The hub of Songkhla province in Thailand’s deep south, Hat Yai, has embarked on a 200 million baht spending spree to greatly enhance its tourist attractions. Despite the ongoing tensions in this region of Thailand, Hat Yai is generally quite safe, es…
Any casual observer may have noticed recently in many of Thailand’s cities a growing number of people wearing garish amulets around their necks, akin to what a dogmatically inclined Flavor Flav may sport.
Aside from the obvious fashion trend they
Violence in the south of Thailand has caused a number of local residents to uproot their homes and move away, but some Thai residents aren’t willing to give up on Pattani, the southern provinces of Thailand or on the idea of cultural diversity.
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A handful of environmentally conscious developers recently landed on the little known island of Koh Yao Noi, in the Phang Nga Bay in the south of Thailand. The island is often overlooked by tourists and remains blissfully untouched by some of the commercialism infecting other sun-swept locations in the area. If the new developers have […]
