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Use this iPhone app to listen to Thai Radio anywhere around the world. There are other radio apps out there but this is certainly one of the best. The ThaiRadio – Thailand Radio Lovers app has a number of features that makes it better than its …

In a Southern province in Thailand, a young boy lives with his uncle and a monkey called Kapi. When the uncle dies, the boy is threatened by a real estate tycoon who wants to buy their land and turn it into a resort

At school last week, we held our regular Thai Manners competition for the students. The students wore traditional Thai clothes and had to visit a number of different bases in order to show that they knew how to perform the proper respect in the…

These pictures were taken at Sriwittayapaknam School in Samut Prakan. The students were taking part in a competition for Thai Manners. In this first set of pictures, the students are demonstrating the proper way to show repsect to a Buddha image. This is done in three stages. In…

At Sriwittayapaknam School this morning, students from every grade took part in a competition for Thai manners. What they had to do was walk around the playground and then act in the correct manner for each situation. I am not sure about you, but I find in general that Thai people have very good manners. I am …

Members of the Thailand relay team, Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen, Neeranuch Klomdee, Nongnuch Sanrat and Phatsom Jaksuninkorn, celebrate their victory in the women’s 4×100 relay final in the athletics competition at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 26, 2010. Thailand won gold. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs

On the fourth day of the big Temple Fair in Samut Prakan, they always hold boat races on the Chao Phraya River in front of Phra Samut Chedi. They also hold other activities and competitions for the local people. This is a competition for thatching using leaves from the nipa palm tree. This…

Learn to read and write the Thai alphabet the easy way with this app for the iPad. It is especially helpful for people learning the Thai language at beginner or intermediate level. Easy Thai Script for the iPad is a useful app…

Vajiravudh College Alumni Association have come together with MCOT to arrange the Miss Thailand 2010 contest to pick a beautiful woman as a cultural ambassador under the concept “Sustainable Beauty”. The iPhone app Miss Thailand allows you to track news about the competition (in…

Reading Thai is the first app for the iPhone to give a complete introduction to the Thai script. If you want to actually start reading real words in Thai, then this is the app for you. Learn how syllables are constructed and learn how each component of…

Yumnesia is the perfect dining companion. It remembers every dish you eat so you will never forget your favorite (or least favorite) dish again. Take a picture, rate the dish, even add a note, then flip through your past dining …

Although there has yet to be any official word, all signs are that the iPhone 4 will be available for pre-order this week in Thailand and will go on sale in the shops from 24th September 2010. Of course, these are just rumours, but…

“Thai Easy Cuisines” offers Thai recipes including appetizers, main dishes, desserts, and drinks on your iPhone making it easier to find the ingredients when you are at the supermarket. There are quite a few books and videos out to help people…

Fonthip Watcharatrakul, Miss Thailand 2010, poses in her swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, August 8, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will conclude with a live telecast on Aug. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/DarrenDecker/Miss Universe Organization) Miss Thailand …

True Move have just released the iPhone 3GS 8GB in Thailand this week with attractive prices starting at only 1,235 baht per month. You will also get a free leather case. The iPhone 3GS 8GB basically replaces the old iPhone 3G with better speeds and camera. Up to this point in Thailand, we only had iPhone 3GS 16GB …

Team Panjavidhya 1 of Thailand’s Panjavidhya Technical Training School participates in the Shell Eco-marathon fuel efficiency challenge at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, July 10, 2010. The race is an educational project that challenges competing student teams to design, build…

There is an iPhone game called ฟอง สบู่ which is both cute and very addictive. The English name is English Word Bubble Review. It is actually aimed at Thai people to learn English vocabulary in a fun way. However, it is great fun for people learning Thai. I meant to only play it once or twice but …

Some of the best guidebooks apps out there for the iPhone are produced by Travelfish . We have most of them on our iPhone and are looking forward to testing them in the field soon. The kind folks at Travelfish have given us some free apps to give away in a competition on our iPhone blog. We have one app…

There are probably half a dozen different Thai Radio apps available for the iPhone. There are often as good as each other. However, only Radio Thailand has updated recently to take advantage of multi-tasking on iOS4. This means that you can listen to the radio in…