Facebook. What happened to Bangkok's 100km "Smart" flood tunnel? 'Ministry or USA should confirm visa' Former foreign minister Kasit Piromya urged the Foreign Ministry and the United States yesterday to clarify a claim by many figures in the ruling Pheu Thai Party that ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra was given a visa to enter the US a few months ago.
Towards Democracy: Thais Rebuilding Thailand. Back in Bangkok Bangkok, I am back in the metropolis of 12 million people.
Someone had mentioned that the population could easily reach as high as 14 million with the daily migration of people from other provinces and migrant workers from other countries. Bangkok is also the hub for refugees from South East Asia and South Asia, and you will find just about any nationality in the bustling city, while many more seek refuge in the other provinces, especially towards the borders.
Statelessness is common, people without a home, such as the Rohingya, and without an identity, rooted-out from their ancestral lands and travelling to Bangkok to seek a decent livelihood, away from prosecution. Families, children, spouses, partners or alone. Oh yes indeed, Bangkok is the place to be. Thailand's Constitutional Tug-of-War. From ancient times to 1932, Thailand was called the Kingdom of Siam, followed by several flips to the name Siam in the mid-40s, and then back again to Thailand - the Land of the Free.
Besides the fact that the Thai Institution of governance is among the oldest in South East Asia, this name is also a very proud one. Thailand has gone through series of military involvement and coups, protests and political clashes, within the past few decades, but yet the Institution has somewhat maintained itself above the order of societal evolution. Bedlamfury : Jaran recused himself from... Court tackles charter brouhaha. จรัญถอนตัวพิจารณาคดีแก้รธน. คมชัดลึก : : "จรัญ ภักดีธนากุล" ถอนตัวจากองค์คณะตุลาการ คดีแก้รัฐธรรมนูญ. Thai Court to Decide Party's Fate. ThaiLaw. Thailand, Google and Censorship. A new report argues Google is particularly accommodating over Thai censorship requests.
Why? By Joshua Kurlantzick for The Diplomat June 25, 2012. Democracy: Today, 80 Years ago, it was the end of Thai “Absolute Monarchy” « Thai Intelligence News Study Center. By Tammy, Thai Intel’s humanity journalist It is only a round plaque, a very small plaque, placed on the ground where cars zooms over it, on the Royal Plaza where a great stature of a Thai Royalism preside, sits the plaque commemorating the “Revolution” that abolished “Absolute Monarchy” in Thailand.
The current Thai King, Bhumibol, is considered “Modern” with a Western education, enjoying even a “Ticker Parade” through the streets of New York and having met Elvis Presley. Yet the Thai Ultra Royalist, acknowledge as a Fascist movement, exists even in the USA, the home of Democracy. And foreign press, like Bloomberg, AFP and Reuters, continues to spill out nothing but mostly, anti-Democracy Thai news for the globe.
Thailand: How the meaning of ‘and’ starts a constitutional crisis – Updated. By Kaewmala Thailand may be heading to its first major constitutional crisis in history.
Thai Constitution Court has performed an interesting exercise in semantics with one of the most basic words: the word “and.” A review of the Thai Reconciliation Bills. There are four different reconciliation bills (AKA amnesty bills).
The two main ones are those proposed by Gen. Sonthi, former coup leader and currently MP for the Mathabum party in parliament and a second bill proposed by red shirt leader Nattawut. Red Shirt supporters join 2nd anniversary of protest at Ratchaprasong. Is Thailand Facing a Coup? A report suggests the Thai armed forces are currently beefing up their strength.
Does Yingluck face a coup? By Joshua Kurlantzick for The Diplomat May 13, 2012 Facebook0 Twitter0. Untitled. Isaanlife. Bird flu feared in Ang Thong. Am. Malaysian PM : Political solution needed in Thailand’s Deep South. After the car bomb in Yala that killed 11 and the car bomb in Hat Yai that killed – the later is of particular importance to the Malaysians as 1 Malaysian died and 11 were injured – the Malaysian PM has commented.
Bernama: The prime minister said Malaysia would continue to assist Thailand, its neighbour, in seeking a political solution in the interest of the well-being of the people in southern Thailand.Najib was speaking to Malaysian journalists at Nanning Airport at the end of his one-day working visit here before returning to Kuala Lumpur. Insurgents' Bombs in Thailand: Bigger and Deadlier. HONG KONG — A string of orchestrated explosions rocked southern Thailand during the weekend, killing 14 people, wounding 340 and raising fears of larger and deadlier bombs being used by Muslim insurgents.
