anything important to say? Yes. Does he … Read full story >>> Written by: Bangkok Pundit. ----------------------------------------------------------- Can Oxfam Really Help Thailand’s Rural Poor? Posted on August 21, 2009 Home to a large family, this house in our Surin village is quite typical around here. Once their modest rice harvest is threshed, many of them will leave to find work in the cities as there’s no livelihood for them here during the long dry season. An old hunter gatherer enjoys … Read full story >>>  Written by: Thai Girl.-------------------------------------------------------------- Mooncakes Posted on August 26, 2009 It is Mooncake season – the time of the year (Autumn, around about the time of the ninth lunar month) when people of Chinese origin remember their ancestors and everyone has a chance to eat the cakes. Here’s a recipe for making them I worked… Read full story >>> Written by: John Walsh. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Thai Ice Cream Man Cometh Posted on August 25, 2009 As every year passes in the West new innovations and changes in how people go about their daily lives chip away at the old guard little by little. There was a time when we took wax discs and put them on a spinning turn table and then placed an … Read full story >>>  Written by: Talen.------------------------------------------------------- Supinya Klangnarong, Graceful Voice Of Freedom Posted on August 25, 2009 She’s not only a media rights advocate. She’s charmingly attractive, highly intelligent, a true Thai power woman - and many people’s hero, against her will: Supinya Klangnarong, who rose to fame when she got sued by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s family empire Shin . A hero against her… Read full story >>>  Written by: BangkokDan.--------------------------------------------------------- Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners: Glenn Slayden Posted on August 25, 2009 Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Glenn Slayden Nationality: American Age range: 40-50 Sex: Male Location: Seattle, WA Profession: Author of www.thai-language.com Thai level: Intermediate Website: www.thai-language.com Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai? Tourist Thai … Read full story >>>  Written by: Catherine Wentworth.-------------------------------------------------------- ‘Evil from the gates of hell’ - The Thai assassination of a Canadian husband Posted on August 27, 2009 From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok, Thai wife, her lover, and hired gun jailed for life for murdering Canadian husband A Thai court today jailed for life a Thai wife, her lover, and a professional hit man for the avaricious murder of her Canadian… Read full story >>>  Written by: Andrew Drummond.---------------------------------------------------------- Paradorn Srichaphan launches herbal Viagra Posted on August 29, 2009 Thai tennis superstar Paradorn Srichaphan has launched a new product billed as a natural alternative to Viagra. Yes, he uses it - twice a week. No, it doesn’t mean his two-year marriage to former Miss Universe Natalie Glebova from Canada is faltering. “If you ask me, ‘Paradorn, do you need to use … Read full story >>>  Written by: Sunny.------------------------------------------------- More daily stories at www.thailandvoice.com |
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09-22-2012, 01:17 AM
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BNE the Bane of Bangkok
Posted on August 15, 2009 From San Francisco to Bangkok and more than 5 other cities you can see the mark of BNE almost everywhere you walk in the city. In the past two years this criminal or criminals have defaced the streets of various cities with their three letter moniker… Read full story >>>  Written by: Talen.----------------------------------------------------------- A Real Bum Deal – Som Tum Posted on August 17, 2009 Last week I concluded my Thailand At Work mini series with Village Noodles a post about one of Wonderful Wi’s relations who was struggling to earn a living in their village by selling noodles and spicy papaya salad. In early June Wilai’s aunt finally gave up on her cooking venture and… Read full story >>>  Written by: Hoo Don.------------------------------------------------------- Chong Mek Border crossing Posted on August 17, 2009 Okay, back to regular programming again and working through my list of blogs that need to be done is “The Chong Mek Border crossing with Laos and how not to cross the border.” This was originally going to be a quick day trip for Clint and I to … Read full story >>>  Written by: memock.------------------------------------------------- Learn to read Thai: the basics Posted on August 17, 2009 It has been a while since my first ‘learning Thai’ post , it’s definitely time for a follow-up - this post looks at the basics of reading Thai. Credit Learning Thai is hard enough without allowing for differing spelling and pronunciation in Roman script. As has been raised by the likes … Read full story >>>  Written by: Jon.------------------------------------------------ Will the Naresuan sequels bankroll a Thai film fund? Posted on August 16, 2009 When I heard awhile back that Thailand’s Ministry of Culture was planning to give 480 million baht to MC Chatrichalerm Yukol so the prince-director could make the third and fourth Naresuan movies, I was more than a little dismayed at the amount of money being thrown around. Why would a well-established industry veteran… Read full story >>> Written by: WiseKwai. ----------------------------------------------------- Muay Thai Fights, Isaan Thailand. Posted on August 19, 2009 On the 12th of August I ventured to a local Muay Thai fight night taking place about 25 klms from my house. It was due to start at 8pm but I didn’t leave home till around half past eight pm as if you have lived in Thailand long enough… Read full story >>>  Written by: Brunty.