Andrew Biggs
Andrew Biggs (b. 1962) is an Australian journalist and author with a high profile in Thailand. He has written several books, appears on Channel 3 every day, and runs his own language school.
Biography
Biggs first came to Thailand in 1989. He created the Nation Junior Magazine for high-schoolers and hosted the country's first English talk-back radio program in 1995. Two years later he had the best-selling book in Thailand (Thailand In My Eyes; เมืองไทยในสายตาผม) and followed it up with a book called How To Speak English Like A Farang (Westerner) (วิธีพูดภาษาอังกฤษเหมือนฝรั่ง) which has sold 200,000 copies. For nine years he hosted the morning TV program Talk Of The Town and for three years he hosted Weekend News (เรื่องเล่าเสาร์อาทิตย์) on the weekends in Channel 3. He is famous among Thais for hosting programs with conservative wheelchair-bound Thai journalist Krissana Chaiyarat, in which they both argue with each other. In 2004 he appeared in the movie SARS Wars as himself. In 2005 he received the prestigious Phetch Siam Award for excellence in using the Thai language; the first westerner to ever receive the award. Biggs is probably the most well-known western face on Thai TV. He endeared himself to the Thais when he completed a Bachelor's Degree in the Thai language at Ramkhamhaeng University in 2002. In July 2007 on Thai Language Day, the Thai Government's Ministry of Culture awarded him Excellent User of the Thai Language. This is the first year the Government has given this award to foreigners, and the news attracted a lot of attention. An external link in the Thai language can be found at http://www.m-culture.go.th/culture01/news/news-detail.php?news_id=710&lang=th Andrew Biggs has written a number of books in the Thai language. Here is the list of titles translated from Thai (obtained from Double Nine Publishers and Khroo Chang Publishers, the latter of which is his own publishing company): Thailand In My Eyes (1997) (#1) How To Speak English Like A Farang (1997) (#1) Thailand In My Eyes (Again) (1998) Thailand In My Eyes (For The Last Time) (1999) Thailand In My Eyes (Back From The Dead) (2000) Oops! Wrong Again! (2002) What Does "Greng Jai" Mean In English? (2002) English Is Easy (2004) English Is Easy (Part 2) (2005) Say It Right (2006) English On Film (2007)
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In July 2007 on Thai Language Day, the Thai Government's Ministry of Culture awarded him Excellent User of the Thai Language. This is the first year the Government has given this award to foreigners, and the news attracted a lot of attention. An external link in the Thai language can be found at http://www.m-culture.go.th/culture01/news/news-detail.php?news_id=710&lang=th
Andrew Biggs has written a number of books in the Thai language. Here is the list of titles translated from Thai (obtained from Double Nine Publishers and Khroo Chang Publishers, the latter of which is his own publishing company): Thailand In My Eyes (1997) (#1) How To Speak English Like A Farang (1997) (#1) Thailand In My Eyes (Again) (1998) Thailand In My Eyes (For The Last Time) (1999) Thailand In My Eyes (Back From The Dead) (2000) Oops! Wrong Again! (2002) What Does "Greng Jai" Mean In English? (2002) English Is Easy (2004) English Is Easy (Part 2) (2005) Say It Right (2006) English On Film (2007)
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