Philippine team gets silver in first dragon boat race in Thailand

Philippine Masters, the first pinoy team to compete at the14th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships has snatched the silver award on Wednesday morning.

200 Filipino paddlers join world’s biggest dragon boat racing championships in Thailand

Groups include Philippine Army and PADS of Ceb; the PDBF Elite Team of the Philippine Air Force, the Philippine Army, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Philippine Navy and athletes from various civilian clubs under the PDBF.

Pinoy writer to receive prestigious literary award in Bangkok

The awarding ceremony of the SEAWRITE is scheduled to take place in Bangkok, towards the end of the year awaiting a definite date selected by the Royal Palace of His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X).

Filipina table tennis paralympian wins gold in Bangkok

Medina beat five other paralympians from Indonesia, Hong Kong and Australia to win the gold.

PH’s NEW CROWN – Miss Pre-Teen International 2019

Faythe was born in Davao City, Philippines and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. Despite growing up in Thailand, she has always been in touch with the Philippine culture.

#AmazingPinoyInThailand: Kimberly Gevera, Hospitality, Phuket

Congratulations kabayan Kimberly Gevera, new Assistant Front Office Manager of Chanalai Flora Resort in Phuket. Kudos kabayan!

Philippine national dance company joins in celebrating King’s coronation

Bayanihan is a multi-awarded dance company, both nationally and internationally.

Filipina student graduates with highest distinction in Thailand university

A Filipina student graduated with the highest distinction at Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) Institute of International Studies in Bangkok, March 19. Nicole Louise Nicolas Poblete, 21, received a summa cum laude award in Mass Communication major in Radio and TV Broadcasting. Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) is the largest public university in Thailand with more than 430,000 students […]

Pinoy students win BIG in Vietnam International math Competition

Filipino student mathletes won 10 medals in the 16th Hanoi Open Mathematics Challenge (HOMC 2019) held on 2-6 April, 2019 in Vietnam. The event was participated by more than 700 students from China, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. “It’s the first international […]

5 Thais and 3 Filipinos among Forbes 30 under 30

Forbes released on Monday, April 1 the fourth Forbes 30 under 30 Asia which included 300 young entrepreneurs, disruptors, and innovators in ten different categories: The Arts (Art & Style, Food & Drink); Entertainment & Sports; Finance & Venture Capital; Media, Marketing & Advertising; Retail & Ecommerce; Enterprise Technology; Industry, Manufacturing & Energy; Healthcare & […]

Philippines UP; Thailand DOWN in 2019 World Happiness Report

Philippines is the 69th happiest country in the world, an improved ranking from 71st ; while Thailand went down to 52nd from 46th last year. 156 countries were included in  the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s 2019 World Happiness Report. For the second year, Finland remains to be the happiest country in the world, while South […]

WATCH: Viral FB post features ukelele boy playing Despacito

WATCH: Ukelele Boy plays despacito outside a restaurant near Mactan in Cebu. This FB post by TJ Clemente has received 43,000 reactions and shared 157,000 times.

Cancer Survivor now a Doctor

In his Facebook post hashtagged #10YearChallenge #CancerSurvivor wrote: “10 years ago ang pinagdadasal ko lang naman ay ang gumaling, wala akong idea na gagawin mo pala akong instrumento para ako naman ang makapagpagaling ng iba. “ (Ten years ago I prayed that I will be healed, I didn’t had the idea that You will make […]

Filipina Quantum Physicist receives L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award

Dr. Mary Jacquiline Romero was awarded as one of the International Rising Talents by the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science on March 14, 2018 in Paris, France. Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards identify and support eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Awards Laureates are recognized for their […]

Meet the ALSE Bangkok Secretariat

ALSE Bangkok Secretariat is a combination of successful business owners and executives, community leaders and young entrepreneurs who dream of giving back to society by teaching Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) how to start and manage their own businesses and improve their lives in the Philippines.

Thailand-based Filipino PhD student receives research award in London

Palayon is taking up PhD in Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching Program, School of Liberal Arts at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.