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| News Index | Thai News: | Latest |
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| Farangland News: | Latest | |
| Adult World News: | Latest | |
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| Censorship News: | 2011 Discontinued, now in Thai News | |
| Computer Crime Act 2007 | A translation of the law | |
| Ministry of Censorial Culture | Thailand's Censors |
| Thai Life |
Background:
Thai National Anthem An illuminating translation (Aug 2007) Background: The Wai To wai or not to wai...that is the question (March 2007) Background: Gestures Just a Matter of Interpretation (Feb 2006) Background: Rent Not Buy Mixed Blessings of being hitched with a Thai (Feb 2006) Background: Red Tape Hard lessons in expat paradise (Dec 2006) Background: Thai Whiskey How tax keeps Thailand tipsy (Feb 2006) Background: Living Up Country Stickman doesn't recommend the 'Real Thailand' life (14th Dec 2005) Background: The Morning After Ever woken up with LT girl only to wish you had gone ST (Nov 2005) Background: When Last Orders may Really be Your Last Be wary of late night violence (Aug 2005) Background: Use of the Word Farang ie Westerner (July 2005) Background: The Bangkok Hilton Life on death row (June 2005) Background: Opting out of the Thai Family Pension Scheme (May 2005) Background: Foreigner in your own House Farangs have names you know! (March 2005) Background: Mia Farangs Thai wives and the Thai economy (June 2004) Background: Why Wai? when it is better not to (Jan 2003) Background: Grovelling A Primer (Jan 2010) Background: Losing Face Stickman explains (Jan 2003) Background: Foreigner Prices Dual pricing (Sep 2003) Banking: Would you Credit it? Rules for farangs to get Thai credit cards (July 2008) Banking: Mortgages More on Bangkok Bank mortgages to foreigners (Aug 2005) Banking: Farang Friendly Banks Which banks will open a foreigner an account (July 2005) Books: Book Reviews About the Thai Life Business: Thai Time Businesses to record internet transactions using Thai Standard Time (Aug 2008) Buying a Bar: Renovate Your Ideas Successful Bar Ownership (March 2007) Buying a Bar: Business GoGo Going Gone Why do people want get into the GoGo business (Feb 2005) Buying a Bar: A Bar in a Million Will people come to yours? (Nov 2005) Buying Property: Home Affairs Buying property in Thailand (June 2004) Climate: Climate Change Act now to stop Bangkok sinking, urge scientists (Feb 2010) Crime: Guns in Thailand Thailand near the top of the league in gun murder (Dec 2006) Driving: Tea Junction Identifying hot spots for illegal traffic police 'tolls' (Feb 2006) Environment: Tap Water is Clearly Green Whereas bottled water is clearly not green (July 2007) Health Box Aware Deadly box jellyfish new to Thailand (Oct 2008) Health: Jellyfish First Aid for jellyfish stings (June 2009) Health: Cancerous Joss Sticks Beware of health hazard in Thai temples (Aug 2008) Health: Don't Let your Typhoid Jabs Lapse Food hygiene is not good in Thailand ( Nov 2005) Health: Rabies First aid after an animal bite (May 2005) Law: Work Permit Law Official Memo (Jan 2007) Law: Sex Toys Illegal to sell in Thailand but tolerated by Customs (July 2005) Law: Young Adults Should Avoid Thai Holidays Drinking age is 20 ( July 2005) Law: Farang Volunteer Tourist Police Their role in kill joy operations (June 2005) Law: Divorce Thai Style essential reading by Stickman (June 2004) Law: Age Related sex & marriage (Sept 2003) Marriage: Murderous Wives Bar girl and the expat: a killing foretold (Aug 2008) Marriage: Farangs seek the warmth of large Thai Families: Bollox conclusion from survey (April 2008) Marriage: Married to Isaan How Issan ladies meet their husband (Dec 2006) Marriage: Pizza vs Somtam How Thai life adapts to accommodate farang husbands (Nov 2006) Marriage: A Good Little Earner Farang/Thai marriages a hot in Isaan (Aug 2006) Marriage: The Ultimate Mother In-Law Joke Paying the bride price (March 2003) Motoring: Drink Drive Limits in Thailand (April 2006) Police Foreign Tourist Police Assistants Who are the black shirts on Walking Street? (Jan 2009) Politics: What's Up Down South Summary of the unrest in South Thailand (2Oct 2005) Politics: Who Runs Thai TV? Ex Prime Minister Thaksin, the army and Thai Rak Thai (Nov 2005) Tax: Tax Allowances to Raise (Aug 2006) Travel: Passports Last 6 Months Longer Change of immigration rules (May 2006) Travel: One Way Tickets and travelling to Thailand without a visa (April 2006) Travel: Tourist Police Overstay their Welcome Overstayers 5 day ordeal (Feb 2006) Travel: Surviving Homeland Customs Tips to minimise hassle on your return home (21st Dec 2005) Travel: Mug Shots for the Surveillance State New specification for UK passport photos (Aug 2005) Travel: Border Hassle Beggars Belief Beware of thieving Cambodian children (Aug 2005) Travel: UK Immigration are Coughing Blood Long stay UK visitors need pre-travel TB test (July 2005) Travel: A Customary Warning An unpleasant welcome to Thailand (Oct 2006) Travel Oh My Buddha! Export of Buddha Images from Thailand (Aug 2009) TV: Truely Bollox Work permit required to subscribe to True telephone, TV or internet (Nov 2007) Working: Working it Out Work Permit changes being implemented (Aug 2008) Working: Extending Non-Immigrant-B Visas More hoops to work in Thailand (May 2007) Working: Prohibited Occupations for Farangs (Oct 2006) |
| Speak Thai | A Thai Primer an introduction to speaking Thai (10th August 2007) |
| Months in Thai (15th May 2007) | |
| Not Enough Hours in the Day to Learn Thai (July 2006) | |
| Learn Online Suggested websites (March 2006) | |
| Sex & Slanging A few useful words and phrases (Jan 2006) | |
| Learn to Speak Thai in 1 Easy Lesson...and then ten years of summer school (Oct 2005) | |
| Use of the Word Farang ie Westerner (July 2005) |
| Pattaya Information | Diary Public holidays and special days in Pattaya |
| Pattaya Hotels Reader reviews | |
| Pattaya Phone Book Emergency Numbers & Hospitals (Dec 2005) | |
| Pattaya Transport Bus, Train, Plane |
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