Gay Thailand

Not going to mention any names here, but almost half of the posts lately seem to have to do with ordinary topics and not with GAY THAILAND. I wish the poster(s) would utilize the "Beer Bar" forum and not this forum.

I'll be in Bangkok end of July for 7 days. Is it true that the clubs close at 1am? Where do all the caucation guys hang out? Is the Wednesday night at Babylon good? I love my speedos... beach.bmp

Topman will be celebrating it's 8th Anniversary on Tuesday 10th July. FREE Buffet from 8.30 p.m. and special Cabaret Show at 11.15 p.m. Everyone welcome. Topman Cabaret & A go Go, Corner of Soi V.C. and Sunee Plaza.

40% of new Aids cases are housewives Bangkok Post APIRADEE TREERUTKUARKUL "The rising number of housewives contracting HIV/Aids from their husbands is a matter for serious concern, Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla said at a recent seminar. Aids activists are calling for a revival of campaigns promoting condom use to curb the growing infection rate. Speaking during the 11th national seminar on Aids, Dr Mongkol said he was worried about the rising infection rate over the last two years, especially among married couples. Up to 40% of the 18,000 new cases found each year were housewives. The number was relatively high compared to other risk groups such…

SUVARNABHUMI Bangkok Post New airport is unsafe, checks below par, says IATA report AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK Suvarnabhumi airport is unsafe with checks on people and their belongings in the passenger terminal falling below standard, says the International Air Transport Association. IATA's safety study of the airport found that standards are inferior to those of Don Mueang airport, said an Airports of Thailand source who obtained the report The study aimed at maintaining security standards at international airports will be tabled for discussion by AoT board members today. The meeting will be chaired by Gen Saprang Kalayanamitr, who also is deputy secretary-general o…

can anyone give me information on ADSL options in Pattaya that don't require a telephone line. Thanks

NEW PG Weekly Report for July 3, 2007 now on-line.... FOR THE 7 DAYS ENDING JULY 3RD 2007 select date of July 3, 2007 and click to read... http://www.pgreport.com/index.shtml . FEATURES . . . Suranaree - The Brave Lady of Khorat Penang is issuing multiple entry visas again London Pride Parade June 30th PATTAYA REPORTS . . . Pattaya Gay Festival July Events Oscars to host Thais4Life Quiz Thais4Life Get Together Wednesday July 4 Royal Cliff Wine Club Function - July 6th Pattaya Mountain bike on Koh Larn July6/7 Pattaya Marathon July 15th 2007 A Voyage of Songs July 12th - 16th BANGKOK REPORTS . . . Magic at The Balcony @Richa…

It's a french 'bistro' in a Thai house and oozes relaxation and coziness. The interior is all wood with gold tablecloths and a sensible light over each of the dozen tables. The food is delicious and comes in generous portions. Recent samplings have been, scallops meuniere - superb, 5 hours lamb - a huge portion of melting lamb, Boeuf Bourguignonne intense winey beef casserole, a large rib eye steak cooked to perfection tender and moist, Rabbit casserole a whole loin of rabbit fragrant with herbs, fresh raspberries and cream. Good cheeses - how rare is that? Two problems - one is finding the place. Enter Pratumnak Road from Thappaya Road and take the first - almost im…

From Pattaya Daily News - Dr. Noel Rowe Pira Sudham (born 1942, Thai พีระ สุธรรม) is a writer from the Isan region of Thailand. He was born to a family of poor farmers in Na Pho, Buriram Province. At the age of fourteen he was sent to Bangkok to study, where he lived as a dek wat (a boy who lives in a temple and assists monks). He later went on to study at Chulalongkorn University, Auckland University and then Victoria University of Wellington. His works include: ***Siamese Drama or Tales of Thailand (1983) ***People of Esarn (1987) *** Monsoon Country (1988) *** The Force of Karma (2002) As well as drawing on his own life, these works …

Minister loses right to censor websites "(BangkokPost.com) - The cabinet agreed on Tuesday to revoke the military junta's order for the Information and Communications Technology Ministry to block websites deemed harmful to the military council and to the national security. It was not clear if any websites would be unblocked as a result of the action. ICT Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom proposed the issue at the weekly cabinet meeting and none of the ministers objected. Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont reportedly nodded, expressing his agreement on the matter. From now on, only the court can decide whether to block a website to encourage more democrac…

MONEY and POWER in Southeast Asia - Bangkok Post "Between 40 and 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests include banking, property develop ment, shipping, sugar exports and running casinos. Thirteen of the 50 richest families in the world are in Southeast Asia and yet they are largely unknown outside confined business circles. Often this is because they not only control the press and television, but also almost everything else. How do they do it? What are their secrets? And is it good news or bad for the places where they operate? Joe Studwell explosively lifts the lid on a world of …

Hi, There... Taiwaness from Taipei, being on business trip to Bangkok ended July or begun August, would like to find leader/friend there showing me around and dinning out...... I'm 172cm/60kgs/28yrs, straight acting, photo link: http://tw.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rovinglif...jpg&.src=ph More likely to find young guy, adolescent with shinny look and clean skin. Not fat please. Please drop me a mail if interested: prglostwonderland@yahoo.com.tw

