Sister Joan, a religious Sister from the Western Australian Congregation of Presentation Sisters, has been working in Bangkok’s Klong Toey slum area since 1991. Her tireless efforts focus on helping communitymembers with their basic needs through the provision of food, education and health-c...
Living Dead: a Trip to the Outrageous, Sobering, Mystifying Forensic Museum at Siriraj HospitalIt's been said that Vienna, with its Bestattungs funeral museum, and Guanajuato, Mexico, with its mummified former residents, are cities that have a closer-than-normal relationship with the trap...
Wat Arun Temple and Chao Phraya RiverOver the last few decades, Thailand 's capital city, Bangkok , has changed into a modern, exciting and sophisticated city. It offers to visitors not only the cosmopolitan amenities they would expect from other big cities, but also a unique treasure trove of cu...
Bangkok is sinking Thailand's top disaster expert once foretold the 2004 tsunami. Now, he says the nation's capital will be submerged by 2030. On the urban coast outside Bangkok, city workers set up pipes to flush out daily floodwaters back into the Gulf of Thailand. The kingdom’s National Disas...
30 reasons Bangkok has the best nightlife in the worldWhether you want crazy, alcohol fueled hedonism or classy evenings sipping top wines, we think Bangkok's nightlife is hands down the best in the world. We dare you to disagreeBy Greg Jorgensen 7 April, 2010We concede, most of Bangkok's nightli...
Khao San Road’s top 11 drinking holesKhao San Road's top 11 drinking holesBy John HughesLong gone are the days when Khao San Road was just for hippie tourists in search of cheap ****tails. The founder of KhanSanRoad.com lists his favorite nightlife picks By John Hughes, founder of Khaosanroad.com...
1. Most accomplished monarchAlthough His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej spends much of his time outside of Bangkok, the city is pivotal to his (and his ancestors’) reign. Revered as semi-divine by Thais, he’s been more than just a moral compass for his 60-plus years on the throne. His Majesty w...
The theme of this forum is to promote items of interest to Thailand. The items can be about People places and things ... anything that is interesting for people from another country. In May 2009 we drafted a website to help Thai Travellers visiting Perth WA (West Australia) www.twa.auswathai.com...
ENJOY BEING AN AUSSIE! Just imagine... If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Qantas one year ago, you would have $49.00 today! If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you would have $33.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you would...
BNOW Consulting is hosting a networking luncheon on Thursday October 6th, 2011 from 11.00am to 1:30pm at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand, www.fccthai.com, Maneeya Building, BTS Chidlom. The BBC is different because it is a proactive way to network with other businesses. Instead of th...
(I'm surprised that they remember anything!!)A bottle of Bayer's 'Heroin'.Between1890 and 1910 heroin was sold as a non-addictive substitute for morphine.It was also used to treat children suffering with a strong cough.Coca Wine, anyone?Metcalf's Coca Wine was one of a huge variet...
Symbiosis between Loneliness and Poverty... When your kids ask you: why they have to study, work all their life and make money...Show them this picture of Flavio Briatori - President of RenaultAnd then explain: This is a hate relationship: He hates being lonely and she hates poverty!Mor...
I get so busy producing analytical data and then I come across some treasures and get sidetracked for days, for exampleThis chimp became mother to a 2 month old tiger, feeding her daily.I got stranded on this, the images of her face with heartfelt content had me suspended about work and wellness. It d...
Wat Pho is also famous as Thailand's first university, and is center for traditional Thai massage - the rich, famous and powerful have all been known to come here. Inscribed on stone in the walls of Wat Pho are all that was known about Thai massage dating from the reign of King Rama III (most previous te...
Goddess Tubtim Shrine Tucked behind the Nai Lert Hotel, alongside the San Saeb canal and underneath an ancient ficus tree, lies a shrine dedicated to the goddess Tubtim. Originally a spirit house, the place where the spirit of the land (who was disrupted by you building on it) would reside, the sh...
Hi everyone wow what a great website!!!!! Im Matt and my Wife Wan is from Nong Khai.. We have started a FACEBOOK page= isaan-aussieclub... to network with anything about isaan please join our page its so easy to search the page in your facebook search up the top... Thanks talksoon
Thai Chef (Cairns Australia)We are looking for a Chef for our Thai Restaurant.. We need someone that can control and run the business when the owners are not there. We need someone with a passion for cooking and that is honest,reliable and trustworthy. If you are interested in this Job. We do a 857 Visa...
Thai Chef (Cairns Australia)We are looking for a Chef for our Thai Restaurant.. We need someone that can control and run the business when the owners are not there. We need someone with a passion for cooking and that is honest,reliable and trustworthy. If you are interested in this Job. We do a 857 Visa...
We engage in a wide variety of professional services in Hong Kong and China, including:lCompany formation in Hong Kong and ChinalPost-incorporation supportlOngoing statutory compliancelIncorporation of offshore companies in major jurisdictions (Bri...
extract of article by Richard Barrow When you are travelling around Thailand and you use guidebooks such as Lonely Planet, you should never make the mistake of using it as a bible. Just because the guidebook lists five temples for a city, it doesn't mean that other temples are not worth visiting. Som...
Hi There I am looking for a second level school for my 16 year old daughter suited for Thai or Asian kids. If any body has some info it would be so helpfull. Khob Khun Krab:).
Latest circulars received from Voters.. just a few received 2011-08-09 Received 2011-08-18 Received 2011-08-19These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read:1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.2. What one person r...
Club Taco - BangkokTel: +66 (0) 2316 7810Club Taco is a great place to meet the Bangkok wakeboarding crowd. It is located at 175/1, km 13 Bangna-Trad Road, Moo 12, Bangplee-Yai. The easiest way to get there is by driving down the Bangna-Trad Highway (direction Chonburi. After passing the exit to the n...
Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm which is the largest in the world is located to the East of Bangkok, aprox 30 from my home in Thonburi. To get this place is possible just either by bus or taxi. Nevertheless if you take the bus you must catch a taxi at the bus terminal. So for the most convenience it is rec...
Bang Phli Floating Market Bang Phli Floating MarketEstablished more than 150 years ago by Chinese traders, the traditional floating market at Bang Phli is still going strong. Unlike some other examples in Thailand, this floating market has managed to escape the pressures of tourism and remain c...
BANGKOK, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the grandest spectacles in the Kingdom of Thailand, the Royal Barge Procession on the Chao Phraya – the 'River of Kings' – is an ancient tradition that was revived by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1959. This breathtaking water-borne procession...
Try to guess in the first few frames what this is made from . .. . Before you can see at the end! : )!Flip flops!! <hr size=3 width="100%" align=center>
Covering 10,662 sq. m spread over two floors, the King Power Duty Free Complex really is a shopping Mecca for bargain hunters and quality product aficionados. I am now going to let the Complex’s own exuberant website extol the virtues of its premises: “Whenever stopping over in the Land of Smiles or...
Hi, This forum seems inactive, but I will try anyway. I am searching for a tutor to improve my basic Thai. I am 29 years of age, from the UK, living in Perth and often viswit Thailand, as well as having many Thai friends here. i am searching for a personal tutor who I get along with and who is patient with me...
