Thailand Stories

If you are a citizen journalist, then you have probably heard of the Demotix website where ordinary people like you and me can send our pictures in and have a good chance of seeing them in print in newspapers around the world. This is what happened to some …

Introducing your ultimate travel companion – CNNGo’s official mobile app for iPhone. Get the latest travel and lifestyle news and views from across Asia. One of the more interesting apps to have come out recently is the official app for CNNGo . If you didn’t know…

It is now official. The iPhone 4S will be released in Thailand on 16 December 2011. It will be officially distributed through AIS, DTAC and TRUE. Contact your provider to register your interest. They will then get back to you soon about how you can pre-order. No news yet on official prices. But you do have a choice…

After months of waiting, we now know the details of the latest iPhone mobile device. It is called iPhone 4S and will be released in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK on 14th October 2011. Two weeks later, on 28th October 2011, the …

Listen to your favorite Thailand Radio stations on your iPhone & iPad with the “Thailand Radio Player”!The full price is 99 Cents but it is free today so be quick! Download on iTunes Thailand Store > > > > Stations Included: 95.5 Virgin HITZ (95.5 FM), Fat Radio (104.5 FM), Eazy FM 105.5 (105.5 FM), COOL 93 Fahrenheit (93.0 FM), FM One (103.5 …

Probably the best iPhone app for following the results of the 2011 Thai elections is Vote 54 by Channel 3.  They say that the app will automatically update every minute after the closing of the polls at 3 p.m. You will be able to see how many seats for each party and the results of individual…

One of the most charismatic politicians in Thailand at the moment is Korn Chatikavanij. He used to be an investment banker and is now currently the caretaker Finance Minister. Like other high profile politicians, he has been travelling the country in order to help local candidates in …

The number one party list candidate for the Pheu Thai Party is Yingluck Shinawatra. She is busy campaigning now for the upcoming Thai elections in early July. Some people are speculating that she might very well be Thailand’s first female prime …

Bloggers in Thailand, be careful what you write and link to from your website. For some years now I have been very careful about what I write and discuss on the subject of Thailand. The name of the country is supposed to …

On Sunday 22nd May 2011, the local elections for the Chairman of the Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) took place in Samut Prakan. Counting of the ballots started in the early evening and continued into the early hours of the morning at each of the District centers. …

Early on Sunday morning, thousands of lay people from Bangkok and the surrounding provinces, came together to give alms to an estimated 12,600 monks. The event took place along Ratchadamri Road in front of Central World. About 800 meters of the road from Ratchaprasong Intersection and towards Pratunam was closed to traffic. Photo Album > >…

The news has just been announced officially that the iPad 2 will be sold in Thailand from Friday 6th May 2011 from 11 a.m. The iPad will be sold in the Apple Shop at 13 different Power Buy shops around Bangkok as well…

A main road, taken this year, not 15 years ago, honest! Darkest Isan (where decent thais fear to tread), Part Twelve I’ve been in Isan a month now and sadly it’s time to leave. My trip had taken a definite downturn, the last three places I visited didn’t over impress me, Nong Khai, Udon and Khon Kaen were everything I came…

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 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 …

An armed security personnel walks among Thai Buddhist and Muslim passengers on the train between the troubled Yala and Pattani provinces in southern Thailand February 28, 2011. Separatists are blamed for most of the attacks on Thailand’s predominantly Muslim deep south, which often target Buddhists and Muslims associated…