Not only did Andy Murray make a remarkable comeback from two sets down to claim victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet, but Thailand's own Wimbledon hope, Tamarine Tanasugarn, upset world No. 2 Jelena Jankovic to make it through to the quarter-finals. Making the achievement even more remarkable is that she did it in straight sets. Jankovic was on a mission to …

After the discussion that went on here with regards to katoey toilets at a Thai school and the subsequent talk over at Roger's blog, I asked someone whose opinion is perhaps a little more in touch with the issue than any of ours. This post was written by Nong Duu from Phet Ti Saam. — Matt Basics first: there is …

Readers sometimes come to me for help. I’m not always able to aid them, either because I’m too busy or I don’t know the answers to their questions. So, in a roundup of a couple of readers’ requests, I thought I’d try and help out. One chap, named Quinn, is looking for resources about “Thailand’s conflict with the US and …

Everybody makes mistakes. Here are a couple from the International Herald Tribune. While such an occurrence to this degree is rare, it is somewhat heartening to remember that newspapers are not the products of machines. We tease Nation every day for making disastrous mistakes, but, from time to time, even the big boys slip up. Meanwhile, some victims were reportedly …

Bedwyr is probably the most active commenter on this blog. He is one of my favorite commenters to read because he usually says some offbeat stuff that incites discussion. In the absence of my beloved Sooksiam, there haven't been many arguments in the comments recently… until now. Just yesterday, a new commenter, Gonzobrains, joined the fray and left a lengthy …

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