Day-trip from Bangkok to Chachoengsao’s well-known Wat Sothon Wararam By Peter Carlisle My wife, Thai, is not particularly religious, but there are ‘times’ when she feels in need of a trip to a wat to make merit. Those ‘times’, as examples, can be, when seeking good luck (usually related to lottery tickets), praying due to […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Late Lunch on 24 April 2026 at Charley Browns Sukhumvit soi 19 – Sponsored by Radcon Please see the invite for this month’s late lunch, due to the holidays we would like you all to sign up asap to help us with the numbers Our lunch will be held at Charley Browns Mexican […]
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People’s Party Proposes 15-Billion-Baht “Songkhla Declaration” to Make Hat Yai Flood-Resilient THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut proposed the “Songkhla Declaration,” a plan to invest at least 15 billion baht over eight […]
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Bangkok Podcast, THE best podcast about Bangkok (and Thailand) During my regular trips to the gym, or when out walking around my mooban in the evenings, I prefer to listen to people talking English rather than listening to music, I find concentrating on what’s being discussed helps the time pass quickly, so i love a […]
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The happiest monk in Thailand? Back in December 2020, before the Covid-lockdown hit domestic travel in Thailand, we visited Khao Yai , an area we know really well but haven’t been to so much in recent years. We were passing a mountain cave temple I’d seen from afar many times but hadn’t visited. I decided […]
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Samut Prakarn’s Wat Chak Daeng Recycles Plastic Bottles Into Monk Robes 18 September 2019 READ ALSO: How a monk and a Hippo joined forces to tackle Bangkok’s plastic pollution SAMUT PRAKAN — A temple in central Thailand gives plastic bottles new, consecrated life in the form of new robes for monks. “Don’t think that the […]
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Construction and property shift tactics in Thailand THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS The construction and property sectors are being forced to adjust strategies and build greater resilience to cope with volatile energy prices, as the Middle […]
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Bangkok’s MRT Goes Cashless: Thailand Ditches Old Travel Cards for EMV Contactless from June 2026 27 February 2026 THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Bangkok’s MRT system will fully transition to EMV Contactless payments starting June 1, […]
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Thailand’s mediocre master plan for rail development By James Clark Thailand is spending billions of baht in double tracking its antiquated metre-gauge railway network, which will not significantly improve train speeds. Meanwhile, Vietnam’s grand master plan is making Thailand’s plan look mediocre by comparison. Here is what Thailand is planning, and what they should do […]
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Thai Steel Prices to Rise 10–15% in April Amid Cost Pressures THIS NEWS ARTICLE KINDLY SPONSORED BY FALLPROTEC, A WORLD-RENOWNED NAME IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF PREMIUM FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND HEIGHT ACCESS SOLUTIONS Further Hikes Possible Steel prices in Thailand are set to rise by 10–15% across all categories in April, as manufacturers […]
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