Artikel erschien April 2018

  • Black water flowing freely onto Kamala beach

    PHOTOS: The Phuket Sun “This is taken from the bridge by the Tsunami monument. It’s the main klong that flows through town.

  • Wastewater flowing into the sea at Krabi

    A waste water drain pipe has been found at Klong Muang Beach in Krabi. The local OrBorTor has already ordered its immediate removal. Following a complaint about alleged waste waters being released into the sea at Klong Muang Beach, the Chief of Environmental Hygiene Unit of Krabi Provincial Public Health, Boonrit Karunmethee, and President of Nong Talay Administration Organization (OrBorTor), Sukkai Chan-On and their teams, visited the location earlier today (April 11).

  • Speedboats ablaze at Khao Lak pier

    Two speedboats caught fire at the Tub Lamu Pier in Tai Muang District, Khao Lak, Phang Nga, injuring 4 people.

  • Murder, rape, dead bodies in pools – The toll of dead young British tourists visiting Thailand

    PHOTO: Luke Miller (left) was found dead at the bottom of a pool in Koh Tao in 2016 Why is there a mounting toll of young Brits dying, often in mysterious circumstances, in Thailand? 60 or so unexplained, or poorly explained, deaths in just 24 months actually. Britian’s Daily Mail Online has dug deep into the vault of strange disappearances and murders of young tourists from Britain, coming to Thailand in search or adventure, fun and new experiences, and never returning home. Some of the ‘misadventures’ stretch back a lot further than the past two years too

  • The spirit of Songkran – Ajarn Pranee

    The spirit of Songkran – Ajarn Pranee

    By Pranee Sakulpipatana, AKA Ajarn Pranee Songkran is one of the happiest festivals celebrated by Thais. When I was young and lived in Phuket, I always found the Songkran celebrations in other provinces such as Chiang Mai to be very unique and beautiful.

  • Songkran activities around the country

    Songkran is celebrated across Thailand. It’s the annual celebration of the Thai New Year – a farewell to the hot season and a welcoming of the coming wet season.

  • PM Prayut, the prolific song-writer

    PM Prayut, the prolific song-writer

    When he’s not putting down members of the press with witty retorts or summoning detractors to the NCPO HQ for ‘attitude adjustment’, dear leader Prayut is putting pen to paper to write patriotic uplifting songs.

  • Phuket’s Grand West Sands Resort – massive makeover

    by Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com One of Phuket’s largest integrated hospitality resorts, the Grand West Sands Resort and Villas  is underway on a massive makeover drive. Aligning with Hong Kong’s Langham Hospitality Group , the hotel offering is being split into separate four and five star offerings.

  • Developers rush to provide better retirement options in Thailand

    Retiring in Thailand has always been a double-edged sword – on one hand the lifestyle, inexpensive living and culture. On the other, the prospect of lonely later years without the trampoline safety of adequate healthcare and services. But there are now a growing list of companies looking to address the needs of the growing expat and retiree population attracted to the Land of Smiles as a destination for their later years.

  • Two fatal accidents in the same spot within 12 hours – Tak

    Two fatal bus accidents have taken place at exactly the same spot in Tak province within a 12 hour period topping off a horror two weeks for buses and passenger vans on Thai roads.