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March 2012
More about Aow Bo Thong Lang bay (อ่าวบ่อทองหลาง) at Bang Saphan amphoe


February 2012
More about Wat Khao Tham Ma Rong (วัดเขาถ้ำม้าร้อง) at Bang Saphan amphoe


February 2012
More about Sai Khu WaterFall (น้ำตกไทรคู่) at Bang Saphan amphoe


February 2012
More about Aow Mae Rum Pueng (อ่าวแม่รำพึง) beach at Bang Saphan amphoe


February 2012
More about Baan Krood beach at Bang Saphan amphoe


January 2012
This book takes the reader through a representative Thai Buddhist temple, guiding him from structure to structure and element ot element, explaining the function and purpose of each, and the symbolism behind the forms


January 2012
Discover Wiharn Phra Po Ti Sat Guan Im called วิหารพระโพธิสัตว์กวนอิม ทุ่งพิชัย and located in Nakhon Pathom


December 2011
Discover Wat Phailom called วัดไผ่ล้อม and located in Nakhon Pathom


December 2011
Discover the Phra Pathom Chedi called พระปฐมเจดีย์ and located in Nakhon Pathom


December 2011
Discover the Chinese Vegetarian Hall called โรงเจ


December 2011
Discover the Chinese Vegetarian Hall called โรงเจเหยีนตั้งตั๊ว and located in Nakhon Pathom


November 2011
Calendar for year 2012 / 2555 has been updated.


October 2011
Farmers in Central plains area, the area around Bangkok.


October 2011
More about subdistrict headman's birthday celebration.


September 2011
More about Chinatown area ("YAOWARAT" - เยาวราช) in Bangkok.


September 2011
Greeting somebody ( "WAI" - ไหว้ ) is an important action in Thai society.


September 2011
Discover the "HANG NA" ( ห้องนา) , the shelter used by Thai farmers.


September 2011
Everyday life in Isan.


September 2011
More about famous figures in Isan, Northeast of Thailand, including monks, writers, politicians and activists.


September 2011
More about Temple Boy, novices or monk's attendant duties in Thai Buddhist temples.


September 2011
More about the "KLOT" (กลด), large umbrella used by monks. Other text updated including some additions.


August 2011
4 pages about Thai houses architecture are now available including new pictures and updated text.


August 2011
Those small Thai cartoon (การ์ตูน) books relate ghost stories. Those short stories such as "the ghost hiding in the mirror" are often linked to karma redemption. It is full of stories related to bad or good actions done during previous life and their consequences during current life.


August 2011
Every year in December and January, Thai shops (banks, groceries...) offer Thai calendars to their customers. Most of the time, banks offer Thai calendars featuring pictures of the current Thai King Rama IX. Groceries shops offer Thai calendars featuring popular Thai actors or Thai actresses.
August 2011
Thai history page updated with pictures about King Naresuan and Queen Suriyothai.


July 2011
Tew Bunnag's tales from Bangkok are set in the hardslums and luxurious mansions of the city and cover the lives of people in different social strata. Told with familiarity and irony these snapshots are a crisp commentary on the fragility of contemporary Thai society.


July 2011
A new page is added in the Thai animals section. It is about the Thai dogs.


July 2011
This Thai magazine is about Thai movies stars, TV series stars anf famous couple stars. It is a people magazine that talks about their life, their romance, their next movies... There are also various articles about Thai society.


July 2011
New pictures and text added about the elephant animal in Thailand, which is the Thai national symbol.


July 2011
This biweekly Thai magazine is about famous Buddhist monks, sacred Buddhist protective amulets, notorious Buddhist temples, magic. But its focus is sacred or supernatural topics as its title is "แม่นาค", a famous Thai ghost from the 19th century.


July 2011
New pictures and text added about the snake animal in Thailand from a cultural point of view.


July 2011
Thai TV series are very popular. Every evening Thai people watch Thai TV series on CH3, CH5 or CH7. Such TV serie or soap opera lasts often more than 20 episodes. So Thai magazines are released in advance to narrate the story and highlight the key events that have happened during the Thai TV serie shooting.


July 2011
New pictures and text added about the tiger animal in Thailand, symbol of power and energy.


July 2011
This monthly Thai magazine is about karma redemption. It is full of stories related to bad or good actions done during previous life and their consequences during current life. It is based on Buddhist belief that life is a continuous cycle of rebirth until the enlightenment. Each new life is impacted by actions done in previous lives.


June 2011
This book relates the adventure of doing anthropology in an unruly period (1975-1978), when events sometimes affected the resarch. The story is basically concerned with the process of coming to grips with the logic of Thai life, such as formally recorded in Everyday Life in Thailand: an Interpretation and Inside Thai society. The present narrative, however, links the insights gained directly to raw data and experiences, and so provides light-hearted and serious reading at the same time.


June 2011
This Thai magazine is about Thai legendary actress Petchara Chaowarat. Mitr Chaibancha's most popular leading lady was Petchara Chaowarat, with whom he first shared the screen in 1962. The pair remained in huge demand (165 movies) for years, until production lighting finally ruined Petchara's eyesight and she took her leave.


June 2011
Discover Petchara Chaowarat, the most famous movie actress in Thailand.


May 2011
Lepso studio is a Thai company selling old Thai movies. Lepso Studio company is well known for its wrong and misleading VCD covers. See a few examples in this page.


April 2011
Thai cinema history updated about 1970s new wave period.