------------------------------------------------------ Thai Cock Fighting Festival Posted on August 19, 2009 Together with Muay Thai, Cock Fighting has been a sport in Thailand for hundreds of years. It all started with King Narasuan in the 16th Century who bred birds for cock fighting. It is a bloody sport where the birds often fight to the death. Deadly metal spikes were …  Written by: Richard Barrow------------------------------------------------------- Ubon Ratchathani National Museum Posted on August 19, 2009 [e] The Ubon Ratchathani National Museum is located on the corner of Khuanthani Road and Upparat Road in a very attractive building. It was built in 1918 and was originally used as the offices of the Provincial Governor. A new City Hall was built in 1968 and in 1983 the then… Read full story >>> Written by: phanaperson. ------------------------------------------------------- Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners: Rikker Dockum Posted on August 18, 2009 Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Rikker Dockum Nationality: American Age range: 20-30 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Blog: Thai 101 Wiki: Thai Video Transcripts WLT: Thai 101 Learners Series Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai? I’d characterize what I speak as Bangkok Thai. I don’t try to be overly… Read full story >>>  Written by: Catherine Wentworth.------------------------------------------------------- Thai Cookery Programme at the TEE Coffee Shop Posted on August 20, 2009 We had a film crew from Channel 5 ask if they can come and do a TV slot about our little coffee shop in Suphanburi ( map here ). This happens occasionally, as Mare has done a great job of creating a very handsome and picturesque little coffee shop, and so those that … Read full story >>>  Written by: The Thai Pirate.------------------------------------------------------ Bangkokians Labor 45 Minutes For A Big Mac Posted on August 19, 2009 Bangkok an expat dream destination? Depends on some factors. According to the research Prices & Earnings by Swiss bank UBS you have to work 45 minutes in Bangkok to be able to buy a Big Mac, that’s a few minutes more than the … Read full story >>>  Written by: BangkokDan.------------------------------------------------------ Some More Thai Ingenuity Posted on August 19, 2009 When you walk up the stairs of the family home in Nakhon Phanom you’ll see the above object hanging above your head to the left just before the door. It’s made of Bamboo and has a rectangular slot cut into it. in which you will find a small stick with a string … Read full story >>>  Written by: Talen.----------------------------------------------------- More daily stories from Thailand at www.ThailandVoice.com |
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09-22-2012, 02:39 AM
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Good Thailand Blogs/Articles August 2009
 These are some good blogs from August 2009 written by various people about Thailand..... Thailand’s New Face Posted on August 03, 2009 He’s Nichkhun Horvejkul, born June 24th, 1988, of 182cm height and 64kg weight. And he’s Thailand’s first new celebrity ambassador. After the unforgettable, ever-lasting, worn-out Amazing Thailand campaign the tourism supremos are betting on something fresher. Here comes a young… Read full story >>>  Written by: BangkokDan.------------------------------------------------------------ Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang Posted on August 02, 2009 The rainy season has been rather dry so far up here in Chiang Mai, ideal for daytrips - if you don’t mind baking in the sun shining right above your head at this time of the year. For a change, I decided to hop on a bus today and go on one of …  Written by: BettiRead more: Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang at Betti ------------------------------------------------------ Free Music Concert Isaan Thailand. Posted on August 06, 2009 A few weeks ago I went to a free concert being held near my house. I was hoping to interview Tai Oratai but she didn’t attend but I have been in contact with people associated with her and they liked what I wrote about … Read full story >>>  Written by: Brunty.---------------------------------------------------------- Monk Posted on August 07, 2009 In a recent posting about Thaksin Shinawatra’s birthday, there were some marvelous pictures of monks taking part in the festivities. One pair showed some monks removing a curse, with their begging bowls used to signify the removal of the curse. Other pictures showed live monks in conjunction with pictures of Thaksin (Actually, … Read full story >>>  Written by: Thomas Borchert, Guest Contributor.----------------------------------------------------- Over-exposed! Posted on August 09, 2009 Has any of his personal advisers told PM Abhisit Vejjajiva that modelling with movie stars and singers doesn’t necessarily boost his popularity especially when people are calling for some “real actions” to overcome the economic crisis? This picture shows the PM posing with Pod… Read full story >>>  Written by: suthichaiyoon.--------------------------------------------------- The Drug of Choice in Rural Thailand Posted on August 12, 2009 When you think about drugs in Thailand the first drug that usually comes to mind is Yabba because it’s always in the news. Yabba is a methamphetamine, aka crystal meth, in pill form that is crushed and smoked or snorted. Yabba is the drug of choice for … Read full story >>>  Written by: Talen.------------------------------------------------- Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners: David Smyth Posted on August 11, 2009 Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: David Smyth Nationality: British Age range: 50-60 Sex: Male Location: UK Profession: University lecturer Books/Products: Thai: An Essential Grammar , Teach Yourself Thai , Linguaphone Thai Course (with Manas Chitakasem) + translations of a number of Thai novels and short stories. Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or… Read full story >>>  Written by: Catherine Wentworth.------------------------------------------------------------- Dinosaurs Park - Dinosaur Museum - Khon Kaen Posted on August 13, 2009 About 70kms outside the city of Khon Kaen we found this small Dinosaurs Park and nearby a Dinosaur Museum. The Dinosaurs Park is beautifully maintained and a fun place for children with plenty of dinosaurs to look at. This is Khon Kaen’s very own Jurassic Park. The Dinosaur Museum is… Read full story >>> Written by: thaichimes. ----------------------------------------- |
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