FARANG FOCUS

Swedish girl, 9, survives potentially fatal box jellyfish attack near Koh Mak

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:46:00 -0500

A nine-year-old Swedish girl narrowly escaped death, after a box jellyfish attacked her this week in the waters of the holiday island Koh Mak in the Gulf of Thailand. According to media reports, only the fast actions of a well-trained Swedish firefighter saved the young girl's life.

British prisoner applies to father Thai girlfriend's child from behind bars through IVF

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:27:00 -0500

A British prisoner, convicted of drug trafficking, is hoping to father his Thai girlfriend's child from behind the bars if officials allow him to enrol on an artificial insemination programme, the Daily Mail reported.

Jewelry sales helps take Thai women off streets

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:43:00 -0500

When Rebecca Simmons was single in north Atlanta, she was quite the party girl. She was a regular in the Buckhead bars, drinking heavily and at her lowest point, suicidal. Now Simmons is back in the bars, but this time with a mission to bring young prostitutes to God by providing support and an alternative job.

University of Florida Students Help in Thailand

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:32:00 -0500

In a few weeks, associate professor of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Kevin Ferguson, along with faculty and medical students, will travel for Project Thailand.

Swedish Couple Skates Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:40:00 -0500

Jim Petersson and his girlfriend Maria Larsson is from January to June on the trip of their lifetime. The Malaysian newspaper The Star has Monday the 8th a big interview with the enthusiastic couple.

Over 1,000 Britons are jailed over drugs abroad

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:49:00 -0500

British travellers have been warned not to get involved with drugs abroad, as figures show a large number of those detained are accused of drugs offences.

Backpackers visiting Thailand top insurance claims in UK

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:34:00 -0500

BACKPACKERS taking trips to Thailand top the list of those making travel insurance claims, it was revealed yesterday.

Michigan woman aids women in Thailand

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:48:00 -0500

GARDEN - Most people stay within their local communities when searching for a worthwhile cause to join. However, there are a few who test the very limits of volunteerism and expectation by immersing themselves in a movement which speaks to them. For former Garden resident Brittany Fox, a moment of clarity is credited with leading her to one very special cause - in Thailand.

UK pub asks customers to help Thai tsunami orphans

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:08:00 -0500

A NORTH Hampshire pub has appealed to drinkers to donate Christmas gifts to orphans in Thailand following the 2004 tsunami.

Royal Thai Order for Danish Agronomist

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:29:00 -0500

The Danish agronomist Gunnar Søndergaard was yesterday elevated to Commander of the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn, which is the highest possible order for a non-Thai person to receive. Gunnar Søndergaard has already previously received the Order of the White Elephant.

Retired South Carolina couple help children in Thailand

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:23:00 -0500

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- For 17 years, David Callahan and his wife, Shirley, called Gaffney home. They became full-time missionaries in February 2005 and now live in Thailand, helping orphaned and abandoned children, and "hill tribe people" through a ministry they established.

British widow forgives murderous pirates who threw husband's body overboard

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:52:00 -0500

A widow who heard her husband being beaten to death by pirates yesterday appeared to forgive his killers.

British woman who dodged death sentence for drugs is arrested after going BACK to Thailand 'to tie up loose ends'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:45:00 -0500

A British Oxford graduate who narrowly escaped a death sentence for drugs smuggling in Thailand was arrested after she tried to get back into the country yesterday.

Expats fall in love with Thailand but not the language

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:49:00 -0500

If you are an expatriate, Thailand is the best country to find love - however, it's also one of the hardest places for learning the local language.

Canada, Australia & Thailand ranked best places for expats

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:04:00 -0500

Looking to work overseas? Head to Canada, Australia or Thailand, according to an annual global survey which found recession-hit Britain was one of the worst locations to live for expatriates.

Missing Irishman's body recovered in Thailand

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:10:00 -0500

The body of an Irishman who had been missing in Thailand has been recovered. 24-year-old Michael O'Brien from Templeogue in Dublin went missing last Tuesday when he went surfing around Koh Phangan island.

Taking footy to Thailand

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:47:00 -0400

Children in a village in Thailand will get a hands-on lesson with an Australian Rules football this week thanks to Solomontown captain Jarrad Davies.

Foreign husbands flock to Thailand's impoverished Isaan

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:19:00 -0400

Khon Kaen, Thailand - Isaan, as Thailand's 19 north-eastern provinces are called, is the country's poorest region. Degraded soil, a lack of irrigation and dense population have combined to make Isaan the country's fountainhead for factory workers, housemaids, bus boys and bar girls.