Thailand Stories

Still no official news of when iPad 2 will come to Thailand. However, the front page of the Apple Thailand store (see here ) are now advertising the iPad 2. This could mean that iPad 2 could be released in Thailand as early as May 2011. Prices …

Songkran is the start of the traditional Thai new year. It also marks the height of the hot season. A good way to cool off is to join in with the many water fights that are just starting in Thailand. Traditionally, you are supposed to splash your elders with a little rose scented water. But, these …

With the MCOT app you can watch live Thai TV such as Ch.9, MCOT 1 and also the English language ASEAN TV channel. In addition there are 62 MCOT radio stations from around Thailand. As well as TV and radio, there is the latest news from MCOT. The default language is Thai but you can switch to …

The emergence of Twitter over the last few years has dramatically changed the way we receive our news. No longer do we have to wait for the newspapers the next morning or watch the news on tv at the top of the …

Much of Southern Thailand has been hit hard by unseasonable storms which have resulted in floods and mudslides. Up to 25 people are believed to have been killed and some villages either engulfed by rising waters or covered by mudslides. Eight provinces in mid-southern Thailand, including Nakhon Si …

This week in Bangkok, there are two opportunities to watch the highly anticipated documentary “Living with the Tiger” which explores the lives of a group of Thai children affected by the HIV virus. The two screenings this week are free and are sponsored by the…

The 91.5FM – Phuket Island Radio player is the only iPhone App that broadcasts everything that is going on in and around Phuket, Thailand. 91.5 FM Phuket is said to be the best radio station aimed at foreigners on the holiday island of Phuket. I have been listening to this station on my iPhone the…

Today saw the announcement of details about the new iPad 2. The release date is expected to be 11th March 2011 in America and about 25th March 2011 for 20 or so countries internationally. No news yet about an official release date for Thailand. The iPad 1 was released…

Thai schoolgirl Supatra Sasuphan, 11, earned the Guinness World Record for hairiest girl last year and in a new interview with Britain’s Daily Mail the “delighted” Thai girl reveals winning the title changed her life for the better. “I’m very happy to be in the Guinness World Records! A lot of people have to do …

A Thai customs official displays seized ivory tusks during a news conference at the customs office of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok February 25, 2011. $1.6 million worth of elephant ivory tusks and rhino horns, weighing 1,208kg (2,663lbs) from Nigeria enroute Qatar and Malaysia, were seized as they reached Bangkok, according to…

The วิทยุโทรทัศน์ (Live TV) app for Thai TV channels has been out a couple of weeks and is presently listed at Number 5 in the charts. There are a few other apps out there for Thai television but this one seems to be a little better. You can watch channels like ASTV (presently 24 hours of Yellow Shirt rally), TAN…

Smartr’s the fastest way to get your news on Twitter. It turns the links in your twitter feed into beautiful, readable content. One of the main problems with Twitter clients for the iPhone and iPad is that you never know if a link to an article or blog is going to be interesting or not. The only way to…

This week we have the tragic news of a young New Zealand tourist, Sarah Carter, who died while on holiday in Thailand. Reports are not clear yet, but it seems that 23 year old Sarah died from food poisoning after eating at a market stall in the Northern Thailand city of Chiang …

I have already started to receive letters asking about the political situation in Bangkok. The questions often go like this: “I’m coming to Thailand on holiday in a few weeks. Will there be any problems with the rallies?” As always, questions like these are very difficult to answer. I …

Robert Amsterdam, lawyer for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, holds an international lawbook during a news conference in Tokyo January 31, 2011. Amsterdam told the news conference he had petitioned the International Criminal Court to launch a preliminary investigation into “potential crimes against humanity” by Thai Prime …

Watch Al Jazeera English live on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Covering the world, bridging cultures and setting the news agenda; the world’s first English language news channel to have its headquarters in the Middle East is now available live on your iPhone/iPod touch with this …

This is a handy app for discovering the Top 100 iPhone apps for any country around the world. If you are like me and are always on the look out for new and popular apps, then the AppTop100 might prove to be very useful. It is …

For those of you who play the Stock Exchange in Thailand (SET) you might be interested in a new app for the iPhone and iPad called CNSRealtime . It has real time stock information provided by Capital Nomura Securities. There is another free iPhone app called Settrade Streaming which was released in…

One of the latest Thai satellite channels has just released an app so that you can watch their programmes live on your iPhone. The free Voice TV app brings you a mixture of news and lifestyle which they say is aimed at the new generation. As well as live TV there…

It is not often that you get a free app for the iPhone that allows you to watch live television. TrueVisions on Mobile HD does that and more. You have a choice of 15 channels to watch by using 3G, EDGE or WiFi. In addition, …