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Myanmar Conflict

Last post by Prahok « Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:37 pm
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by Prahok » Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:15 am
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25 months since the coup in Myanmar, and the situation remains tense, with the country in 2022 recording the highest number of battles outside of...
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Last post by Prahok
Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:37 pm
Swedish 1%er Mattias Engström, 43, arrested in Pattaya with golden Colt and meth

Last post by Thesultan84 « Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:35 pm
Replies: 14
by Alexandra » Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:18 pm
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43 year old Swedish ex-con Mattias Engström (1979-05-14) was arrested in Pattaya on December 24 with meth and a golden Colt pistol which he claims he...
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Last post by Thesultan84
Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:35 pm
14 year old arrested after Bangkok mall shooting kills at least 3

Last post by Bong Burgundy « Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:42 pm

by Bong Burgundy » Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:42 pm

Three people have been killed in a shooting at a luxury shopping mall in the centre of the capital, Bangkok.

Four other people were injured in the...

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Last post by Bong Burgundy
Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:42 pm
Phuket locals furious over illegal job grabs and shady businesses

Last post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ « Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:13 pm
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by chkai chgout » Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:59 am

Residents and business owners in Phuket are furious over the increasing number of Russians who have settled on the island, taking jobs, operating...

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Last post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ
Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:13 pm
What happened to Beer Lao?

Last post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ « Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:16 am
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by telescopic » Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:07 pm
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I haven't seen it anywhere since the pandemic. Are they still exporting it? It's the only mass marketed beer in SE Asia that is decent, IMO.
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Last post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ
Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:16 am
online Viet visa company

Last post by MJones « Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:10 am

by MJones » Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:10 am

Any suggestion on an online company to get a visa letter to enter Vietnam? Thanks

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Last post by MJones
Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:10 am
Don't Believe Anything

Last post by Prahok « Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:20 am

by Prahok » Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:20 am

It appears the makers of the amateur movie Don't Believe Anything , have been arrested by the Junta. The arrested include the Swiss director and,...

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Last post by Prahok
Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:20 am
Cham Have Historical Claim on South China Sea

Last post by Dick Head « Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:56 am
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by Devo » Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:26 pm

In Sharief's recently published monograph, The Iranun and Philippines' Historical Claims in the South China Sea , he found an indigenous Philippine...

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Last post by Dick Head
Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:56 am
Stickman is back?

Last post by Mathew. « Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:40 pm
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by KampongThomas » Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:58 pm

Checked the site tonight for some strange reason and lo and behold it sounds as if he may be back in action...

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Last post by Mathew.
Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:40 pm
U.S. fugitive murders Thai wife because she complained about him buying a motorbike

Last post by Yankees992012 « Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:08 pm
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by gavinmac » Fri May 07, 2021 8:31 pm

US fugitive, 32, is arrested in Thailand 'after stabbing his pregnant wife to death and dumping her body in the trash because she complained about...

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Last post by Yankees992012
Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:08 pm
Phuket

Last post by slotcanyon « Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:24 am
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by walking speed » Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:48 am

just now booking for a 3 week trip to see a bit of Thailand, thinking Bangkok for 5 days then fill out the rest in or around Phuket, thinking to do...

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Last post by slotcanyon
Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:24 am
SS Nimitz Strike force in Thailand after show of force in S. China Sea

Last post by Guest « Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:50 am
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by Sonic1 » Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:24 am

The Nimitz and it's crew of support ships docked in nearby Laem Chabang on Tuesday after drills with both Japan and S.Korea and will depart Sunday....

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Last post by Guest
Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:50 am
Meet the ‘lost boys’ of south-east Asia – who went backpacking but never came home .

Last post by Cambodiacious « Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:24 am
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by Londo » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:18 pm
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Each year, countless travel novices set off on adventures with the intention of returning home, yet many decide to stay. Here’s why

By Hannah...
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Last post by Cambodiacious
Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:24 am
Thailand: Southeast Asia's 'weed wonderland'

Last post by Cambodiacious « Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:15 pm
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by Londo » Wed May 03, 2023 10:15 am

By Jonathan Head
30th April 2023
South East Asia correspondent

Self-styled stoner Amanda is one of them. She is happy to be able to cultivate the...

