Making Sense of Thai Juntaland: A glossary
Fifteen months on, life under the Thai junta has changed quite a bit from the life we were accustomed to before the fateful coup on May 22, 2014. In some […]
Fifteen months on, life under the Thai junta has changed quite a bit from the life we were accustomed to before the fateful coup on May 22, 2014. In some […]
Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of the Thailand’s anti-government protest movement and secretary to the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), caused quite a stir when he declared on April 5 his plan […]
I spent ten years studying and working in the United States. Although there were several home visits during that decade, re-adjusting after my return to the fast changing Thai society […]
As you all well know most Thais are Buddhists and very few of us are Christian. However, this has never stopped us adopting interesting traditions from other religions, especially if […]
Originally published on Asian Correspondent for SiamVoices on 19 January 2012. Can Thai really be a common language of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)? Apparently some people believe so. […]
It’s been six months since I first wrote about weird Thai nicknames. I had thought it was going to be a single post on the topic but by the time […]
I’m sure many others have written about this. The topic is just so hard to resist. I have wanted to write about Thai nicknames for a long time but never […]
This post is a sequel to the previous post on how to call your Thai sweetheart. As I was writing the last post, it occurred to me that expression of […]
Romantically challenged me Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, my beloved husband gave me a beautiful Valentine’s card, a set of hugging-puppies salt & pepper shakers and a bar of chocolate ice-cream. If […]
UPDATE: 10 November 2011 Amidst the historical Thai floods, I’ve seen evidence of positive changes in Thai people’s relationships with their dogs. While many pets are abandoned to fend for […]