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Checkpoints Set Up Around Bangkok

Posted on March 09, 2010

Thai policemen inspect identity cards at a checkpoint in outskirts of Bangkok. The Thai government has invoked a tough security law, the Internal Security Act, giving the armed forces broad powers to control an upcoming rally by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra if necessary. (Reuters) A Thai policeman stands …

Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

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Bangkok’s Canal Boats

Posted on March 09, 2010

Bangkok used to be known as the Venice of the East due to its large network of canals. However, most of these have now been built over to make way for roads. One of the main canals still remaining in Bangkok is Khlong Saen Saeb which dates back to the 1830’s. It was built …

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Bangkok’s Canal Boats at My Thai Photos by Richard Barrow

Drug Use in Thailand Increases Alarmingly

Posted on March 09, 2010

The Thai government over the past few years have been so focussed on first the yellow shirts and then the red shirts that hardly anyone has noticed the rampant increase of drug use in Thailand. It is almost getting to epidemic proportions …

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Drug Use in Thailand Increases Alarmingly at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand

At Suvarnabhumi Airport

Posted on March 09, 2010

I am at the airport saying goodbye to our foreign English teachers. They have been teaching at our school for the last year. In May we will be welcoming a new group of university graduates. The red shirts will be rallying in Bangkok this …

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: At Suvarnabhumi Airport at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow

PM Meets HM The King

Posted on March 08, 2010

His Majesty the King receives a briefing yesterday on the situation in the country from the prime minister. Abhisit Vejjajiva was granted a private meeting with His Majesty on the 14th floor of the Chalermphrakiat building, Siriraj Hospital. (ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

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The Three Pagoda Pass

Posted on March 08, 2010

The Three Pagoda Pass in the north of Kanchanaburi Province is historically important for several reasons. It was this route that Buddhism is believed to have taken when it first came to Thailand. The pass was also used by the Burmese when they invaded Thailand. I had heard about these three pagodas for a long time and…

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: The Three Pagoda Pass at My Thai Photos by Richard Barrow

Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol

Posted on March 08, 2010

Escorted and guarded by Thai commandoes, Maj. Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol (center), alias Seh Daeng, a supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is brought to criminal court Monday, March 8, 2010, in Bangkok. Khattiya and seven associates were arrested on Saturday on charges of illegal possession of firearms. The Criminal Court on …

Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

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Renewing my Work Permit

Posted on March 07, 2010

It has come to that time of year again to renew my work permit and visa. This allows me to stay in Thailand for another year. In the past my work permit was done by my school, but two years ago I changed …

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Renewing my Work Permit at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow

Bad Air Quality in Thailand

Posted on March 07, 2010

It is probably not a good idea to venture outside at the moment if you are living in some areas of Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lumpoon, Maehongson, Nan, Phayao and Chiang Mai due to the bad air quality. You…

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Bird Singing Contest in Yala 2010

Posted on March 07, 2010

Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages during in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 7, 2010. About 6,000 birds took part in the competition. (Reuters) Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages…

Edited by: Richard Barrow

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Buying Thai Wine

Posted on March 07, 2010

I saw Dan Rivers on CNN this morning doing a piece on Thai wine. He made a comment at the end that one day it might be a real possibility that Thailand could become just as famous for it’s wine as for it’s food. I don’t buy wine that…

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Buying Thai Wine at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow

Maybank Malaysian Open 2010

Posted on March 06, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 06: Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand waits with his caddie on the 18th hole during the the third round of the Maybank Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on March 6, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Getty Images) KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 04: Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand plays his second shot on the 15th hole during the…

Edited by: Richard Barrow

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Old Paknam Prison

Posted on March 06, 2010

They moved the prisoners and pulled down the buildings of the old prison some years ago. All that remains today are some of the watch towers and short stretches of wall. There is a plan to build a 137 meter high tower here for tourists…

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Baan Chan..Dta-Lok Wai Gon (Por Son Wai)

Posted on March 05, 2010

A boy named Tok is the prospective inheritor of his family that has been working as comedians for generations. But something goes wrong as Tok seems not to inherit any hilarity from his family: he can make no one laugh. When Tok meets Namkaeng, the only woman who does laugh at his jokes, their…

Written by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

Read more: Baan Chan..Dta-Lok Wai Gon (Por Son Wai) at Movies, Reviews and Trailers from Thailand

Jumma Monks Protest in Bangkok

Posted on March 05, 2010

A traffic policeman walks past a group of Bangladeshi Jumma Buddhist student monks and novices during a rally outside the United Nations building in Bangkok March 5, 2010. The monks urged the Bangladesh military and Bengali Muslim settlers to stop attacks on the Jumma indigenous people in Chittagong Hill Tracts …

Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

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House of Museums

Posted on March 05, 2010

Bangkok has many museums, many of them state run, but many of the better ones are privately owned like this one called House of Museums on the Western outskirts of Bangkok. The museum details the life in Thailand over 50 years ago through the private collection of Anake Nawigamune. There are toy…

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Growing a Pineapple

Posted on March 05, 2010

A year and a half ago, I bought a pineapple from Foodland Supermarket, ripped off the stalk at the top, and then stuck it into a pot of earth. I didn’t seriously think that it would grow. But it has as you can see by this photo! - Posted from my iPhone

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Thai Human Imagery Museum

Posted on March 05, 2010

Just outside of Nakhon Pathom, to the West of Bangkok, there is a popular wax museum called Thai Human Imagery Museum. Though, to be precise, they are fibre glass models as I guess wax ones would melt in this heat. There are various rooms with different themes. This one shows the Kings of the Chakri Dynasty. Many of the…

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Thai Human Imagery Museum at My Thai Photos by Richard Barrow

Wanted Poster for Thaksin "sells" for US$58,600 on ebay!

Posted on March 04, 2010

A few days ago, a user called “musicxpresso” put up for sale on ebay a wanted poster for Thaksin and his wife for a mere 99 cents. The photo showed the massive banner used as the backdrop for one of the yellow shirts stages while they occupied the Government House area. However, if you read the badly worded description (obviously …

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Wanted Poster for Thaksin "sells" for US$58,600 on ebay! at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand

Baby Thai Elephant in Australia

Posted on March 04, 2010

Photo provided by the Melbourne Zoo, Mali, a baby Thai elephant, walks from beneath her mother Dokkoon after a naming ceremony performed by Buddhist monks in Melbourne, Australia. Mali is Thai for jasmine and was chosen out of five possibilities derived…

Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

Read more: Baby Thai Elephant in Australia at Thai Photo Blogs



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