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Bangkok gets on the bus – BRT

piers — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:36:39 +0000

Bangkok’s expats received a major lifestyle boost this week with the launch of BRT, a luxury bus system poised to open up new neighbourhoods for accommodation and socialising. The first route of the BRT – or ...

Fruit paradise

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:45:34 +0000

Fuit vendor After lunch, it is our routine to stroll over to the fruit vendor to pick up our dessert. We choose what we like and come back to the office with small plastic bags of ...

B-Boys in Bangkok

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 06:00:57 +0000

Battle of the Year 2010 @ Emporium On 6 May, the Emporium, one of Bangkok’s most exclusive fashion malls, became the arena for ‘B-Boy Battle of the year 2010’. Five-man break-dance teams each got 10 minutes ...

Thailand’s award-winning properties target SMART Expo in Hong Kong

piers — Tue, 11 May 2010 04:05:38 +0000

Top Thai real estate projects will be wooing Hong Kong investors at the SMART property expo to be held at Hong Kong’s Convention & Exhibition Centre on 5-6 June

Korean Wave in Thailand

Emma Lee — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:07:39 +0000

Girls Generation - Korean's band Walking down the street, I hear the Korean song Oh sung by Girls’ Generation. Turning on the television at the weekend, at the primetime evening slot of 7pm, I find Sundukyeonwang, ...

Miscommunication is the devil

Emma Lee — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:11:39 +0000

When I first arrived in Bangkok, I stayed in Bang Lamphu, in the north west of Bangkok near the Democracy Monument. The MRT and BTS mass transit lines don’t go out there and – when ...

The Outlaw of the road or The Savior?

Emma Lee — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:53:58 +0000

Red and green traffic lights keep on changing, but the cars just wouldn’t move. Maybe the last time the cars moved was 20 minutes ago.

Thailand’s British expats face tax threat

piers — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:04:34 +0000

A landmark British tax ruling could signal a big change for all Western expats in Thailand and around the world.

It’s a fur cop! Thailand’s police go ape…

piers — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:20:42 +0000

Thailand’s police force risks confirming what many had long suspected about their recruitment policy…

Soccer-haters make Thailand their goal

piers — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:25:02 +0000

A survey has found that Thailand is among the top destinations for holidaymakers fleeing the World Cup, but they could be in for a surprise…