Richard S. Ehrlich

Richard S. Ehrlich is a Bangkok-based journalist from San Francisco,
California, reporting news from Asia since 1978 and winner of Columbia
University's Foreign Correspondent's Award. He co-authored three
non-fiction books about Thailand, including "'Hello My Big Big Honey!'
Love Letters to Bangkok Bar Girls and Their Revealing Interviews," "60
Stories of Royal Lineage," and "Chronicle of Thailand: Headline News
Since 1946." Mr. Ehrlich also contributed to the chapter "Ceremonies
and Regalia" in a book published in English and Thai titled, "King
Bhumibol Adulyadej, A Life's Work: Thailand's Monarchy in
Perspective." Mr. Ehrlich's newest book, "Sheila Carfenders, Doctor
Mask & President Akimbo" portrays a 22-year-old American female mental
patient who is abducted to Asia by her abusive San Francisco
psychiatrist.

His online site is:

https://asia-correspondent.tumblr.com

 

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Israelis & Other Foreigners Under Investigation

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Authorities exhumed four human corpses Wednesday (September 16) buried in an illegal "Jewish Cemetery" amid escalating investigations into Israelis allegedly breaking the law by deceptive real estate deals and lucrative businesses, sparking tension between Bangkok and Tel Aviv.…

Ground Zero Flashback: September 2001

NEW YORK -- Ten days after 9/11, a clown finally appeared at Ground Zero, fully costumed with red-nosed regalia, trying to cheer gas-masked disaster crews and thousands of visitors who are circling the smoldering rubble that encases almost 3,000 bodies.Camera-snapping tourists, tambourine-banging…

U.S.-Iran Warship Arrives in Raunchy Beach Town

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The troubled USS Abraham Lincoln's 5,000 sailors and Marines ended 264 days at sea at Pattaya, a notoriously raunchy beach town where authorities hope they will avoid thousands of exuberant sex workers in pulsating bars and instead shop, sightsee, and unwind from Iran War…

Amulets Infused With Spirits & Zombies

BANGKOK, Thailand -- When you come to Bangkok, a visit to the capital's sprawling, inexpensive, amulet market will take you on a trip into another dimension.Here in the market's crowded riverside amulet market, a two-headed baby "zombie" is the most terrifying thing you can buy, but if you promise…

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