Residents in a moo baan in tambon Pa Bong, Saraphi district, Chiang Mai, were tonight treated to Thailand’s first snowfall in history. The Chiang Mai Mail has reported that at about 9 pm, locals were bemused by the formation of a thin layer of white powder in their gardens. Suspecting a possible terrorist attack or just ash from a nearby …
Mar 30, 2008
When farangs go too far in search of justice
The murder of Hanna Backlund has been doing the rounds on the Thai Visa forum, but now things are getting ridiculous. I logged onto Thai Visa this morning to find a thread titled “No Less Then Death Penalty For Hanna's Murderer, Show of force at the hearings”. The post reads like this: It is possible to see that justice is …
Mar 28, 2008
My favourite Thai food: khanom jeen
Khanom jeen is without doubt my favorite Thai food. It tastes fantastic and although it’s traditionally a breakfast dish, it can be eaten for any meal. I sometimes have late-night khanom jeen from a place in Phuket Town. Rather than regular rice or noodles, khanom jeen is eaten with a combination of both: rice-flour noodles, which look and taste more …
Mar 28, 2008
Australian tourist raped on Koh Samui
I can only find one news story covering this. It looks like they are trying to keep it quiet. On Wednesday, an Australian tourist was raped at a resort on Koh Samui. Today, according to the Bangkok Post, “Somchai Duanglai, 26, a native of Sakon Nakhon, was arrested at a rented house near Samui airport.” The 20-year-old victim was sleeping …
Mar 27, 2008
Chart Thai, Matchima parties dissolved
From The Nation: Legal advisors of the Election Commission voted Wednesday to dissolve the Chart Thai and Matchima Tipataya parties. The voted 6 to 1 to dissolve the two parties. More to follow apparently.