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

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Thailand tops expat love survey
Monday, 30 Nov, 2009 – 6:04 | One Comment
Thailand tops expat love survey

Thailand gives expats the best chance of finding love and – despite what you heard – it’s not about the size of their wallets

Retirement home opens for Thai elephants
Wednesday, 25 Nov, 2009 – 8:04 | No Comment
Retirement home opens for Thai elephants

Thailand’s has established its first retirement home for its elephants, reflecting their special role in Thai culture

Bangkok beats off Asian rivals in top-city survey
Wednesday, 11 Nov, 2009 – 10:51 | No Comment
Bangkok beats off Asian rivals in top-city survey

Thailand’s capital still reigns as the No.1 destination for foreigners in Thailand, according to survey by Bangkok University.
The source of this finding might not sound impartial, but its sampling of tourists’ opinions fits with other …

Demons get new home in Bangkok airport
Tuesday, 10 Nov, 2009 – 4:06 | No Comment
Demons get new home in Bangkok airport

A group of ‘high-ranking’ demons, accused of disrupting duty-free shopping, are to be moved on at Suvarnabhumi Aiport at a cost of 1 million baht (about $30,000).
The 12 six-metre-tall demons are now being shifted at …

Moon festival wish comes true
Thursday, 5 Nov, 2009 – 5:42 | No Comment
Moon festival wish comes true

Thailand’s enchanting Loi Krathong moon festival had special meaning for Thais this week as their much-loved King reappeared in public after treatment for a lung inflammation.
For centuries crowds have gathered on Thailand’s river banks under …

Sea monster uncovered in Thai bar
Thursday, 22 Oct, 2009 – 8:18 | One Comment
Sea monster uncovered in Thai bar

An iconic Thai image of the mythical Naga is not quite what it seems…

Phuket vegetarians thirst for blood
Monday, 12 Oct, 2009 – 5:17 | No Comment
Phuket vegetarians thirst for blood

The upcoming vegetarian festival will bring some spectacular scenes to the idyllic resort island of Phuket

Pattaya gets hit by brain gain
Tuesday, 6 Oct, 2009 – 5:22 | No Comment
Pattaya gets hit by brain gain

Thailand’s party town is now home for one of America’s brainiest men – Professor Steve Crow, inventor of flying cars and computerised diving machines

Magic tree stumps the bookies
Thursday, 24 Sep, 2009 – 5:29 | No Comment
Magic tree stumps the bookies

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 …

Trumping the oriental flush
Friday, 18 Sep, 2009 – 7:27 | No Comment
Trumping the oriental flush

Not all nationalities are equally designed for drinking and some Thais can blame China’s ancient Pai-Yuai tribe for curbing their alcohol tolerance

Bangkok stays the top posting
Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 – 5:55 | No Comment
Bangkok stays the top posting

After exotic work postings in places such as Morocco, Ukraine and Tunisia, a French-Spanish couple have picked Bangkok for its quality of life.

Welcome begins with a wai
Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 – 5:34 | No Comment
Welcome begins with a wai

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 …

Sukhumvit stays king of the roads
Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 – 5:20 | No Comment
Sukhumvit stays king of the roads

Bangkok’s vibrant multicultural highway has kept its fascination, according to recent surveys of the property market