To make up for breeding them as food, Suang Puangsri has given over his ground floor to 4,600 scorpions

A tree stump in Chonburi in eastern Thailand is upsetting bookies by giving away the numbers that will win the state lottery.
Visitors to the tree in the Chaophor Khao Chang shrine in Chonburi’s Sattahip district …

Enterprising Bangkok expats are using the internet in innovative ways to earn a living – as currency traders, online poker players and eBay merchants.

Hua Hin and its neighbour Cha-am have been highlighted as Thailand’s leading holiday home location by the Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA).
Although less well-known internationally than other seaside resorts like Phuket and Pattaya, Hua …

A fake holy man in a Sikh turban has become notorious among Bangkok’s expat community for his signature opening cry: ‘You have a lucky face!’
An impressive work ethic has made the self-proclaimed guru a frequent …

With the global downturn raising fears of volatile exchange rates, purchasers of Thai property are taking a few straightforward precautions to limited their exposure to currency shifts.

A global downturn has failed to dent the Thai capital’s condo market, according to a study by one of the country’s biggest developers

One of Lopburi’s longest established communities is now facing a crackdown after its energetic love-making finally pushed other townsfolk too far.
The city’s 2,500 monkeys are a familiar and accepted sight in the provincial capital, which …

Thailand’s tourism association is looking for foreigners who are happy to blog, chat and tweet while on vacation.
Five lucky couples will get a fully paid trip to Thailand’s most popular cities and beaches. But, in …

A community of Japanese veterans of World War II has been unearthed by a documentary maker near Thailand’s border with Burma, where the soldiers settled after fearing the shame of returning home in defeat.
The film …

The six highly eventful decades of the reign of Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej have been condensed into a portable form by the Bangkok Post and Editions Didier.
As well as the headline issues, the compilation …

Expats who retire before 50 now have another reason to feel smug – the Thai government has re-introduced a special visa to welcome them.
Spending at least 10 million baht (about $295,000) in Thailand now earns …

Global recession has sent tourism into a tailspin but it also launched a clean-up to get Bangkok’s terminal flying higher in the global airport ranking.
The first place you will feel the new mood is in …

Envious of Thailand’s unique reputation for hospitality, a flock of Indonesian and Malaysian airlines are also now trying to steal the ‘wai’, the traditional Thai greeting.
The gesture, a slight bow with the hands clasped as …