Poor old Rambo. Not only is he a full-time hero at 61 years old, but he received death threats while in action in the highly volatile Thai-Burmese border. Sylvester Stallone has been telling reporters that on the set of his latest franchise-revival, he was met with some animosity from the locals, which is hardly surprising given that he was filming …

“Are you a ladyboy?” Have you ever been asked that old chestnut? Luckily, nobody has ever queries my gender, but then, I don’t happen to be a pretty Thai girl. Picture the scene: You’re a Thai girl, out with your friends, drinking, dancing, enjoying yourself, when two drunk farang tourists approach you and start talking to you. Out of nowhere, …

Ever considered ingesting mosquito repellent? Probably not, but that’s exactly what youths in Southern Thailand are doing in the latest bizarre drug craze to sweep the region. Krathom leaves are a prohibited indigenous plant that people often use as a mild narcotic. There are krathom busts almost every week in Southern Thailand. Some bright spark came up with the idea …

I finally have a reason to enjoy nightlife in Phuket. Club Lime on the beach road in Patong will host two drum ’n’ bass nights a month on the second and fourth Wednesdays. The night is called Bass Load and the first event is October 10 with guest DJ T-Base. On October 24 the guest will be DJ Marco from …

I’m not keen on all these music reunions. A piece of me died when Take That and The Spice Girls reformed, but aside from terrible pop music, the recent trend of legends of music – The Who, The Stooges, Led Zeppelin – getting back together begs the question, “Why?” Some things are best left untouched to preserve their legacy. At …

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