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PHUKET: Jobs are being advertised for the new Australian Consulate-General on Phuket, indicating an opening could come early in the new year. Although official confirmation was not forthcoming yesterday from the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, the jobs listings indicate that rapid progress has been made since the Australian Government announced in May that the Phuket […]

The heartfelt message from a recent graduate of Chulalongkorn University to his father, who is a garbage truck driver, tugged on the heartstrings of netizens today after his Facebook post became one of the feel-good, most-discussed stories of the day. Klanarong Srisakul, who recently completed his engineering degree, wrote a message to thank his father […]

Image: Mr Grittapohn Chattreesagoon 5 October 2015 KRABI: A Thai man has revealed his disappointment at being told he would have to pay ten times the regular ticket price in order to visit a popular tourist attraction in Krabi – all because he looks like a westerner. On Saturday, Mr Grittapohn Chattreesagoon, who is from […]

The three best places to live abroad are Ecuador, Mexico and … Malta! This is the result of the InterNations Expat Insider 2015 survey this year. The survey is based on more than 14,000 respondents and therefore one of the most extensive studies conducted to explore the general living situation of expatriates. Number four is […]

The new Toyota Driving Experience Park offers on- and off-road terrains for test drives, which are free of charge. TMT expects 18,000 customers a year. Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Thailand Co (TMT) on Wednesday opened its first test drive centre for the general public, with 18,000 customers a year expected. The Toyota Driving Experience […]

A man is set to become the first person to windsurf around Great Britain without support as he completes his 2,200 mile journey this week A daredevil is set to become the first person to windsurf around Great Britain without support as he completes his 2,200 mile journey this week. Jono Dunnett set off from […]

An image from ‘Dark Side Of The City’. Photos by Roengrit and Roengchai Kongmuang The work schedule was gruelling: he had three days to take portraits of 200 villagers. For photographer Roengrit Kongmuang, the task was compounded by the simple act of breathing. “My nostrils became drier and I felt uncomfortable breathing in and out. […]