Buriram News

The latest news from Buriram.

We review restaurants, bars and other nightlife while keeping you up to date with other events.We also give opinion on living, working and retiring in the province.

Engagement Thai Style

Marriage is a cause for great celebration in Thailand, usually involving a series of ceremonies based on Thai culture and Buddhist observances that vary a little from province to province in Isaan. Wedding invitees may be limited to family or may extend to whole villages, family and many friends from afar – a wedding held…

Frozen Food P-Mart Arrived

A new addition to the Buriram retail scene, P-Mart opened its Buriram branch just over a week ago. It is situated at the traffic lights just before HomePro (route 218) Just Before Home Pro on Route 218 Aimed mainly at the wholesale market, this new comer to the Buriram retail scene is a convenience style frozen…

Another Father And Son Team at Chang International Circuit

A couple of weeks ago a father and son team from Pattaya took part in the BRIC Superbikes Championship. Just last weekend the Asia Road Race brought another such team to Buriram. We met up with professional rider Mark Aitchison and his manager Dad, Warren. Coming from Australia and a former racer himself, Warren was on his…

Buriram Bike For Mom 2015

Sunday 16th July saw Buriram virtually closed down by hundreds and hundreds of loyal Thai’s supporting the now annual ‘BIKE FOR MOM’. There were old bikes and new bikes, cheap bikes and expensive bikes. Racing bikes and mountain bikes were also there to be seen. Bikes with thick tyres and bikes with extra thin tyres;…

Superbike Sunday at Chang International Circuit

The BRIC Superbike Championship meeting in Buriram gave us a very entertaining day’s racing. There were plenty of spills with one unfortunate rider breaking his leg and ending up at the Buriram Hospital. Following yesterday’s qualifying the line up on the grid was BMW on both pole and second place with Yamaha on third. Our…

Follow-Up To Retirement Visa Renewal In Thailand Information

Further to my recent article on re-newing my Thai Retirement Visa, I can provide more information about what the procedure is going to be from now on. On Monday I received a phone call at 7am from Thai Immigration informing me that I will be receiving a visit within the next four hours. This was…

Robinson Opens With Style

Over the holiday weekend this fabulous Mall opened its doors and what a surprise it turned out to be. The presentation was breath taking with dozens of well known retailers showing off their retail skills. Boots A Well Known Retailer It was a nightmare trying to get onto the site and find a parking space…

Buriram Project Management Complete Outstanding Property

The Buriram Isaan Property Project Management team have just completed its eighth property construction since starting the new department in October 2013. The property shown was built over the past four months for a local developer and is located at the end of Soy Robinson. This outstanding detached property designed by a local Buriram architect…

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…

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…

Exploring Buriram’s Nightlife: A Guide to the Best Evening Experiences

Thai Constitutional Court Ousts Prime Minister Srettha in Major Political Shake-Up

Two Pickup Trucks Collide In Fatal Crash In Buriram

Man Found Dead In Khon Kaen, Police Chase Killer

Road Safety Concerns Rise As Upcountry Travel Surges For Songkran

Songkran Revellers Begin Their Journeys Home From Bangkok

Thailand Revolutionises Agriculture With Nine Policies

Stormy Forecast: Thailand Braces For Thunder, Wind, And Hail

Northern Thailand Prepares For Severe Summer Storms

Udon Thani Luxury Home Ransacked By Thieves