We all know that Thai football has never been healthier, right? Last season, over 1.3 million people went to watch a live Thai Premier League (TPL) game, with crowds averaging around 4,500 people a match. Every game was screened live by Truesport and NBT thanks to an investment of B135 million...
So after a very brief break thanks to the much delayed end to last season, the TPL roars back into town kicking off in earnest this week. Despite plenty of transfer activity and new rules regarding foriegn players its hard to look past Buriram as the title favorites. Still, last year's runners up,...
Fruli
History: Produced by the Van Diest brewery just outside of Ghent in Belgium, Fruli is an intense strawberry flavored white fruit beer. It won a gold medal at the International Beer Competition in 2004, and was named World’s Best Fruit Beer at the World Beer Awards in 2009.
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I came from a big family, and we all had certain roles we had to perform. My dad sold insurance, my sisters sold soy milk outside our grocery stall and I had to go with mom to the market.
After school I used to push a cart selling curry around the streets. Then I had to make belts for my uncle...
We usually run when we see a film described as a family drama. More often than not those two words result in movies dripping in sentimentality and clichés. Fortunately, The Descendants doesn’t fall into that saccharine camp. Instead, we get a movie that is funny and tender, tragic and...
For as long as we can remember, Hua Hin has been the go-to spot for Bangkokians looking for an easy beach break. The result is the seaside town is now packed most weekends, hotels are expensive and the beaches are no longer the golden stretches of sand they used to be. Still, there is an...
So rather fittingly the season ended with a slightly-damp squib and Buriram winning yet another piece of silverware. Their 2-0 victory over Thai Port in the League Cup Final on Saturday meant they managed an unprecedented treble. It’s an impressive achievement even if much of that success has...
Just around an hour’s drive from Hua Hin and even closer to Pak Nam Pran is one of Thailand’s most beautiful national parks. Sam Roi Yod has it all—spectacular limestone cliffs, beautiful beaches, magnificent caves and it is home to a staggering array of wildlife, from crab-eating...
The air force base situated at the end of Prachuab Khirikhan town center makes for a great day trip from Pak Nam Pran. That might sound odd, but Ao Manao, the home of Wing Command 5, happens to offer one of the most beautiful beaches along this stretch of coastline, as well as a slice of oft-...
