A 49 foot drop from a pole atop the Tower Club at Lebua, the Bangkok Ball will be the biggest the world has seen.  Afterwards People can witness a large fireworks display along the Chao Phraya river. The ball drop in New York’s Times Square has long been a…

1. Wang Lang Market ตลาดวังหลัง – Wang Lang Market is one my favorite snacking and browsing markets in Bangkok. 2. Chatuchak Weekend Market ตลาดนัดจตุจักร – One of the most popular things to do in Bangkok is go shopping – don’t miss the Chatuchak Weekend Market. 3. Klong Toey Market…

More issues arises involving Thai anti-government protest as Political crisis is on-going, where a gunman has killed one protester.  Thailand is now seeking military help for its upcoming election. Gunmen kill 1 protester, injure 3 in Thai anti-government protest – CNN International CNN International -> Gunmen kill 1 protester, injure…

Protesters intent on toppling Thailand’s democratically elected prime minister plan to press their struggle again Wednesday with a peaceful march on Bangkok’s national police headquarters, one day after a sudden truce in honour of the King’s birthday this week ended a spate of increasingly fierce street fighting. The pause…

Defying a tough security law passed on Monday, the protesters surrounded the Interior, Finance, Agriculture, Tourism and Transport ministries. “It’s not violent to surround a government building. It is the peoples’ constitutional right to express our feelings,” said one young man in the crowd. Shinawatra is in the thick…

“Dubbed “Monkey City,” the province of Lopburi in Thailand is known for its population of long-tailed macaques that guard its ancient ruins and temples. Thousands of tourists flock to the province, located about 93 miles northeast of Bangkok, to see these urban-adapted monkeys, which some locals believe to be…

“We are constructing 71 bridges on the entire length,” he said, adding “we have provided a $500-million loan to Myanmar for setting up the road network”. He said air traffic between India and Thailand was over 156 flights per week. Bangkok is currently connected by air to 10 Indian…

Thailand’s Supreme Patriarch, who headed the country’s order of Buddhist monks for more than two decades, died on Thursday. He was 100. Doctors said that Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara died at Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, where he had been treated since being admitted for an illness more than a…

“Kampot pepper stars in this region too, notably at the nearby Kep crab market, where the locals serve it alongside the tasty little critters – well worth a trip. A 15-minute boat ride away, you’ll find Koh Tonsay, aka Rabbit Island. Seasoned backpackers who visited Thailand 30 years ago…

“Walking on fire or driving a brace of swords through your cheeks may not be activities most commonly associated with vegetarianism. But for participants of one Thai festival it’s the height of religious devotion. Thailand’s nine-day Vegetarian Festival in the tourist island of Phuket is a spectacular — and…