Thai cuisine may be an acquired taste for some, but its edgy spices and savory flavors can certainly bring a little more adventure to your kitchen. Although there’s nothing like authentic Thai food freshly cooked in its original country, these popular dishes can be found in almost any Thai restaurant and they’re definitely worth trying at least once in your lifetime. Top 5 Thai Dishes You Have to Try Fried Spring Roll: Por Pia Tord is one of the most [...]

Planning on visiting Thailand? Thai is a very difficult language to some and requires a lot of practice and effort. It takes a lot of time, which is something you probably don’t have a lot of. Here are some important Thai phrases you should memorize before you get to Thailand. Your trip enjoyment depends on it! Learn to Barter Like many countries outside the U.S, Thailand merchants are known to barter. If you are paying over half of the listed [...]

The flooding that has been going on in Thailand for a month now is beginning to show more signs of risks. The rising waters have already claimed more than 400 lives and around 1,000 households are under water. But economic and health risks have emerged and become a large issue. According to the Wall Street Journal, at least two people have dies from a bacterial infection that is spread through rat urine. The disease, along with other diseases, is expected [...]

Since July, over 300 people have died from monsoon-caused floods in Thailand which have submerged about one-third of the country in water. And now, the worst flooding in Thailand in the past 50 years and its water levels are threatening to break through flood barriers set up around the country’s capital city of Bangkok. According to several posts and blogs, the flooding has gotten so bad that even sheltered areas in the city designated for flooding evacuees are being evacuated. [...]

For all of you Ultimate Fighting and K-1 Fighting fans, you probably fancy yourselves as mixed martial arts experts and gurus. But have you ever heard of ‘Muay Thai’ before? ‘Muay Thai’ is one of the most popular sports in Thailand and is basically a Thai-style of kickboxing. The Basics ‘Muay Thai’ is also known as the “Art of Eight Limbs” because of its emphasis on using eight different points to strike with. These eight points include both hands, both [...]

Easy Victory After losing 2-1 against Australia in their last Asian World Cup Qualifying match, Thailand bounced back quickly with an easy win against an outmatched Oman squad. The home victory in Bangkok, in the 3rd round of the qualifying stages, definitely keeps Thailand’s hopes alive of making it to Brazil for the 2014 WC. Sompong and Teerasil Strike Minutes Apart After half-an-hour of goalless action, Sompong Soleb and Terrasil Dangda both scored in the 35th and 41st minutes, respectively. [...]

NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has been the backbone for military relations for over half a century. As the alliance has faced odds in places like Bosnia, Afghanistan and Libia, the 22 member countries have banded together to much success. However, what of the non-NATO members, Thailand being one of them? Major Non-NATO Ally The US recognizes Thailand (and several other countries) as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). Countries with this status have special rights in cooperating with America [...]

Thank the jolly good old British Government for the low down on Thai travel. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Her Majesty updated it’s travel warning today. And you have got to just love the way they have with words. “This advice has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Travel Summary (removal of the reference to the 19 May demonstration). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We advise against all travel to the Preah [...]

Good news from Bangkok yesterday when Toyota was able to announce that production at Toyota’s three Thailand-based automobile assembly plants will run normally from May 23, because the production of auto parts has resumed in Japan That’s according to an executive of Toyota Motors Thailand. The massive disruptions in March caused by the earthquake and tsunami shut down production in Japan forcing Toyota’s plants in Thailand to cut production from April 25th because parts were not arriving from Japan. Toyata [...]

Thai and Cambodian troops clash again. Asia News Network – Mon Apr 25, 6:40 am ETBangkok (The Nation-Thailand/ANN)- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has declared that the government will launch full support to the Army to defend Thai territory in the border dispute with Cambodia.   PHANOM DONG RAK, Thailand (Reuters)- Thai and Cambodian troops clashed with guns and artillery on Monday after almost a full-day break in fighting that has killed at least 12 people in four days and [...]