“Three ministers will get sacked!” the press warned. So there we were, holding our breath, ready to watch the cabinet get torn apart by angry MPs. (read more...)

17 TUE

Here’s the latest report from our 15-year-old international school correspondent, Pancake: (read more...)

8 SUN

   To outsiders, “pastrygate” must seem like a big deal: a “bribe” equal to over 10 times what the average Thai earns in an entire year delivered in a box of khanom to the Supreme Court. (read more...)

4 WED

Here’s another chance for you to test your knowledge of current events. Pencils ready? (read more...)

22 THU

In Uthai Thani, an elderly man has gone without showering for 30 years. Poon Maliwan, 80, says every time he showers or uses water, he ends up falling sick and has avoided doing so for over 30 years. Poon lives alone in a small shack, but his friends and son bring him
his meals every day. (read more...)

14 WED

In Pattaya, a German is arrested for having sex with young teenage boys. Wolf Rudiger Engelke, 67, works as a special classes teacher in a Phitsanulok University. Following a tip-off, police catch him in the act of having sex with two boys, aged 13 and 15, at a guesthouse in Pattaya.

15 THU (read more...)

He’s still the poster-boy for marketing and public relations, but Mingkwan Saengsuwan’s reputation is not what it once was. In his line of work, past deeds will only get you so far; memories are short, and every year there is a new crop of MBA grads who couldn’t care less that Toyota Thailand rose to prominence during Mingkwan’s time there. (read more...)