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Bangkok Red Shirt Riots – Video Perspectives
As the most traumatic week in Thailand's recent history draws to a close, a number of videos are beginning to circulate, which show some perspectives that international press ignored during the months building up to Wednesday's crackdown and clearing of the Red Shirt encampments in the centre of the city. These ...
Aftermath – Eyewitness Photos within Bangkok Red Zone
Thailand 21 May 2010 - A friend of mine lives just metres away from the former Red Shirt main rally stage in Bangkok. Throughout the recent demonstrations, and the ensuing military operations and riots, myself and others implored him to remain indoors and leave his camera in the cupboard. Now, ...
Bangkok Riots Spread Nationwide following Bangkok Crackdown
Government troops and police moved in force, early in the morning of 19th May to disperse and clear the anti-government Red Shirt protesters from the upscale heart of Bangkok's commercial and tourist zone. By early afternoon, the Red Shirt leaders announced to their followers that the city centre fight was ...
Government Forces move to retake central Bangkok
Bangkok 19 May 2010 - Thai Army and Police, supported by Armoured Combat Vehicles (ACVs) and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), plus water cannon military vehicles, moved from several directions overnight to assault the barricades and bunkers built around the perimeter of the anti-government Red Shirt protestors' encampment covering almost four ...UK Embassy eases travel warning status for Thailand
6 May 2010 - the British Embassy have today lowered their warning related to "the whole of Thailand" citing reduction of unrest and violence outside the capital. However, they are upholding their warning to avoid Bangkok other than for the most essential of travel. The update came in an email which ...UK Embassy Bangkok issues No-Go warning for all of Thailand
The British Embassy in Bangkok have issued their sternest level of warning to British nationals within, or travelling to, Thailand, with effect from 09:45am today, 27th April, ALL of Thailand is considered as a destination for only the most essential of travel reasons. In their email communique to registered expatriates and ...Expat Work-permit Fees Rise, Application Rules To Change
Effective 21 December 2009, the application fee for a work-permit in Thailand rose by 600%. There are two fees to be paid for a work-permit in Thailand, an application fee, and a successor issuance fee. The former is controlled and set by the Work Permit Section of the Employment Division of ...
Holiday extended after Bangkok Riots – Thailand closed for 10 days
Thailand, 15 April 2009 - Following the assault upon, and cancellation of, the "ASEAN plus dialogue partners" meeting of Heads of State in Pattaya, Thailand last week by the red-shirted followers of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Thai government announced, late on Thursday 9th April, that there would ...
eBay Top Sellers Summit in Chiangmai
eBay's top Chiang Mai sellers and their SE Asian seller management team met at the Chiang Mai Holiday Inn yesterday (23 Feb 2009) to exchange information about the marketplace, its policies, and current sales performance. Presentations were also given by international courier DHL and a new service for sellers to manage ...Telling Thai Immigration Police of change of address
Having moved house, the law in Thailand says that foreigners must advise the Immigration Police of their new address within 24 hours of the move. The same time span applies to even tourists moving from one hotel to another, although usually the hotel takes care of that. There's been a ...
Back to My Future – Duty Free Dilemma
A little out of sequence for this series, and because it was introduced yesterday, today I'm returning to the question of duty-free products. If you’ve gone for a budget airfare, odds are that you will have at least one change of ...International Airlift Begins for Stranded in Thailand
by Garry Harbottle-Johnson CHIANG MAI, Thailand, 1 Dec 2008 - Several countries are making efforts to evacuate their nationals stranded in Thailand after anti-government protesters closed down the Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports in Bangkok. Australia's Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, said his ...Moving About in a Home Away From Home
Abridged & Published in Chiang Mai CityLife Magazine - January 2003 A Level Playing Field - Part 1 CHIANG MAI, Thailand - 27 November 2002 I’d been almost 24 hours on the move. Then my aircraft fell through a winter like cloudscape and ...
