OPINION

Bangkok is expected to be washed by the equivalent of 480,000 Olympic swimming pools by the weekend. The northern part of the capital has already been heavily affected, and water is now moving towards the city’s centre.

Thailand aims to position itself as a hub for international education and take full advantage of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) set to take effect in 2015, the state-run National News Bureau of Thailand reported on its website last week.

I was in Thailand with a broken tooth. Granted, it had been broken for a while after chomping on some blackcurrant gummies in London, of all things. And then, while in Bangkok, I broke another one chewing blueberry gum. What was happening to my mouth? But more importantly, could I get this all fixed here for a fraction of what it'd cost me back in the States? Thailand is growing famous as a destination for dental tourism and without a dental plan, my US dentist was quoting well into four digits for a crown, so I decided to give it a go.

I bought my first house in Phuket, Thailand over 7 years ago. And it's amazing the tricks some property developers try to pull and have no room for integrity.