The past week has provide a handful of front-page-newspaper-worthy incidents involving unlucky, unfortunate, and/or misguided post-secondary students and one professor–all separate cases.
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Over the last month, villagers in Kanchanaburi province of Western Thailand, particularly those with women and young girls in their family have been freaking out about rumors going around regarding a pervert, apparently skilled in black magic and the art of mysteriously disapearing after committing naughty deeds on women and young girls in the middle […]
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As my 30 baht plate of Grapow Basil Stir fry was being cooked at the neighborhood eatery, I did what I and most Thais typically do while waiting–I grabbed the latest copy of Thai Rath newspaper to catch up on the latest action. Indifferent to the featured political headline giving hype to Thailand’s current Prime […]
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Surfing the web, I was quite taken by this story about a group of Burmese volunteers who had been cleaning up corpses in Myanmar’s cyclone stricken coastal plains and river beds.
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Just when human kind were confident we had South Asian nature in check, she pulls out an old cyclonic hat trick, and seizes bodies by the masses. And for once in a long time, Bangladesh and India isn’t her focal points.
It’s been dark times for hundreds of thousands of coastal Burmese the last few days, […]
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With government migrant immigration and labor laws firm and strict as ever, it is only humans natural reaction to find other ways around the system and tap into that which is forbidden. After all, Adam and Eve need to eat the apple–whether you believe in such a tale or not, it would be foolish not […]
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Out and about on the streets and sights of Bangkok, there’s a spectacle blend of modern and ancient smells, sounds and sights to be had. On one end of the city, you’ll find yourself surrounded by towering skyscrapers, hi tech shopping malls, hi-speed sky train and subway transit systems, posh fashion districts, and IT hubs […]
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After six years motorcycle driving experience in Thailand and counting, with all his limbs and organs still in working order, the author has gained sufficient experience hours on end on thousands of kilometers of urban and rural roads, paths, streets, sois, and highways, giving him the valuable insight, hindsight, and perspective to share with […]
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Whether you are a permanent resident, long term visitor, or just on brief holiday to the Kingdom of Thailand, there’s a likely possibility that you have already, or at least are considering to wager with one of Thailand’s deadliest dealers. When the key turns the ignition in the Land of Smiles, the stakes are as […]
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In the western academia world, we’ve constantly heard about the cultural and genetic ‘melting pots’ of North America and Europe–societal collages blending various backgrounds customs, beliefs, values, and more obviously, genetic and physical features such as skin tone and pigmentation. This image of a diverse globalizing west tends to put the rest of the […]
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