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This is a review of what happened in Thailand during the last week based on topics that I tweeted. You can follow me live for latest news about Thailand @RichardBarrow . Friday 20th August 2010: US Presses Thailand on Extradition Case for Merchant of Death (VOA) http://is.gd/epjSa…

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This is a review of what happened in Thailand during the last week based on topics that I tweeted. You can follow me live for latest news about Thailand @RichardBarrow . Friday 13th August 2010: Pregnant woman, who the Queen praised for chasing car thieves, gives…

For expats living in Thailand, 12th August every year is just another holiday. Even better when it comes close to a weekend like this year and they can go away on a holiday. However, for Thai people it is both the Queen’s Birthday and Mother’s Day. Holidays like this one are the …

This morning I went to the Provincial Courthouse in Samut Prakan. They had activities for Rapee Day for local students. They had things like quizzes on Thai law for them to take part in. Some students also had an opportunity to watch a demonstration courtroom. It was a…

For many years, the students at Sriwittayapaknam School have been using chip tokens to pay for food in the school canteen. Now they have upgraded to cashcards. This uses RFID technology which is built into the students ID cards. Now all they have to do to buy food is place their ID card onto the reader

We were happy to receive this article from Stephen Etheredge about his experiences of using an iPhone in Thailand. Stories like these are always worth their weight in gold. Please feel free to post a comment if you have anything to add. Having an…

This afternoon I went too take pictures at a Thai football match for our www.Paknam.com website. Samut Prakan FC were playing against Prachinburi United at Bang Phli. These teams are in Division Two. Samut Prakan is at the top and they are hoping that…

Martin Apfel, president of General Motors’ Thailand/Southeast Asia operations, gestures during a new conference at a hotel in Bangkok July 29, 2010. General Motors Co expects Thailand’s vehicle sales to rise more than 700,000 units fuelled by the country’s growing economy, and its executive was optimistic about the growth opportunity in Southeast Asia. (Reuters) More Thailand pictures can be found …

Various religious groups, government agencies, private organizations, and the general public have joined hands in merit-making as a tribute to His Majesty the King during the Buddhism week from July 22 to 26. The period is in observance of Asalha Puja Day, which coincides with July 26 this year. …

This morning, I went with about 200 students from Sriwittayapaknam School to Wat Bang Na Nai in Samrong. We were there for the annual candle procession which marks the start of the Buddhist Rains Retreat. After the procession around the main chapel, the students went into the main hall to take part in some chanting. They then offered food and…

This evening I went to take some pictures of local Thai people praying for unity in the Thailand. The guest of honour at Wat Pichai was Mr. Surachai Kanasa, the Governor of Samut Prakan. He led other dignitaries and local people in prayer for the three pillars of Thai…

These are some pictures of Nong Grace shopping at the local Family Mart in Samut Prakan. A five minute trip to buy some snacks turned into a major event as Nong Grace insisted that she had to check the labels on everything as she didn’t want…

This afternoon, I went with the Cub Scouts from my school to visit the local temple. A monk from the temple gave the Cub Scouts a guided tour. He showed them different buildings and also the different kinds of trees growing in the compound. - Posted from my iPhone

One of the old nicknames for Samui is the “Coconut Island” due to it’s many plantations. These days the tourism business has resulted in many of these coconut plantations being bulldozed to make way for resorts. But, there are still many coconuts left and you can join tours to learn more about …

One of the main attractions on Koh Samui is the Big Buddha at Wat Phra Yai in the Northern part of the island. The temple is built on a small rocky outcrop and connected to the mainland by a causeway. The seated Buddha is 15 meters high and …

On the second day of our TAT media trip to the islands in Surat Thani Province we checked out of our hotel on Koh Tao and made the short 10 minute trip to Koh Nang Yuan. Koh Nang Yuan is a very small island. In …

On the first day of the TAT media trip they took us by boat from Koh Samui to Koh Tao in Surat Thani Province. This is the first time I have been to this area and so didn’t really know what to expect. All I knew is that Koh Pha-Ngan …

Today we were honoured to have an invite to have lunch with Mr Suraphon Svetasreni, the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Basically a group of influential bloggers and social media experts from the expat community were asked to meet with the TAT to discuss how we could help …

On the 1st July every year, schools all over Thailand put on a parade to mark National Scout Day. Thailand is one of the few countries in the world where Scouting is part of the school curriculum. Scouting was first introduced into Thailand by King Rama VI in 1911. Thailand is proud that they were one of the first …