Latest News in Thailand

Security is being increased at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport and Chiang Mai International Airport due to PAD protesters. Many passengers are stranded. Others fearful of booking flights that they might not be able to board at Thai airports.
All flights to and from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Thailand’s Chiang Mai International Airport have been canceled [...]

Trekking in Chiang Mai, Trekking in Northern Thailand
In the cooler climate of Northern Thailand there are many hills and mountains spread throughout the region of the North, all these hills and mountains make trekking a tropical experience of a lifetime in Northern Thailand.
Many tourists from all over the globe come to Chiang Mai and Chiang [...]

Thaksin’s wife found guilty, Sentenced to 3 years Prison on Tax Evasion
Thailand’s Criminal Court sentenced Thaksin’s wife to 3 years in Jail. Thaksin’s wife, Khunying Potjaman Shinawatra found guilty today on tax evasion case. Her secretary Karnchanapa Honghern received a 2 year jail sentence for tax evasion, for not paying tax on shares worth 738 [...]

Thailand’s One-Two-Go Airlines Grounded
Thailand’s Civil Aviation Department has grounded One-Two-Go for 30 days due to substandard operations. The Civil Aviation Department also revoked the license of 7 of the One-Two-Go pilots and suspended 2 more pilots licenses. The suspension of the One-Two-Go’s Air Operator Certificate is effective today.
Troubled One-Two-Go has been involved with a number [...]

The Astrological Alignment of the Planets and Stars are out of alignment this month for Thaksin and PPP.

This Week In Thailand
Tuesday, the Supreme Court banned a former PPP Speaker of the House from politics for 5 years for voting fraud. The verdict will most likely lead to the dissolutionment of the Samak-Thaksin PPP party if [...]

Shopping in Thailand - Shopping Tips on Saving Big Bucks in Thailand
Thailand, especially Bangkok, is touted by many, usually mall owners and officials from the Tourist Authority of Thailand, as the number one tourist shopping destinations in the world. I’m not convinced but no one can dispute the availability of good and number of shopping [...]

Moving to Thailand
by David Barkdull
Bangkok, Thailand
Are you thinking about moving to Thailand? Are you contemplating moving to Thailand, to what is essentially the other side of the world? I say, go for it! However there are considerations that you need to address before you make the jump to Thailand. Just a few years ago [...]

New criminal charges against Thaksin coming soon …
a photo of Thaksin in Chiang Mai, Thailand 2005 looking at CD-ROM cover

New criminal charges against Thaksin coming soon …

Whiners and double standards for expats living in Thailand
I have often heard that 25% of all tourists coming to Thailand are sex tourists. The expats that live here all know how they ended up here. I am a bit naive, but when someone says they were just walking down the street one day and ended [...]