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Security has been stepped up in Bangkok ahead of this weekend’s mass anti-government rally. The protest, which has been organised by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), will be another test of character for Thailand’s prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva. Some UDD leaders have claimed up to one million protesters will join the rally [...]

Last month I spent 3 days with my family at the luxurious hideaway, The Village on Coconut Island just off the east coast of Phuket. Without doubt, this is the most exclusive accommodation I have ever stayed in and here is my review of the resort.
Accommodation
We stayed in a 2-bedroom beach-front villa. All villas have [...]

Passengers arriving at Bangkok international airport (Suvarnabhumi) enter the arrivals hall on Level 2 which is where the public taxi rank was formerly located. However, the public taxi rank has now been moved down a level so if you want to catch a public taxi (known as a taxi-meter) you will now need to go [...]

Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed to continue his legal fight in the wake of the recent court ruling against him. Last week, Thailand’s Supreme Court seized over half of Thaksin’s assets, but the former Thai prime minister has said he will appeal the decision and also suggested he could take the case to the International Court [...]

Thailand’s top court has finally concluded announcing the verdict in the Thaksin Shinawatra assets case. The Supreme Court has found Thaksin guilty of an abuse of power and a conflict in interest during his time as prime minister of Thailand. This allowed Thaksin to gain financially from deals involving his own telecoms company, Shin Corp. [...]

The red shirt anti-government group, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), have announced dates for a planned mass rally in Bangkok. The UDD and their red shirt supporters propose to gather in the provinces from March 12 before coming together at Sanam Luang in Bangkok on March 14.
Today’s announcement comes on the eve [...]

Last week I stayed for 3 days with my family at The Palms on Kamala Beach, Phuket. The hotel is located towards the southern end of Kamala and is only a 2-minute walk to the beach. The Palms isn’t a typical hotel because it is more like an apartment complex although it does have all [...]