The battle that threatens to tear Thailand in half
The question of whether it might be better to split Thailand in two occupies many minds. Spectrum, the Sunday supplement of Bangkok Post, went to investigate. Tino Kuis summarizes the article and provides comments.
I have a question about our trip to Thailand. I have visited the south of Thailand a number of times now I would like to go to the North. From Bangkok to Chiang Mai, then? Maybe Laos, Cambodia?
We will eventually move to northern Thailand, so that we can lower the retirement age a bit instead of being forced to raise it. And of course also because we are addicted to that country.
Northern Thailand at a glance (video)
Every year I make trips through the North in connection with quarterly visits to Mesai (visa) and usually I have my video at hand.
Bueng Pai Farm
Just imagine: you are lying in a hammock on your own veranda, enjoying your favorite drink and daydreaming amidst rice fields. You can, just a few kilometers from the town of Pai in the province of Mae Hong Son in northern Thailand.
Much of northern Thailand is covered in a thick layer of smog, caused by hundreds of fires in Thailand and Myanmar. The smoke has spread over the high and low north and the north of the central provinces.
Wildfire bans promote wildfires
The north of Thailand suffers every year from a suffocating smoke from forest fires and burned crop residues. A ban seems to be the solution, but it has the opposite effect. A plea for controlled forest fires.
The Thai Perspective: Mae Lana (Video)
If you get the opportunity and want to see more of Thailand, you should also go to Isaan or the north of Thailand. Visit the countryside and see life in the villages.
Daily life in Northern Thailand (video)
It is clear that life in North and Northeast Thailand is completely different from big cities such as Bangkok, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai and Pattaya. Many people choose to ignore the Isaan, as the flat (farmers) country is called. They go from the Suvarnabhumi directly to the tourist areas. And take their photos and videos there.
News from Thailand – March 3, 2012
Lop Buri province is Asean's Columbia, says Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung. This weekend he will visit the province that is considered a hub of the drug trade. According to Chalerm, the drug trade is decreasing thanks to extra efforts by the police. A barbed wire fence along the Sai River in Chiang Rai has made it more difficult for drug smugglers to enter Thailand, Chalerm said.
News from Thailand – February 8
The Chao Praya and Noi Rivers in Ayutthaya are about to burst their banks due to rainfall in the North and Central Plains and as additional water is discharged from the Bhumibol and Sirikit reservoirs. This is done to ensure that they do not contain too much water at the beginning of the rainy season in May, as they did last year.
Water begins to recede in northern and central Thailand
It's not much yet, but it's better than the reverse. In the northern and central provinces, the water is starting to recede here and there. The first anhydrous districts are Phachi and Tha Rua in Ayutthaya province. In the three rivers that flow through Nakhon Sawan province, the water has dropped 3 to 4 centimeters. At the Pak Nam Pho market, the water has dropped 20 to 30 cm. It sure takes…