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A suspected drug dealer is escorted by policemen after he was presented to reporters with large amount of narcotics found with him in Bangkok February 25, 2011. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau of Thai police said their aim in 2011 is to stop the expansion of narcotics problem in the country. (Reuters) A man …

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…

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, …

Every now and then, an app comes out for the iPhone that immediately jumps into your personal top 10. The kind of app that you makes you wonder how you survived without it in the past. Viber is just such an app. It’s very simple in concept. Basically, …

NationTV Live Two of Thailand’s 24 hour news stations now have their own dedicated apps for the iPhone. TNN 24 were the first to bring out their live streaming app back in June 2009. As well as live TV, they also have an archive of programmes that you can watch on demand for free. The latest dedicated app for a…

Customs officers arrange confiscated elephant tusks before a news conference at the customs department in Bangkok January 6, 2011. 73 elephant tusks from Mozambique, valued over 10 million baht ($331,000), were seized at the airport in Bangkok, according to custom officers. (Reuters) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.

A Dusit Zoo official holds two one-month-old female White Bengal tiger cubs as they are being introduced as new members of the zoo Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Europe captain Colin Montgomerie of Britain and Asia captain Naomichi “Joe” Ozaki (R) pose for photographers during a new conference in Bangkok January 5, 2011. Asia will play against Europe at the Royal Trophy golf tournament which runs from January 7 to January 9 in Thailand’s beach resort city of Hua Hin. (Reuters) Members of the Europe and Asia (in red)…

US Ambassador Kristie Kenney On 10th January 2010, the Thai people will be able to welcome the first female United States Ambassador to Thailand. She is Ambassador Kristie Kenney. She was nominated by President Barack Obama back in July 2010 which was then confirmed by the US Senate in September 2010. Ambassador Kenney was previously the ambassador to The Philippines for about…

Happy New Year 2011! I hope everyone had fun celebrating last night and managed to get safely back home. This time of year is really dangerous on the roads and I prefer to stay at home rather than travel to other provinces. Too many drunk drivers out there. However, the big exodus from …

Relatives of injured victims in Monday’s bus crash walk in the tarmac as Malaysian army personnel carry a coffin to a Thai army plane at Subang airport outside Kuala Lumpur December 22, 2010. The Malaysian bus carrying 37 Thai tourists hit a road divider and overturned, killing 26 people, as it descended from a popular hill resort. (Reuters) Relatives from Thailand …

Bright flowers dazzle in the sunlight on a 69-rai former cornfield transformed into a floral exhibition. ‘Wang Nam Khieo Flora Fantasia” , organized by the Horticultural Science Society of Thailand and local state and private agencies, is running in Nakhon Ratchasima’s …

Boat Ride to the Seaside in Bangkok People often ask where is the nearest beach to Bangkok. Usually I reply Bangsaen and Pattaya to the East or Cha-am and Hua Hin to the South. However, the answer is nearer than expected as Bangkok …

One of the most beautiful festivals in Thailand takes place on the full moon night of the 12th lunar month. It is known in Thai as Loy Krathong, but is sometimes referred to as the Festival of Lights. The next one will take place …