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Culture: Classifying the Thai term ‘Farang’
We’ve all come across the word ‘farang‘ (ฝรั่ง) in some context or other. We all know that in Thai it describes a European person. However, what are the origins and the meanings of this term? It is an assured fact that the word derives from ‘Frank’, a word that originally referred to a Germanic speaking people in the region of today’s France.
Beauty: Glitz and glam in new collection for this summer
Urban Decay makeup artist reveals all of new glitz and glam collection for this summer.
Heaven Party on the best view rooftop in Patong
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Fourth crew member of barge which sunk off Phuket rescued
PHUKET: A fourth crewman from the barge that sunk of Koh Racha Yai before dawn on Tuesday (July 7) has today (July 10) been found alive by crew of a foreign registered yacht near Koh Ngai just south of Koh Lanta Yai and close to where Krabi province joins Trang.
University accidentally sells 3 tons of rare books to recyclers
BANGKOK: A prominent state university in Bangkok is frantically buying back 3,000 kilograms of rare books and magazines that it mistakenly sold as recycling materials to a vendor for B6,000 last week.
2 men arrested with 2mn speed pills, 50kg of ice
CHIANG MAI: Police arrested two men in the centre of Chiang Mai on Wednesday evening (July 8) with 2 million methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and 50 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice).
Key forensic re-testing sought
SURAT THANI: Defence lawyers expect the Koh Samui Provincial Court to decide today (July 10) whether to allow a re-examination of forensic evidence in the trial of two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering two British tourists on Koh Tao.
Navy Praised as Fourth Phuket Barge Survivor Finds Safety
Latest The good work of the Royal Thai Navy is praised by Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong as a fourth barge sinking survivor finds safety on shore.
PhuketWATCH Three Phuket Crew Lost; Disappearing DNA Murders Riddle; Watch for Cheating Boats
Phuket Updating Digest Thailand in trouble of Uihgurs being sent back to Thailand; Phuket speedboats to suffer if tourists’ safety risked; Corruption must be beaten if Thailand is to prosper.