Don’t charge phone under motorcycle seat
Incoming call on charging phone could trigger spark, fire and explosion, if you leave phone under motorcycle seat, Chiang Mai motorcycle owner learns.
Month: March 2016
‘Crooks vs Crooks’ Under Thai Military
No heroes and no way out as junta, royal backers vie for staying power
Songkran 2016: Water-Splashing Curfews And, Ahem, No X-Ray Pants
As the nation is facing its worst water shortage in twenty years, Bangkok decided it will shorten Songkran celebrations from four to three days, as the festival will be held on April 12-14 across the city, according to deputy governor Amorn Kijchawengkul.
Rub my belly: Why half of Thailand’s Buddhist monks are now obese
Buddhist monks strive to reach spiritual enlightenment but their growing Buddha-sized bellies might stop them achieving nirvana.
Authoritarian rule and the dimming of Thailand’s star
A sideshow that went unnoticed during the recent United States-Asean summit in southern California was Thailand’s standing in the pecking order of leaders on both sides of the Pacific.
Riddles of Yellow and Red
In the struggle for political power in Thailand between the Reds and the Yellows – which has been going on for fifteen years, getting hotter and hotter, more and more violent, with huge mobilizations and heated oratory – I noticed something that was missing.