The End of a Life
The hospital can do no more for Dta Sompet. He has been sent home to die. Friends and neigbours come to see him every day….
More Tales from Driving in Thailand That You Won’t Believe
If you thought “My Top Tips” covered everything, think again. Thai roads are a never-ending source of true stories: a monk stopping traffic, fishing in…
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Het weer is geen abstract begrip meer, geen gespreksonderwerp voor bij de koffieautomaat. Het is de regen die met bakken uit de lucht valt en…
My Top Tips Can Help You Survive Driving in Thailand
Slow inattentive drivers holding up traffic, boy racers overtaking on blind bends, a culture of ignoring regulations and road signs, the elite drivers who are…
Progress at Khun Yai’s Home
How Thai villagers rebuilt Yai’s fire-destroyed home. Men, including the village headman, formed a human chain passing cement buckets. Women performed light tasks and kept…
Fire Destroys Village Home
Faulty wiring razed Khun Yai’s home to its concrete base. But within hours, the village headman rallied the community. Neighbours and friends brought gifts, food,…
Thai Smile — More Examples
For many cultural issues in Thailand, the farang Westerner needs to suspend his disbelief on what he sees and hears. You cannot change the Thai way of…
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My Published Posts Fire Destroys Village HomeProgress at Khun Yai’s HomeThai Journalism, Police ActivityPolice Re-enactments in ThailandMarrying in Thailand — A Different ApproachYou Marry Family…
The Thai Smile
The English have their stiff upper lip; the Thais have the smile. In The End of a Life, we see that smiles do not have the…
Thai Journalism, Police Activity
A deadly shooting in Buriram raises more questions than the news report answers. This piece examines what Thai journalists don’t tell us, why police actions…