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Businessman Boonchai urges all followers to show up at Wat Dhammakaya to “practise dhamma”

BANGKOK: — Wellknown businessman Boonchai Bencharongkul has appealed to followers of Wat Dhammakaya to go to the temple to “practise dhamma” in order to help free Phra Dhammachayo from all the bad things and to bring peace to the country. Mr Boonchai made the appeal in his appearance on the temple’s DMC channel on Saturday. […]

Credit card data stolen by cashier at big department store passed onto farang ATM skimmers

BANGKOK: — Police are hunting cashier staff at a “big department store” who stole customer credit card data and passed it on to a gang of foreign thieves. Losses are in the region of 10 million baht in just eight days. The cashier used a skimmer machine to read credit cards when customers were buying […]

Justice Minister: ya ba should be excluded from list of narcotic drugs

BANGKOK: — The Justice Ministry has been consulting with relevant agencies about the proposal to exclude methamphetamine or Ya Ba from a list of narcotics drugs and to treat is a normal drug so as to convince drug addicts to come forward for treatment and rehabilitation. Addressing a meeting today (Thursday) on direction and policy […]

How to Get a UK Visitor Visa for Your Thai Partner

I’m going to start this post with a necessary disclaimer: This information is based on my personal experience and in no way guarantees that your Thai partner will be granted a visa to visit the UK. Each application is decided independently by an adjudicating officer on behalf of the Home Office. I am not a licensed agent, […]

What Is The Cost Of Living In Thailand – 2016?

Let’s face it, one of the main reasons people move to Thailand is because it’s pretty cheap, and damn awesome, of course. But while housing is very affordable, food items can be pretty expensive, particularly if you’re partial to imported foods such as cheese, wine, olives and, errr… Marmite. Branded clothes and beauty products can […]

10 Things To Know Before Taking Out Life Insurance In Thailand

In the last 18 months my life has changed. I got married and became a Dad. It’s awesome. But needless to say this new phase of my life means being more responsible, and part of that responsibility means thinking about what would happen to my wife and daughter if I were to suddenly close my […]

Australian arrested in Bangkok for grooming children on the internet

BANGKOK: — A joint operation of Australian police, Australian embassy officials and local police resulted in the arrest of a 62 year old Australian man in the Lat Prao area of Bangkok on Tuesday. He could be jailed for five years on charges of grooming children, producing and sharing indecent images. He admitted the charges […]

Sex Scandal teacher claims he was just “having a bit of fun” on Twitter

BANGKOK: — The Suan Kularb teacher at the centre of sex allegations has denied involvement with students at his school or elsewhere saying he was “just having a bit of fun” online. He has offered an apology and appealed for his college to be left out of the scandal apologizing and saying “it is just […]

Roll Up Roll Up! Police live at Emmanuelle Massage!

BANGKOK: — A police raid on a top Bangkok massage parlour was broadcast live online as the crackdown on soapy sex reached a new audience Monday. Starring in the “Live from Emmanuelle Show” broadcast from Din Daeng was a group of Bangkok top brass led by deputy chief of Region 1 Sompong Chingduang. While most […]

Nok Air have issued a groveling apology to former PM Yingluck Shinawatra after pilots joked they would fly her into the ground

BANGKOK: — A smiling picture of Yingluck and her team at Prae airport had earlier been pictured on a Line app for pilots with the teasing caption. “There’s a victim on board!” It then referred to the technical jargon of CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) that effectively means crashing the plane into the ground. A […]