Buriram Times

Buriram Golf Society’s Australia Day Cup

On Tuesday 26th January Australians celebrate their national day (a public holiday), usually with a barbecue (it’s summer down under, of course) and the odd ale.  Traditional family activities include back yard cricket matches, surfing the waves, beach games, watching girls in bikinis and generally just keeping cool as it is the time of the…

Macena In Saudi Arabia

After our interview with former Buriram striker Gilberto Macena, he promised to keep us informed of any future playing developments. True to his word , Gilberto has been in touch to tell us that he has signed a six month contract with reigning Saudi Arabia champions Al Qadisyah. The club is based in Khobar and…

Thailand 2018 World Cup Qualifying Clarification

We at the Buriram Times endeavour to make sure our facts and articles are always accurate but occasionally we can slip up. Previously, we reported that Thailand had already qualified for the third qualifying round of the World Cup. At the moment Thailand are top of their group with 13 points and if they avoid…

Thailand Under 23’s Bow Out OF AFC Championships

Thailand Under 23’s failed to reach the AFC Championships quarter- finals and went out of the competition on goals scored.Thailand, North Korea and Saudi Arabia all finished on two points but on a head-to-head count Thailand scored three, Saudi Arabia four and North Korea five. It seems a harsh way to exit the tournament but…

World Super Bikes Tickets Massive Demand

Buriram Chang International Circuit is under the spotlight again with this worldwide race meeting coming up on our local track in a few weeks on the 11th to the 13th of March 2016. Demand for tickets has beaten all expectations. All the local hotels have been booked out for some time, with hotels in Surin,…

Polo Glory For Thailand In All Asia Championships

Thailand’s national polo team have won the prestigious All Asia Cup played at the VR Polo Club in Bangkok. For the uninitiated polo is played on horseback with four players per team. A hard ball is struck with a long-handled mallett and the idea is to get the ball between two posts to score a…

Japan Too Strong For Thailand Under 23’s In AFC Championships

Thailand were beaten 4-0 by an excellent Japanese side in the second game of Group B in the AFC Under 23 Championships being held in Qatar. Having drawn their opening game 1-1 against Saudi Arabia, Thailand were totally outplayed and missed a penalty with the score at 2-0. Thailand must now beat Korea in their…

Duel or Dual

  Preface: This article is now nearly 14 months old, but I would ask the question: Has there been a vast improvement during this time? The Mayor/Governor of Buriram has made it quite clear that he and various other high ranking figures in the city want to make Buriram a number 1 tourist attraction. An…

Buriram Golf Society Inaugural Matchplay Championship

Matchplay golf is the original form of the game that pits one golfer against another on a hole by hole basis. The victor is the golfer who has won more holes than he has lost at the end of the 18 holes – if still square then they play extra holes until a winner emerges….

Buriram Golf Society Welcomes New Captain

Buriram Golf Society ended their first year by meeting at their clubhouse ( Paddy’s Irish Bar and Outback Grill) for inaugral Captain Neil Cameron (right) to hand over office to Handicap Secretary Tony Murphy. After their usual round of Friday golf,  many of the players met for the hand-over ceremony. Society President Peter Dempsey gave…