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Thais Look to the Supernatural

THOMAS FULLER The New York Times 29.12.2010
MK Restaurant in Thailand is sponsoring the creation of robotic waiters.

Every nation is known for their specialty goods. Switzerland has its chocolates, France has its wine… and Thailand has its robot waiters. MK Restaurant has over 300 locations in Thailand, and has been looking for ways to modernize their operation. That includes robot greeters and servers.

Thais Look to the Supernatural

Don’t be fooled by the skyscrapers, the roads clogged with the latest luxury cars or the high-tech gadgetry in pockets and purses. This country of 65 million people has embraced modernity, yes, but many Thais will tell you that ghosts and spirits still wander the streets and inhabit buildings. Important business decisions often require consultations with a fortune teller. Cabinet ministers and military officers are sometimes so concerned with numerology and advice from their shamans that politics in Thailand could be called the black art of the possible.

New Condom Museum: Gratuitous Sex on Display?

A recently opened condom museum located outside of Bangkok, Thailand, has quite the variety of sex-related paraphernalia on display: a gigantic penis pump, different flavors of lube, phalanx-shaped objects for demonstration purposes, vintage condom posters, and, of course, condoms of every size and description

Tales from the Loo: An unsual Thai history

A new exhibition called "Tales from the Loo" at the Museum Siam gives us a no-detail-too-intimate look at how Thailand has handled its poop though the ages.

Thailand: food orgy in Monkey Town

Patrick Winn GlobalPost 27.11.2010
Thailand: food orgy in Monkey Town

If you’ve ever longed for a monkey to jam its rubbery little finger in your ear, there is a town for you called Lop Buri, Thailand. Long-tailed macaques have free reign over parts of downtown Lop Buri, known as “Monkey Town” in the Thai-language press. They are a menace: yanking down ladies’ skirts, scrambling up tourists’ necks and eating anything that can fit in their furry faces.

Several celebrities have changed their names in the interest of more auspicious results or just to sound more stylish. Actress Rungthong ruamthong became Darat Thitakawin, newscaster Ornpreeya Hunsart is now Punyawee Sukkakulworraset, and TV host Ekachai Buranaphanit goes by Tankun Jitissara.

Thailand—Driving Days in Bangkok

James Burke The Epoch Times 28.10.2010
Unorthodox Wedding Between Lady-Boy And Two Thai Men Sets New Trend

A lady-boy who spent her life shuttling back and forth between Thailand and Switzerland, opening a restaurant and becoming rich in the process, is to marry two of her Thai boyfriends later this month and is hoping they can all live happily together in a ménage a trois. This, perhaps, will set a precedent that others will wish to follow.

Thailand—Driving Days in Bangkok

Welcome to Thailand, where everyone knows the rules and everyone ignores them.

Thai 'vagina tree' picks winning lottery numbers

While octopi and other creatures have made news recently for predicting sporting and political contests, a "vagina tree" in northern Thailand has reportedly predicted a winning lottery combination based on some strange markings on the trunk.

Elephants lay sandbags to help Thailand floods

Elephants have been helping rescue crews fight flooding by placing sandbags around Thailand.

600lb Thai woman leaves house for first time in three years [VIDEO]

A Thai woman who weighs more than 600lb believed to be the heaviest in the country left her apartment for the first time in three years with the help of a forklift.

Tanks dumped in Gulf of Thailand to create 'artificial reefs' [PHOTO/VIDEO]

A fleet of disused tanks and trucks have been dumped into the sea off the coast of Thailand in a bid to form an artificial coral reef.

Thailand links fashionable black leggings to increased risk of catching dengue fever

Health authorities in Thailand are urging young women not to wear fashionable black leggings to avoid attracting unwanted attention from dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

British cyclist sets round-the-world record for Thai King

Away from home for more than three months, Briton Alan Bate eventually completed his trip around the globe in honour of His Majesty the King yesterday and also set a new record in the process.

Tanks sent on fishy mission in Gulf of Thailand

Monsters and Critics.com 23.07.2010

Rare ritual performed for elephant

Jakkrit Waewkraihong and Sonthanaporn Inchan Bangkok Post 22.07.2010
Tanks sent on fishy mission in Gulf of Thailand

The Thai military plans to drop 25 Chinese-made tanks into the Gulf of Thailand to serve as artificial reefs, media reports said Friday.

Rare ritual performed for elephant

A rare elephant round-up ritual has been performed in Trat to return a stray wild elephant to its natural habitat. The ritual, which took place yesterday, is usually only seen in shows for tourists in Surin, a province long renowned for the skill of its elephant handlers in capturing and training wild elephants.

Panda Lin Ping picks Spain to win World Cup

KWANDAO JITPANA The Nation 12.07.2010
Panda Lin Ping picks Spain to win World Cup

More than 201 million postcards were sold to people wanting to "guess-the-winner" for a World Cup lucky draw, it was concluded yesterday when the submission date ended.

Feng shui adjusted to attract luck

According to Chinese geomancy beliefs, Government House has been redecorated to attract luck, prosperity and peace.

 
Drought spurs treasure hunt on bed of Yom river in Phichit

In the wake of severe drought, the deepest portions of the Yom River in Phichit have run dry. Locals said they had never seen such the river so dry in the last five decades. Many have decided to turn the crisis into opportunity by rummaging through soil and sand on the river bed in the hope of finding valuables from past eras.

 
 

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