Wieng Kum Kam 8 years later
When I researched, wrote, and published "Wieng Kum Kam - Atlantis of Lan Na" in 2002, I made a number of predictions about what would happen with the medieval archaeological site near Chiang Mai, and offer some of my hopes ...Christmas & New Year Wishes to you all
Wishing each and every one of you, the very best for Christmas day and beyond. I hope you'll return to the Eye regularly and I look forward to reading your comments on my scribblings throughout the New Year. Raise your glass, and ...OK, who flicked the winter switch?
CHIANG MAI, 7 Nov 2008 - Twice a year, Thailand manages to amaze me. It's the same event every year and that it still manages to grab my attention, in my tenth year of living here, is testimony to how ...
Wieng Kum Kam 8 years later
When I researched, wrote, and published "Wieng Kum Kam - Atlantis of Lan Na" in 2002, I made a number of predictions about what would happen with the medieval archaeological site near Chiang Mai, and offer some of my hopes ...
How do you handle an electricity power cut?
Amazing Thailand is probably one of the most apt descriptions for the country from a westerner's viewpoint. Even after over a decade of living here full time, it still finds ways to amaze me daily. A standing joke at Gaz Grange ...British expatriate murdered in his Chiang Mai home
News reached me over the weekend (24th/25th January) of a British expatriate found brutally murdered in his home in a gated community (with 24 hour security) late last week. Unfortunately, the news arrived whilst we were in the midst of the ...UK Embassy Bangkok Travel Warning Update 29 May 2010
Issued 29 May 2010, 19:15 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice has been comprehensively updated following the lifting of the Government curfew on 29 May. We no longer advise against non-essential travel to Bangkok and Chiang Mai. We advise British ...UK Embassy Bangkok Travel Warning Update 26 May 2010
Issued 26 May 2010, 10:30 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice will shortly be updated with the following: We are now advising against all but essential travel to Bangkok. Although the situation ...UK Embassy Bangkok Travel Warning 23 May 2010
Issued 23 May 2010, 19:00 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice will shortly be updated with the following (changes underlined): A curfew is in place from 23:00 to 04:00, until the morning of 25 May ...Observing Frogs
Rainy season in Thailand is marked, amongst other methods, by an increased attendance of frogs and toads in the garden at night. This is a particularly noticeable phenomenon, far more so than any equivalent back in the UK, because it ...Expat Work-permit Fees Rise, Application Rules To Change
Effective 21 December 2009, the application fee for a work-permit in Thailand rose by 600%. There are two fees to be paid for a work-permit in Thailand, an application fee, and a successor issuance fee. The former is controlled and set ...Sour Porridge?
One of the little pleasures in life, when I lived in Chiang Mai, came from the organic produce wholesaler where GazLanNaThai herb and spice stocks were bought. They supplied porridge oats by the large sackful, although I generally restricted myself to ...Spring must be here – time for a hair cut
I posted a few months back about someone flicking the winter switch, and how the weather flipped over night. The same thing happened last night. Yesterday was a cool and comfortable 26-28 degrees Celcius, and there was a decided nip in ...Christmas is coming
Published in City Life Magazine, Chiang Mai - December 2002 Christmas is Coming CHIANG MAI, Thailand - 10 November 2002 Christmas is coming, The goose is getting fat, It’s time to stop the salads, And give up on khao phat. And of course, it’s time to ...I Remember it Well …. The Strengths of the Animals
Published in CityLife Magazine, Chiang Mai, Thailand June 2002 I Remember it Well .... The Strengths of the Animals It's strange the conversations that one gets into when sitting in an expatriate watering hole.  CHIANG MAI, Thailand - 7 May 2002 - Not so ...
R.I.P. My Best Thai Friend
I am deeply saddened this week to learn of the passing of my best and closest Thai friend after a long battle with leukaemia. Jan had been battling Leukaemia for around a year now, and was in remission and doing well, ...
GazLanNaThai Group Continues Growth
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - 17 Sept 2009. The Management are pleased to announce expansion of the GazLanNaThai Group through organic growth. Baby Pawasdee (lit. "brings good luck") arrived today at Nahkon Ratchasima city hospital, with significantly less effort than her brother, ...