One attack came just before noon on Saturday at a busy shopping and dining area in the city of Yala, the capital of Thailand’s southernmost province: After a large truck bomb exploded, a car bomb went off 20 minutes later as onlookers gathered and rescue personnel began to arrive. The twin blasts accounted for 11 of the 14 fatalities. “This is the worst attack in the past few years,” Col. Pramote Promin, deputy spokesman of a regional security agency, told The Associated Press. 2nd car bomb kills 5 more in southern Thailand UPDATE: One Malaysian tourist among the fatalities. Bedlamfury: Moui doing her bit for women living with cancer. ภาพคาร์บอมบ์ยะลา. ภาพคาร์บอมบ์ยะลา. ภาพคาร์บอมบ์ยะลา. The Thai dogs that escaped the dinner plate. Thai police arrest Norwegian in girlfriend’s death. Surachai convicted for lese majeste. The court sentenced him to serve a total of 7.5 years in jail for three counts of lese majeste. Red Siam Group leader Surachai's original sentencing was 15 years but the court cited his confession as grounds for leniency to halve his jail term.
The verdict was based on Surachai's three rally speeches in Udon Thani, Chiang Mai and Bangkok in 2010. The defence team said Surachai will seek a royal pardon. Earlier Surachai vowed to begin a hunger strike if he is not moved to the new detention centre for political prisoners in Bangkok’s Lak Si district. His wife, Pranee, quoted Surachai, 69, as saying he was disheartened by the fact that he and another red shirt lese majeste detainee, Somyos Prueksakasem-suk, were not regarded as political prisoners. ThaiLandPlus. Chalerm, Sukhumpol: No coup. We are Thai. #ThailandOnly. วันนี้อ่านบทความออนไลน์ชื่อ′ความเป็นไทย+ความเป็นคน′ โดย เกษียร เตชะพีระ หนังสือพิมพ์มติชนรายวัน ฉบับประจำวันที่ 3 กุมภาพันธ์ 2555 แล้วประทับใจบทกวีเก่า ขอคัดลอกบทกวีเหล่านั้น มาไว้เพื่ออ่านย้อนรำลึกเองอีกครั้งค่ะ ความเป็นไทยที่ประดิษฐ์สร้างด้วยบทกวีของจิตร ภูมิศักดิ์ (พ.ศ. 2473-2509) โดยเฉพาะระหว่างที่เขาถูกอำนาจปฏิวัติอาญาสิทธิ์ของจอมพลสฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์ จับติดคุก ขังลืมด้วยข้อหาคอมมิวนิสต์อยู่กับเพื่อนร่วมชะตากรรมกว่า 300 คน ณ คุกลาดยาวหลังรัฐประหาร 20 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2501 จนได้รับการปล่อยตัวพ้นข้อหาเมื่อเดือนธันวาคม พ.ศ.2507 ช่วง หลังจอมพลสฤษดิ์ถึงแก่กรรมด้วยโรคตับแข็งปลายปี พ.ศ.2506 บรรยากาศการเมืองผ่อนคลายลง มีการเปิดโปงทรัพย์สินที่ร่ำรวยผิดปกติของท่านจอมพลผู้รักและรับผิดชอบชาติ แต่เพียงผู้เดียวถึงกว่า 2,800 ล้านบาท จังหวะนั้นเอง จิตรได้ลอบส่งบทกวีชุด “โคลงสรรเสริญเกียรติ กรุงเทพมหานครยุคไทยพัฒนา” ภายใต้นามปากกา “กวีการเมือง” จากคุกไปลงหนังสือพิมพ์ประชาธิปไตยซึ่งมี ล้วน ควันธรรม เป็นผู้คุมคอลัมน์ และได้ทยอยตีพิมพ์ระหว่างเดือน มิ.ย.
We are Thai. #ThailandOnly. PAD leaders call for power seizure. PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul, speaking via a telephone call from China, said the military should stage a coup in cooperation with the people in order to wrestle a complete control of the country from Thaksin. "If the PAD is to make a move once again, this time will not just confine to street protesting but a complete seizure of power," he said, pledging a make-or break struggle.
