Thailand Stories

Something that is happening in Thailand now is that a new group of people are emerging. Not Red or Yellow. They say that they don’t represent any colours. They say that they understand that there is a need for change. But they just don’t…

The situation with the Red Shirts in Bangkok seems to be growing worse every day. At present, the Reds occupy the Ratchaprasong Intersection and the Thai Army occupy Silom. This is a picture I took of some soldiers in riot gear standing underneath BTS Sala Daeng. One of them has a shotgun with buckshot and…

Scouting was first introduced in Thailand on July 1st 1911 by King Rama VI. Thailand was the third country in the world to take up Scouting. It is also believed to have the largest Scout membership among all countries around the world. This is because Scouting …

Scouting was first introduced in Thailand on July 1st 1911 by King Rama VI. Thailand was the third country in the world to take up Scouting. It is also believed to have the largest Scout membership among all countries around the world. This is…

It always made me wonder how the Thai policemen managed to squeeze on their very tight uniforms. They also don’t look very comfortable. Then I discovered the secret one day when I saw a tailor selling police uniforms at a training session for policemen. Those buttons are not real as behind them is a …

The Thai people have always had a love for football. However, until recent years, the only leagues that they followed were the ones in the UK and the rest of Europe. Now the Thai Football League has a loyal following with a much greater interest from both the print media and Thai …

I came across this group of Hilltribe children at the Golden Triangle in Northern Thailand. I sat and watched for a while as coachloads of tourists arrived to have their pictures taken at this attraction which borders three countries. Naturally, all of the tourists wanted their pictures taken with these cute…