I was there last week and talking to a boy that I have known for a couple of years.I did not plan to off him. A waiter asked me if I wanted to buy the boy a drink and I said "No thank you I give boy tip" and I said to the boy, who has limited English "I will give you tip if you want to buy drink with that money you can". Then my favourite waiter came and sat with us and I was busy, removing his shirt, I glimpsed a waiter motioning to the other boy and he said "Whisky and soda" and the waiter ran off without catching my eye.I said to the boy "I not buy drink for you if you want one you pay" and gave him 200 baht. He ran off to the bar arrived a matter of seconds afte…

Out with the old and in with the new. Monty's B&B has had a name change. Now called twoguys Guest House There has also been a change in staff with Lek moving on and Cho taking over as Manager. With hassle free staff now awaiting to serve you. www.twoguysguesthouse.com

"'Bobcat' will cut flight time to Europe AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK - Bangkok Post Flight times to Europe should be shortened by up to an hour from Thursday when Aerothai launches a new regional air traffic flow management system. The Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System (Bobcat) will cut travelling time for west-bound flights departing from South Asia and Southeast Asia, Priti Hetrakul, president of Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai), said yesterday. The Bobcat system was designed to ease air traffic congestion over Afghanistan between the hours of 3am and 6.59am. It reorganises the times flights should enter Afghanistan airspace,…

Recently, a friend brought me a little gift . . . a package of dried soup. I haven't read the list of ingredients yet, but I have a feeling I'll like it . . .

The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS: _____ English Man Loses 20,000 Baht in Cash in Ladyboy Theft Case in Central Pattaya In the early hours of Saturday Morning, Mr. Thomas George aged 66 from England made his way to Pattaya Police Station to complain about a theft which had taken place in Soi Diana Inn near the entrance to Soi Beokeow. The man who had been drinking all night was approached by two transsexuals on a motorbike as he walked along the street. They approached Mr. George and in the process “picked his pockets”. Nearly 20,000 Baht in cash, a credit card and other personal items were stolen from his pockets. A full description of the …

In 1994 I started my first Round the World trip and had a couple of books in the Tales of the City series. On the way to Thailand and during my stay not only was I entranced by Thailand but also by these delightful gay books set in San Francisco. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/books/maupin.html There was a television series with transsexual Anna Madrigal brilliantly played by the delicious Olympia Dukasis. The first series was brilliant and the second less so and then it got pulled by sponsors worries about gay themed stuff. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_City Now a New book. Will the magic still be there? http://www.armisteadmaupin.co…

An opportunity to use the 5th longest word in English comes rarely and even rarer in a Thai situation. Courtesy Shott's Original Miscellany which I keep by the toilet, to dip into, occasionally. "CDA says no to state religion Monks respond angrily and pledge to fight on BANGKOK POST REPORTERS The Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) yesterday rejected a proposal to enshrine Buddhism as the state religion in the draft charter, drawing an angry response from demonstrating monks and laymen outside parliament. After putting off deliberating the contentious issue, CDA members finally got to the clause and voted 66:19 against declaring Buddhism as the official rel…

"The CDA (Constitution Drafting Assembly) yesterday also voted to include a clause to recognise homosexuals and transsexual individuals and assure they would "enjoy equal rights". The assembly noted however that such recognition would not lead to sanctioning "homosexual consummation"." The Nation State religion rejected Full article http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/06/30...es_30038184.php Good news.

Candidates' Names Are Tough in Chinese The Associated Press Tuesday, June 26, 2007; 8:46 AM BOSTON -- Mitt Romney's been called many things as he runs for president, but chances are "Sticky Rice" isn't one of them. That's how his name might be read on some ballots, according to state Secretary William Galvin. Galvin says the federal Justice Department is pressuring Boston election officials to translate candidates' names into Chinese characters in precincts with prominent Chinese-speaking populations. But there's more than a little lost in translation, according to Galvin. Since there's no Chinese character for "Romney," translators have resor…

Today I set out on South Pattaya Road to my bank to open a safe deposit box. I was amazed when they told me that they were all full and had been for 10 years. I went to a different bank that my Thai friend has his account and was told the same thing! Anyone in Pattaya know of a branch that has any available?

Test. If this new wide look is being contemplated, I say please stay with it. Much preferable to that designer-look skinny little message area in the middle of the page. IMHO only of course. Cheers ... OOPS ... my avatar has disappeared.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The best-selling Thailand-based novels of British author John Burdett are poised for the big screen after being snapped up by a Hollywood production company, it was reported Wednesday. Film rights for Burdett's "Bangkok 8" - featuring incorruptible hero detective Sonchai Jitleecheep -- have been purchased by Millennium Films, entertainment journal Daily Variety reported. No further details were available but director James McTeigue, who directed cult film "V for Vendetta" has been lined up for the movie, which may be the first in a series, Variety reported. Burdett is a former Hong Kong-based lawyer who has forged a successful writing c…