Flying the flag for ladyboys: Thai airline takes on transgender flight attendants. PC Air flight attendants: Chayathisa Nakmai, Dissanai Chitpraphachin, Nathatai Sukkaset and Punthakarn Sringern. Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom /Reuters Her eyelashes, and her stockinged legs, are long enough to warrant a double-take from passengers on board. It may seem a form of harassment to others, but Thai flight attendant Punthakarn Sringern, 25, relishes the attention. Two suspected Lebanese terrorists arrested: Chalerm. Scales of Devastation. Warning: Heavy rain, flash floods. 9 min ago | Bangkok Post Westerners 'target' of deep South terror... Australia and the United Kingdom have warned their citizens to avoid travel to Thailand's restive deep South as new information has indicated potential terrorist attacks targeting westerners. Trending on the Topix Network 4 hrs ago | Malaysian National News Agency 39 Killed, 402 Injured On First Day Of Songkran Festival Road accidents have killed 39 people and injured 402 others on Friday -- the first day of the seven-day campaign to reduce road accidents throughout Thailand -- as people celebrate the annual Songkran festival or Thailand's traditional New Year, Thai News Agency reported. 8 hrs ago | Bangkok Post.
Fighting HIV/AIDS in Thailand: can distributing clean needles ever be as easy as giving out condoms? Available in: Français, ภาษาไทย When I think of HIV/AIDs, symbols pop into my mind: the red looped ribbon and the free condom. They’re actually a good representation of what Thailand is doing best to combat the epidemic- massive information campaigns and the 100% Condom Program which saw the dramatic decline of HIV/AIDS among sex workers. However, those symbols faded in my mind after I visited an old, impoverished part of Bangkok and met the people who currently are the most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS- the injection drug users. HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases are transmitted when needles are shared. Under influence, many users are also likely to have unprotected sex.
It’s not uncommon here to hear stories of community workers delivering clean needles harassed by the police. Thailand warns Facebook sharing may slur monarchy. Snapshots of Bangkok and Flood [PHOTOS] Assistance to Thailand for Flood Recovery. Today the United States announced more than $10 million in additional assistance and civic aid to support Thailand in responding to the most severe flooding in the country’s recent history. The Thai Government, military and people have undertaken tremendous efforts to address the flooding, and the United States is committed to supporting our ally’s speedy and full recovery. The United States will provide coordinated support to our Thai civilian and military partners in efforts to re-open Don Muang Airport – a dual domestic and military hub – to facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance.
Why the U.S. Is Giving Bomb Training to Thai Police. Photos of Bangkok & Flood [3] Thailand Tourism Update. SummaryofUNresponsetofloodinThailand_1Nov11. Thailand, Bangkok, British Embassy. Emergency consular assistance For emergency assistance in the event of the death, assault, arrest or hospitalisation of a British national, call +66 (0) 2305 8333 where you will be given details on how to proceed and how to contact a duty officer outside normal office hours.
If you are calling from the UK about a British national in Thailand, you can call our Consular Assistance Team in London on + 44 (0)2070081500 (24 hours). Thailand floods: cartoon captures a bewildered population's imagination. Abhisit admits to going to the Maldives – but he is telling the truth about the reason? Factbox - Thailand's flood crisis in numbers. Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand - Home. Abhisit: State of emergency needed. Evacuees arrive at university shelter. AM - Bangkok threatened by record flooding in Thailand 08/10/2011. Thailand warns of Bangkok flood threat. Pattaya Flooding After Heavy Downpours Last Night. 513,860 people suffer from flood-related disease - Thailand. United Nations Webcast. The Balance In Bangkok, the poor and the elites. The relationship between the poor and the rich, somewhat a delicate unstable balance of envy, anger, and to a large extent, submission to what 'cannot be changed' in their lives.
Bangkok. ‘Worst’ Thai floods kill 224, threaten Bangkok. 05 October 2011 :: 10:10:33 am [ 2,835 views ] Human Rights Party: WTF is UPR? 11-03-14-UPR-thailand. Comments aren't crimes. Privacy Policy Last modified: November 11, 2011 This Privacy Policy is continually under review to ensure your privacy and security. Thaksin supporters mark Thai coup anniversary. Troops ‘involved’ in cameraman death (AFP) Krabi Walking Street in Thailand Malaysia Asia. Flood warning for central plains. Thailand launches new war on drugs.
Unidentified foreigner found dead in North. Signs Friendship Bridge will re-open « Karen News. Corruption tops list of Phuket priorities. Thailand: Industrial Change in the Bangkok Urban Region. FCCT event tonight: The Preah Vihear Temple – A Time Bomb Waiting to Explode. Moui.net - Written by Heart. เตือนฉีดฟิลเลอร์-โบท็อกซ์ อาจถึงตาย.