Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai Steps up Security for Chinese National Day
Officials, including military, police, and interpreter volunteers,for the public’s safety . . CHIANG MAI – Police and Army troop reinforcements have been deployed at popular tourist spots in Chiang...
View ArticleTraveling Veggie in Thailand – Museflower Retreat & Spa Chiang Rai
Museflower Retreat & Spa Chiang Rai delicious vegetarianThai buffet . CHIANG RAI – Vegetarians and vegans often say that traveling around Thailand can be a challenge when it comes to finding...
View ArticleJen’s English Tip’s – Modal Verbs
. All modal verbs are auxiliary verbs, which means they can only be used with a main verb. Modal verbs cannot be a main verb. They are used to express ideas such as possibility, prediction,...
View Article15 year Old British Teenager Get’s Life in Prison for Inciting Terrorist Attack
A British teenager will serve a minimum of five years in jail over a terrorism plot planned for this year’s Anzac Day parade in Melbourne. . . MELBOURNE – A 15 year old British teenager who pleaded...
View ArticleRussian Airstrikes Hit Deep into ISIS-Controlled Areas
Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike . . MOSCOW – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it had bombed seven targets in Syria in overnight air raids, including a command...
View ArticleBangkok Police Sacked for Kidnapping and Extortion of Japanese Businessman
“They didn’t come to work. They didn’t show up to acknowledge their charges, so we fired them, in accordance with disciplinary regulations,” said Police Gen. Sriwarah. . . BANGKOK – Metro Police...
View ArticleThe Story of Mike and Anchaaya – A Transgender Marriage
Mike and Anchaaya had a ceremonial wedding in her hometown of Nan . . NAN – The story of Mike and Anchaaya is a similar story. Twelve years ago, Mike was visiting Thailand on a holiday. He went to a...
View ArticleJen’s English Tip’s – The difference between MUST and SHOULD
. ‘Must’ and ‘should’ are both modal verbs. MUST is used when expressing obligation or an unavoidable requirement, whereas SHOULD is more of a recommendation, or simply a desirable goal. MUST Similar...
View ArticleTourist Killed at Chiang Mai Zip-line, Staff Fabricate Cause of Death
A post-mortem examination at Nakornping Hospital concluded she had suffered a broken neck and shoulder bones. – Photo Khaosod . . CHIANG MAI – A 32 year old Chinese National Wang Qi has broken her neck...
View ArticleThailand’s Ministry of Culture Bans Movie “Arbat” on Religious Grounds
The film follows the story of a young man who is forced into becoming a monk by his father. Alone and far from from home in the temple, the novice monk develops a non-platonic relationship with a local...
View ArticleJapanese Pensioner Kazuo Yoshioka, 80, Stabbed to Death in Ang Thong Province
At the scene, police found several bloody footprints and evidence of a struggle. . . ANG THONG – Pol Lt Ratakit Khaokaen has reported that Japanese National Mr Kazuo Yoshioka, 80, was killed at his...
View ArticlePrayut Defends his Use of Administrative Order against Ms Yingluck
Prayut Chan-ocha and former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. . . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has defends his use of an administrative order to claim compensation for the loss incurred...
View ArticleJen’s English Tip’s – Speak of and Speak about
. Speak of and speak about . Speak of and speak about mean very similar things, but there’s a slight difference. ‘She cried when she spoke of Oliver.’ Yes, it means she was talking about Oliver, but...
View ArticleAustralia and US Warn China on South China Sea Access
. . WASHINGTON – The United States and its Pacific ally Australia warned China that they remain committed to freedom of navigation in the waters of the South China Sea. China has maritime territorial...
View ArticleCanadian and Norwegian Hostages in Southern Philippine’s Plead for their...
The video shows two Canadians and a Norwegian man begging for their lives as masked men displaying Islamic State flags threaten them . . MANILA – Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado said Wednesday...
View ArticleSwiss National Xavier Andre Justo Appeals to Thai Court for Suspended Sentence
Swiss national Xavier Andre Justo leaves the Bangkok South Criminal Court. . . BANGKOK – Xavier Andre Justo the Petro-Saudi blackmailer has asked Thailand’s Appeals Court to order the suspension of...
View ArticleChiang Mai Zip Line Employees to Be Charges with Negligence in Tourists Death
Police inspect equipment at Flying Squirrels zipline adventure in Chiang Mai province . . CHIANG MAI – Police Maj. Gen. Pacha Rattanapat, deputy commander of police in northern Thailand, said yesterday...
View ArticleJen’s English Tip’s – Uses of the Word Need
. Uses of need . Need is used both as an auxiliary and an ordinary verb. As an ordinary verb, need is used in the sense of require. I need help. We need more people to finish the work. I need some...
View ArticleDanish Scientist Accidentally Discover Malaria Protein that Kills Cancer
Scientists have combined the bit of protein that the malaria vaccine uses to bury into cells and combined it with a toxin — that can then bury into cancer cells and release the toxin, killing them off....
View ArticleMinister of Labor Protection Say’s Debt Bondage of Migrants an Offence
Migrant workers from Myanmar work in an agricultural field in Chiang Rai . . CHIANG RAI – The Department of Labor Protection (DLPW) and Welfare is set to categorize debt bondage as a form of employment...
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