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Last post by Cambodiacious
Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:15 pm
Don Mueang airport: Rescuers amputate leg of woman stuck in travelator

Last post by Sid Singer « Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:26 pm
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by Bong Burgundy » Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:36 pm
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A woman who got stuck in an travelator in Bangkok's Don Mueang airport had to have her leg amputated by rescuers.

Her son said the family was...
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Last post by Sid Singer
Tue Jul 11, 2023 3:26 pm
Current Thailand Cannabis price thread

Last post by Marley's Ghost « Sat Jul 08, 2023 6:32 pm
Replies: 11
by Sonic1 » Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:07 pm

After a high priced beginning last June prices have quite naturally come down given all the new product hitting the shelves here. I am in Chang Mai...

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Last post by Marley's Ghost
Sat Jul 08, 2023 6:32 pm
Death by lost dick delays urgent grass cutting

Last post by Prahok « Sun Jul 02, 2023 4:20 pm
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by Alexandra » Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:06 am

A Thai man tragically died after cutting off his penis with a grass strimmer at a forest park in the Isaan province of Nong Bua Lamphu. The strimmer...

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Last post by Prahok
Sun Jul 02, 2023 4:20 pm
good read from Andrew Marshall

Last post by Phnom Penh Trader « Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:18 pm
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by Phuket2006 » Fri Jun 16, 2023 7:52 am

The last stand of the dinosaurs
The Move Forward party's stunning election victory has changed Thailand forever. The traditional elite will try...

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Last post by Phnom Penh Trader
Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:18 pm
Expat Case Study: Is USD 2 Million Enough for an Expat to Retire At Age 40 in Bangkok?

Last post by Publius Varinius « Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:35 pm
Replies: 12
by Londo » Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:46 pm

By Peggy Creveling, CFA and
Chad Creveling, CFA
2nd May, 2023.

From time to time we are asked questions like, “Is USD 2 million enough for an expat...

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Last post by Publius Varinius
Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:35 pm
Police officer goes off with hammer attack on wife's car. Video.

Last post by Calcetin « Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:09 pm
Replies: 5
by Londo » Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:17 am

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A shocking incident unfolded in Songkhla Province when a Facebook user shared a video clip depicting a woman lying on the road next to...

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Last post by Calcetin
Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:09 pm
Aussie couple busted in Phuket for stealing 2.5 million from Chinese victim

Last post by nerdlinger « Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:30 am
Replies: 1
by Londo » Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:54 pm

3rd June 2023

In Phuket, an Australian couple was busted after allegedly stealing 2.5 million baht in a scam on May 31. Gao Jianjia, a 35 year old...

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Last post by nerdlinger
Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:30 am
Thailand’s most notorious serial killers, by the numbers

Last post by Londo « Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:12 pm

by Londo » Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:12 pm

Clockwise from top left, Boonpeng the first Iron Chest Killer; Apichai “Ice” Ongwisit, the second Iron Chest Killer; child-killer Nui, Charles “The...

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Last post by Londo
Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:12 pm
Farang Cycle of Sex and Love in Thailand. (Insanely long article)

Last post by Londo « Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:44 pm

by Londo » Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:44 pm

May 13, 2023

Every couple is different, every love story is different, but in Thailand there are remarkable similar patterns, pitfalls and paths of...

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Last post by Londo
Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:44 pm
Cannabis vendor chases fleeing client, gets shot. Video.

Last post by Londo « Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:02 pm

by Londo » Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:02 pm

VIDEO BELOW

Petch Petpaialin
1st June, 2023

A cannabis vendor in the central province of Nakhon Pathom jumped onto the back of a speeding...

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Last post by Londo
Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:02 pm
Expat Crime Fiction In Bangkok: Recommended Reads

Last post by Lucky Lucan « Wed May 31, 2023 1:30 pm
Replies: 11
by Londo » Sun May 28, 2023 11:30 am

10th May, 2023

Foreigners – or farangs – have been living in Bangkok for decades, and it’s no surprise that they have brought their experiences...

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Last post by Lucky Lucan
Wed May 31, 2023 1:30 pm

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