Harrison George (* Juvenal, Satires. ‘But who will guard the guardians themselves?’. Alternative Georgian translation: ‘But what protection will the protection get?’ The government, military and right-wing groups have been taken aback by the generally negative reaction to...
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DAWEI, Myanmar: Huge crowds lined the streets to greet Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she hit the campaign trail Sunday ahead of by-elections seen as a key test of the government's commitment to reform.
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CHENGDU, China: Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions.
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From the blurb: @ NaviculaMusic dedicated the song to encourage people to do more in orangutan conservation, to protect this endangered species. @ RobiNavicula wrote the song "Orangutan" in April 2011 as a track to be included on...
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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 28 -- Thai Prime Minister has convinced international business leaders that Thailand has prepared plans to prevent future flood crises and that the country has potential to be centre of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
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BANGKOK, Jan 28 – Thai authorities in joint operation on Saturday detained 10 suspected drug dealers with 400,000 methamphetamine pills and 24 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as "ice," with a street value of Bt200 million in the...
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BEIJING: China should impose "sanctions" against the Philippines after it offered to allow more US troops on its soil, state media said Sunday, amid growing tensions over disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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The former British Labour premier, Tony Blair, is giving the keynote address at this month’s Board of Investment (BOI) seminar for chief executives at the Plaza Athenee Hotel, Bangkok, whilst Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will host a...
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In an earlier post PPT noted that the inaptly named People’s Alliance for Democracy, associated with the disingenuous and anti-democratic Sondhi Limthongkul, and the equally inaptly monikered Democrat Party were organizing a ceremonial “reconciliation” as they maniacally declare...
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by Dr Robert Brewitt (rbrewitt@ise.ac.th) The most impressionable years are your early years, with those around you having a big influence on how you will develop. This includes your parents, peer group and, arguably, most importantly your teachers....
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by Geoff Parker Treasure Hill G.C. Stableford A field of 16 golfers set off to Treasure Hill to blow away the cobwebs following the New Year celebrations. The course has undergone extensive renovations over the past few months,...
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DAWEI, Myanmar: Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Yangon on the campaign trail Sunday with a visit to a southern city to promote her party ahead of April's by-elections.
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TOKYO: The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said the agency will open a branch office in Fukushima to monitor efforts to contain the world's worst atomic energy accident since Chernobyl, a report said Saturday.
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The Metropolitan Police Bureau deputy chief has denied MP Chuwit Kamolvisit’s allegation that a large casino would open in central Bangkok on Thursday and Friday this week.
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The Metropolitan Police Bureau deputy chief has denied MP Chuwit Kamolvisit’s allegation that a large casino would open in central Bangkok on Thursday and Friday this week.
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Sondhi Limthongkul has revealed a plan by American capitalists to rule Thailand in a bid to exploit natural resources, including oil, in the Asia Pacific region, exposing Nitirat and Prachatai as receiving money from American corporate-backed funders in...
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Fringe Philosopher It is true that the majority of Thai people love the monarchy. But there may be some sectors that do not love the monarchy. This is understandable and not out of the ordinary. We should be...
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PPT has noticed that much of the excitement and agitation associated with Nitirat’s proposals has been stirred by the ASTV/Manager, the mouthpiece of the People’s Alliance for Democracy and Sondhi Limthongkul. It seems that the mainstream media is...
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NEW DELHI: Voters cast ballots in the Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, kicking off a string of five local elections that are seen as a mini-referendum on the embattled national government's performance.
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JAKARTA: Indonesia on Saturday revoked a gold mining exploration permit granted to an Australian miner following a series of violent protests against the project left two dead last month, reports said.
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MANILA: Philippine activists picketed the US embassy on Saturday and burned a cardboard American flag and mock stealth bomber, vowing to launch a campaign opposing a plan to allow more US troops in the country.
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The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for an election to choose a new Bangkok governor, possibly by the end of this year, if MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra steps down early, says deputy party spokesman Jirayu Huangsap.
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The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for a Bangkok governor election expected to come by the end of this year following an early resignation from the post of MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, party deputy spokeksman Jirayu Huangsap said on...
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A large casino will open in the heart of Bangkok on Thursday and Friday of this week, according to MP Chuwit Kamolvisit.
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A large casino will be opened in the heart of Bangkok on Feb 2-3, Rak Prathet Thai Party MP Chuwit Kamolvisit said on Saturday.
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KABUL: The latest round of diplomacy has cleared a path for the Afghan peace process but final hurdles remain before genuine talks to end the war can formally begin, officials and analysts say.
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WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta still believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before US forces went in to find him, he said in a TV interview to air Sunday.
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BANGKOK, 27 January 2012 (NNT) - Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit Thailand in February to meet with the Thai truth commission and lend his help on the country's reconciliation process.
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BANGKOK, Jan 27 – An opinion poll released Friday found that a substantial majority of respondents--77 per cent, or three out of every four persons polled--oppose the government idea of selling shares of PTT Plc, the state-owned oil and...
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BANGKOK, Jan 27 -- More workers are expected to be unemployed after last year’s flood crisis reduced forward purchase orders for some factories while others shifted their production to other provinces to avoid a repetition of flood problems, according...
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BANGKOK, January 28 2012 – Three more countries have lowered their terror alert in Thailand following China’s decision to remove its travel warning.
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ILIGAN, Philippines: Less than six weeks after killer floods swept away their slum homes along a Philippine river, Lydia Abulanda and her neighbours are rebuilding despite warnings disaster could strike again.
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by Mike Gerrard I think I am correct in saying that it is the first time Goort (pronounced Hoort) from Holland has won a Tuesday competition. After struggling with his turn on the backswing, he has now corrected...
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