The Women Tin Miners of Phuket

Modern Phuket Built on mining AI

The Women Who Built Phuket If you walk down Thalang Road in old Phuket Town today, you’ll see beautiful Sino‑Portuguese shophouses glowing in the sun — pastel yellows, soft blues, deep reds, with intricate archways and carved wooden shutters. Cafés, bookshops, boutiques, and restaurants spill out onto the pavements. It’s lovely, peaceful, and full of … Read more

Are These Sea Gypsies Really Dolphins?

Moken child underwater

Are These Sea Gypsies Really Dolphins? No doubt some of you have visited the so-called Sea Gypsy islands in Surin National Marine Park in southern Thailand, or at least you may have heard of it. But there are some things utterly unique about these former seafaring nomads which is like something out of a sci-fi … Read more