Bangkok Blogs

Ever since former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawat was ousted a few weeks back, I have been listening to many of his supporters who are never tired of defending such an inexcusable political figure. Well, they are free to have their say but quite frankly their arguments are just not convincing enough. So I feel like […]

Today the wait has come to an end when the new Thailand Prime Minister has been appointed by His Majesty the King. It wasn’t too big a surprise as there had been a lot of speculation over his possible appointment and people are apparently quite content with his arrival. Even the relatively well educated population […]

To begin with, please let me introduce myself to you. My name is Sirote, a university student in Bangkok. I’m starting to write articles on Bangkok today and hope to bring the best of my experiences to make a better understanding of the city for everyone. My written English is not perfected but I’m […]

The Thai TV stations are now showing messages in Thai saying that the Military has taken over the country without any opposition to them doing so, and that there is now a curfew in place.
There have also been reports of Tanks moving through Satorn and Silom areas. It’s unclear what details on the curfew there […]

Is this it then? The next coup attempt by army officials while Thaksin enjoys himself in New York for a few days?
We’ll know in about 4 hours, I should think. All the TV stations are showing the same patriotic songs and march tunes while showing pictures glorifying the King.
There are also military humvees on the […]

Everyone is going nuts about this latest news report from the Bangkok Post regarding a new “tightening” of the visa regulations. You can read about it here. There have been relatively few scares of this variety so far this year for which all the english “teachers”, existing in the gaps between visa runs every 30 […]

After being smuggled out of Bangkok in a black bin liner last week, suspected paedophile John Mark Karr has had his arrest warrant quashed following the discovery that his DNA did not match the DNA found at the scene of the murder of the young girl, JonBenet, whose killer has never been found.
Accused of being […]