Living in Thailand
Thai couples tie the knot in sky-high ceremonies on Valentine's Day
Brave brides and daredevil grooms have taken wedding nerves to a whole new level by getting married suspended high in the air off a cliff in a Valentine's Day "flying" ceremony.
Taking footy to Thailand
Children in a village in Thailand will get a hands-on lesson with an Australian Rules football this week thanks to Solomontown captain Jarrad Davies.
Foreign husbands flock to Thailand's impoverished Isaan
Khon Kaen, Thailand - Isaan, as Thailand's 19 north-eastern provinces are called, is the country's poorest region. Degraded soil, a lack of irrigation and dense population have combined to make Isaan the country's fountainhead for factory workers,...
Thai youths rank poorly on contraceptive use
An alarming number of Thai teenagers and young adults are at risk from having sex without proper protection, a new study has revealed on the occasion of World Contraception Day today.
Foreign in-laws honored for contribution to Thai community development
Three foreign men and their Thai wives were honored for special contributions to community development in northeast Thailand late Friday.
Great Homes & Destinations: In Thailand, a Beach House
NATAI BEACH, Thailand - Parked in the garage of Beyond, Eric Levine’s oceanfront home just north of Phuket, is a racing-red Ferrari and a Jet Ski. There are two golf holes on the front lawn, a two-lane bowling alley below the tennis court and tabl...
Bangkok Immigration Bureau to move to new location
The Immigration Bureau will move from its Soi Suan Phlu office to new offices in the new Government Office Centre on Chaeng Wattana Road this month, a senior immigration officer said Friday.
"Staying Alive in Bangkok" : Free financial session espeically for women
Ladies looking for financial tips and an opportunity to share views on family healthcare, personal finance, wealth management, Wills and Trusts, are exclusively invited to ‘MBMG Women for Women’ sessions, a series of quarterly gatherings tailored ...
Massive fee hikes for work permits mooted
The Phuket Gazette has learned that recent rumors of substantial increases in work permit fees may be well-founded. Discussions are underway in the Department of Employment that could once again lead to massive hikes in these annual fees.
People making a difference: Sheridan Conisbee
The "Seven Dwarfs" were left in a box beside a garbage bin last January. But that's when volunteers from Bangkok's Soi Cats and Dogs animal charity spotted them. If they hadn't, the seven black-splotched white pups, subsequently named after the se...
Oklahoma woman works to free slaves in Bangkok’s sex trade
Along Bangkok, Thailand’s red light districts, bright signs promote the various clubs and bars such as Soi Cowboy, Nana and Patpong. The first time Celeste McGee walked along one of the busy streets in 2007, she grew overwhelmed by the large numbe...
Teach Abroad Thailand - A Teaching Job Anywhere in the World Virtually Guaranteed In Just 4 Weeks
Adventurous men and women looking for a fresh start, ready for a new career move or simply hungry for a change of scenery can now receive immediate TEFL training in any one of four locations around Thailand, in just four weeks.
Council Rock teens organize marathon in Thailand
Sixteen-year-old Andrew Hudis was riding on a bumpy jungle road near the Thai-Burmese border last summer, past a refugee camp of bamboo huts enclosed by barbed wire, when he and Philip Carlitz, a classmate at Council Rock High School South, hatche...
Hi-so Thai Girls Selling Their Knickers on the Net
Unbelievable! Hi-so websites now online full of young women with gorgeous bodies, long hair, really fair-skin who boast they come from well-to-do hi-class families are now selling their knickers over the Net.
If you can’t stand the heat…
Some of you might be a little mystified when looking at homes to buy or rent when the information states ‘European kitchen’, particularly if you are looking at recently built properties. Surely all houses and condos have such a kitchen, which we c...
Marriage in Thailand: Traditional Wedding Ceremonies Thai Customs and Rituals
Speaking of Thai marriage, there are two separate matrimonies taken place in Thailand. One is reckoned as a Buddhist religious ceremony of traditional Thai wedding with several unique rituals observed step-by-step. The other is an official procedu...
Choose your weapons
Less powerful guns are the trend for this Songkran’s water wars
Your Money: Bringing it to Thailand and taking it out - Part II
Last time we talked about the mechanics of bringing money into Thailand. This time we'll discuss the bank accounts you can keep it in. To begin with, in Thailand you can deposit baht or foreign currency in Thai banks. This week we'll concentrate o...
Thais holidaying in-country these days
The economic crisis is prompting more Thai tourists to take their holidays in-country, says Krungthai Card (KTC), the Kingdom's largest credit-card operator.
Thailand Creative & Design Center Opens ‘Quick Bites: Design for Better Eating’ Exhibition
Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) was recently honored with presence of Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra (3rd from left) to officiate the opening ceremony of ‘Quick Bites: Design for Better Eating’, an exhibition that explores th...