Buriram Times

Buriram Denied By Late Muang Thong Equalizer

Muang Thong hit Buriram with a breakaway goal five minutes from time after the home side had dominated much of the game. It was hard on Buriram who had played with determination, skill and pace but their frailty at the back was exposed twice to deny them a deserved victory. Muang Thong have now gone…

Coveted Gold Standard Award For Jimmy’s Sports Cafe

Jimmy’s Sports Cafe of Buriram recently scooped a highly sought after and seldom bestowed Gold Standard Award for cleanliness and taste performance.  Granted by the Department of Health together with Tourism Authority Thailand and the Ministry of Interior, the “Clean Food and Good Taste Gold Award” is an extremely rare commodity. Only eighty nine eateries all…

Buriram See Off Nakhon Ratchisima 2-0 In FA Cup Third Round

Buriram progressed in the FA Cup by beating Korat (shorter to write !) 2-0 but it was a far from convincing performance. Both sides were guilty of too many misplaced passes which meant that neither team could get into any rhythm. Buriram brought in Suree at centre-back,Supachok and Patipan in midfield and Rafael was given…

Diogo’s Late,LATE Show In 3-3 Thriller

A stoppage-time header from Diogo secured an unlikely point for leaders Buriram after twice going two goals behind against struggling BEC Tero. Adisak returned to haunt Buriram with an assured display up front and deserved his very well-taken goal. The makeshift Buriram defence looked vulnerable all night, especially when the speedy Koomson was in possession,…

A Visit To The Blue Note (Coffee Connection)

I thought to myself, this is going to be a lazy day so, television on, feet up and there it was on Sky Sports, highlights of the 1979 European Cup final between Nottingham Forest and Malmo played at The Olympic Stadium in Munich. (Yes I am a bit old) Nostalgia kicked in and the memories…

Buriram Reach League Cup Quarter-Finals After Penalty Shoot-Out

Buriram finally saw off Bangkok Glass in a penalty shoot-out in Bangkok last night. Siwarak saved two penalties whilst Buriram scored all four of their’s for a 4-2 victory. It was an entertaining game, nothing like the game of attrition at Thunder Castle last week. Both sides had chances though once again Buriram had the…

The President Of The Football Association Of Thailand Given Suspended Jail Sentence.

Worawi Makudi, President of the FAT has been handed a 16 month suspended jail sentence for forgery during the FAT Presidential Election in 2013. The Bangkok South Criminal Court handed down a similar sentence to Ong-art Korsinkha, the then secretary-general of the FAT. The defendants were found guilty of falsifying documents ahead of the 2013…

An English Garden Party In Thailand

To celebrate a special Birthday, Tony Murhpy, a prominent member of the Buriram Golfing Society, held an English style garden party in a far flung village way out in the sticks of Buriram.  Reaching his 70th birthday,  the septuagenarian hosted a picnic and barbecue extravaganza of proportions rarely seen in these parts.  Once guests were…

A Visit To Muang Pizza Restaurant

Having recently returned from Pattaya, where I sampled one of the finest pizzas I have had in Thailand, I was keen to make comparison with what Buriram had to offer. In search of my goal I paid a visit to the Tulip Boutique Hotel which houses their restaurant, Muang Pizza Restaurant.  Formerly known as Muang…

Buriram Supporters Hurt In Bus Crash. Players Visit Hospital.

An air-conditioned bus carrying fifty of Buriram’s Hardcore supporters crashed at 11.20 pm on Saturday night following Buriram’s 2-1 victory at Saraburi.The accident occurred in Nakon Ratchasima’s Sung Noen district  on the Pak Thung Chai-Sung Noen road . The bus’ front left tyre burst,causing the bus to skid off the road and collide with a…