Buriram Times

Pepe Oriola Takes Pole At Buriram For Tomorrow’s Big Race

Another exciting day at Chang International Circuit. It was Pepe Oriola’s day driving for Craft-Bamboo LUKOIL Seat Leon team. This was his first pole position of the season. Pepe was unable to practise on Friday due to a foot injury which had occurred during fitness training. But all was well today and he managed to…

TCR International Schedule For Buriram This Weekend

  The “world championship” series teams are all set to battle it out at the Chang International Circuit over the next two days. TCR International Series: Schedule Saturday, 1100 – Free Practice 1 Saturday, 1255 – Free Practice 2 Saturday, 1525 — Qualifying Sunday, 1225 – Race 1 Sunday, 1355 – Race 2 Attention is…

Buriram United Announce New Coaching Team

Buriram have appointed Ranko Popovic (centre) as their new Head Coach. He is pictured here with his Assistant Coach Vladica Grujic (left) and Technical Advisor Bozidar Bandovic (right). They are all from Serbia and have a wide experience of international football. Ranko Popovic is 49 and was the assistant coach at Sturm Graz (Austria) and…

Spanish Paella Night In Buriram This Thursday

Oli Wine Bar and restaurant are having their second special culinary evening on Thursday 25 August. This much awaited paella evening is already attracting many bookings so get in touch with Olivier quickly to secure a table. The sangria will be marinating early on in the day and will be available in abundance to add…

Buriram Host TCR International Racing This Weekend

This should be another busy weekend in town as Chang International Circuit Buriram host the TCR International series for the second time. The last rounds were held at the Sochi Autodrom in Russia and after a short summer break they arrive in the Far East for the last four meetings. Rounds 15 and 16 will…

Buriram United Part Company With Head Coach

Buriram United have made the decision to part company with Iranian coach, Afshin Ghotbi. Despite the win over Army United, Buriram United still decided to make the change and terminated the contract of the current head coach Afshin Ghotbi. Buriram are looking for a new head coach in the 3 weeks break period for the…

Buriram Owe It To Supachok !

A wonderful strike by Supachok nine minutes from time gave Buriram a deserved victory, though the game itself could never be described as memorable. Neither goalkeeper had much to do as both sides gave the ball away cheaply too often and created very little in the way of clear-cut chances. The contest was petering out…

Thais In Space Becomes Closer To Reality

The Discovery of Thailand’s Astronauts Scholarship Programme was launched on Thursday in Bangkok. The programme was sponsored by Space Camp Thailand, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Thailand Space and Aeronautics Research and the US Space & Rocket Centre with support from the US embassy in Thailand. Three Thai students aged between 14-18 will…

Buriram Leave It Late To See Off Plucky Songklah

Two goals in the last six minutes gave Buriram a healthy lead to take into the League Cup semi-final second leg against a resilient Songklah United. The home side struggled to break down the visitors’ defence after Supachok’s wonder strike had been cancelled out by Sergio Suarez’s rocket free-kick at the end of the first-half….

Buriram To Be Hidden Gem City For Pokemon

The governor of TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) wants to put ‘hidden gems’ from the Pokemon Go game in Buriram. He hopes to get 12 cities around Thailand included as Hidden Gem Cities to help boost tourism. The 12 Hidden Gems cities would be: Lampang; Phetchabun; Nan; Buriram; Loei; Samut Songkhram; Ratchaburi; Trat; Chanthaburi; Trang;…