Mass media items of broad interest, as well as significant news not posted in the media. (Only Mark can report here.)
A few months into the new swine flu scare, the statistics are now showing that its fatality rate is only slightly higher than ordinary seasonal flu....
There have been many reports over the past few months about a duty free shop inside the airport putting an extra item in your bag and then the...
There is a workers strike which started Monday, June 22, which has stopped some of the long haul train service to/from distant provinces. Many but...
Surprising to most newcomers, elephants are a common sight on the streets of Bangkok, especially in tourist areas but actually all over, whereby...
The police are having cameras installed at traffic lights to record the license plates (and maybe driver photos) of people running red lights. At...
What a week, and what a change in the status of the political landscape! It appears that we are entering a period of relative stability, after a...
There is a Thai international travel fair at the Queen Sirikit Convention Center which will open to the public on Saturday, March 1. I don't know...
From the time I arrived in 1994 up to 2006, foreigners could stay in Thailand as long as they wanted. I think this went back long before I arrived....
Starting January 20, 2009, travel visas are now free, regardless of where they are obtained -- Thai embassies and consulates overseas, and at border...
Bad news sells, and the media often portray sensational perceptions to sell their stories. Then people parrot it on the street, blogs and webboards...
This is a brief message to summarize events over the past 2 weeks over formation of a new government. Today, December 15, 2008, Parliament voted...
The anti-government Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has proven to be its own worst enemy. After successfully blocking Parliament from...
The PAD has taken over the Suvarnabhumi international airport with protesters spread around it, and is also blocking the main expressway entrance,...
The Thai government has been extraordinarily hospitable to stranded tourists. The Public Health Ministry ordered all hospitals, both private and...
This afternoon, the Constitution Court judged the ruling People Power Party (PPP) guilty of election fraud, resulting in the party being dissolved...
The PAD has announced an end to its protests and its siege of both airports and Government House, effective 10:00am Wednesday, December 3rd. It has...
This post will try to explain the situation as briefly as possible. Many foreigners don't understand it. In my political coverage to date on...
The PAD is calling for a massive rally on Sunday and possibly a resolute push onto Parliament, responding partly to threats of seige of their current...
Exiled ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojamarn divorced on Friday (Nov 14, 2008) at the Thai Consulate General in Hong Kong. Thaksin's...
On Saturday, tens of thousands of Thais lined the roads for the long royal funeral procession of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, the eldest sister of...
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