April 2011
Songkran page updated with Sand stupas picture


March 2011
Learn more about Mon Rak Luuk Thung, famous Thai romance movie


February 2011
The Four Reigns (สี่แผ่นดิน), M.R. Kukrit's longest and best-known novel, is the rich and entertaining story of the life of Phloi and her family, both inside and outside palace walls. The story unfolds during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) in the closing years of the 1800s, ending in the mid 1940s with the death of his grandson, King Ananda Mahidol (King Rama VIII).


January 2011
Learn more about lizard influence in Thai culture.


January 2011
Buddhist ordination page updated with new text and new pictures


January 2011
Text updates about PLA RA, PLA SOM, NAI HOI, Chinese and Vietnamese migrants in Isan, northeastern region


January 2011
2011 Thai Public holidays and major festivals updated


December 2010
Discover the yearly event at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall for the Thai King bithday.


November 2010
Learn more about BTS / Bangkok Skytrain and the new Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link.


November 2010
Learn more about bus transportation outside Bangkok.


November 2010
Discover various kind of buses for every day transportation in Bangkok.


November 2010
Learn more about cabs in Bangkok.


November 2010
Learn more about driving a car in Bangkok.


November 2010
This book contains photographs, stories, and records of all things Thai that are fading from popularity and memory, such as Thai dishes, desserts, toys, household items, and others. 352 pages. Produced and published in Thailand. Bilingual.


October 2010
Award-Winning photographer Charoon Thongnual recounts through his lens the hope and despair in Thailand's Deep South. The book is divided into three parts, i.e. the Deep South that Charoon used to see and love, the Deep South he has to live with, and the Deep South that the wished it to be. It includes many sad pictures of bombs and killings but also many positive pictures of Buddhist and Muslims living together in harmony. The beautiful pictures emphasize there is still hope and great potential for Thaland's Deep South.


October 2010
Discover our continously updated list of Thai actors.


October 2010
Discover our updated page regarding Thai cinema FAQ. Updates include a summary on Thai companies selling old Thai movies and Uncle Chai's shop selling old movies in Bangkok.


October 2010
Discover our continously updated list of Thai actresses.


October 2010
Discover our continously updated list of Thai directors.


September 2010
Since 1979 the S.E.A Write Awards has played a significant role in promoting and recognizing contemporary writers, dranatists, and poeyts of the ASEAN countries. It has also encouraged literary exchange and cooperation amongst ASEAN writers. To commemorate the 30th anniversary, the Organising Committee deems it appropriate that after three decades of continued success, some of the award-winning works should be translated, compiled, and published as an anthology. With the publication of such anthology, international readers would be able to appreciate these ASEAN masterpieces.


September 2010
New pictures and new added regarding a buffalo school opened in Thailand


September 2010
Linked added regarding Mae Takhian spirit movies


August 2010
Discover Chao Mae Lim Ko Niao Chinese Shrine yearly deity festival.


July 2010
Chinese New Year page in Thailand updated with new text and new pictures (Wat Mangkon Kamalawat,Yaowarat district, Chinese food, Calligraphy).


July 2010
Thai TV series (ละคร) influence on Thai culture and Thai society.


July 2010
Updated Buddhism page about Buddhist holy days.


June 2010
This book regroups books "Monsoon Country" and "The Force of Karma". Pira Suddham explores dark caverns, mysterious avenues and perilous highways and byways that lead to the take-over of a shadowed land named Thailand. Pira Suddham delves deep into the morass as opposed to the journalist's muckraking. Eventually he comes up with riveting accounts of the massacres of pro-democracy protesters, the murderers of idealistic and courageous teachers, a pernicious plot code-named DDT, corruptives forces and shadowy worlds of graft, sex trade, drug trafficking and various forms of corruption.


June 2010
Discover our updated page about Thai schools and Thai education.


May 2010
ThaiWorldView youtube channel includes many Thai movies trailers presented inside ThaiWorldView Thai movies database.


May 2010
Discover Buddhist temple consecration ceremony in Central Plains region through 3 pages and many pictures.


May 2010
Dr. Iain Corness fell in love with Thailand while on holiday there in 1975, and finally managed to move there permanently in 1997. As a settled farang, or foreigner, he enjoys a unique perspective on Thai life and all its eccentricities; looking in from the outside while also getting to see the things most foreigners don't. Like all good doctors and authors, Corness provides comfort for the aches and pains of ex-pat life. His stories and anecdotes are full of the joys of life, and celebrate this exotic and exciting land in all its glory, with painfully funny observations.


May 2010
Learn more about Buddhist blessing car ceremony.


April 2010
"Arrival of dawn" vividly describes three generations in a Thai-Chinese familiy living in Bangkok as they interat with each other over the course of twenty years. Pressured by her mother, the narrator takes on the role of family caretaker, and later in life realizes that her sacrifices, instead of helping, have often brought harm to herself and others. In a distinct Buddhist way, she gradually reaches serenity and understanding.


March 2010
Learn more about Buddhist amulet sellers.


February 2010
Discover Chinese New Year in Thailand through three pages with detailed text and pictures.


January 2010
2010 Thai Public holidays and major festivals updated


December 2009
Discover snake influence inside Thai culture.


December 2009
Discover elephant influence inside Thai culture.


December 2009
Visit North of Thailand and discover the city Nan.


December 2009
Visit North of Thailand and discover the city Phrae.


December 2009
Discover "SAN TA YAI", shrine for the "Grandfather and Grandmother" or the local guardian spirits.


December 2009
Discover Thai Buddhist monks everyday life.


November 2009
Read more about Mae Nak, famous spirit located in Phra Khanong district.


November 2009
Learn about the Buddhist ceremony "Lying in a coffin".


October 2009
Learn more about robes offerings to monks.



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