Lang Reid
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People, written by Dale Carnegie, (ISBN 978-1-4391-9919-0, Pocket Books, 1936) has been on the shelves for over 70...
The year’s best book?
At the end of each year, I sit back and review the reviews, to come up with the book that appealed the most. This...
American Sniper
American Sniper (ISBN 978-0-06-237657-2, Harper, 2014) proclaims itself as the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in U.S. history. From the outset, I am...
Sweatshop Greed
Sweatshop Greed (ISBN 978-1-481-06833-8, self-published, 2013), is a first novel for Aussie expatriate Michael Conlon, which came to me directly from the author. For...
Pop Darrell’s Last Case
One of the more prolific expat writers is Dean Barrett with numerous books covering several genre, including fiction and non-fiction, poetry and children’s books....
Are you smart enough to work at Google?
“Googling” is these days an international pursuit. So much so I am amazed they haven’t made it into a reality games show for TV....
Theodore Boone – The Accused
Something different this week. A John Grisham novel, the third in his Theodore Boone series, with the target audience being 10-15 year olds (eighth...
The Killing Chase
Hot on the heels of his first book The Killing Code, author Craig Hurren has come out with the sequel, The Killing Chase (ISBN...
Hardwiring Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness proclaims that it will reshape your brain and your life. In fact, the New Scientist even goes as far as stating that...
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Submit your nomination for the BCCT Eastern Economic Corridor International Business Awards Now!
The British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) is delighted to announce the BCCT Eastern Economic Corridor International Business Awards (EECIBA) Dinner taking place on Thursday...
Arrested Brit waits for deportation back to UK
PATTAYA, Thailand - Lancashire-born Ellis Matthews, 32, is now consigned with her four-year old son to the women and children’s section of the immigration...
Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day at the British Club Bangkok
Join the Royal British Legion Thailand (RBLT) on May 8, 2025, for a Garden Party Commemoration marking the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. Hosted...
No sign of a common Thai policy to tax expats on overseas remittances
With a couple of weeks left to sign up with the Thai Revenue Department (TRD) for cash transmitted from abroad in the calendar year...
Public support grows for destruction of loud motorbikes in Pattaya to end noise disturbance
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police have ramped up efforts to address the growing issue of loud motorbikes disturbing the peace, especially during late-night hours....