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Review: Plon Na Ya 2 Ai Yah!

April 17, 2012
Review: Plon Na Ya 2 Ai Yah!

Directed by Poj Arnon Starring Jaturong Pollabong, Charoenporn Onlamai, Kirk Schiller, Somchai Kemklad, Pharanyu Rotchanawutthitham, Thana Sutthikmon, Treechada Marnyaporn, Bongkot Kongmalai Released in Thai cinemas on April 5, 2012; rated 15+ Wise Kwai’s rating: 3/5 With great trepidation, I checked out Poj Arnon’s latest… Read full story > > > Written by: Wise...
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What keeps you up at night?

April 17, 2012

Back in March I asked a group of leading academic analysts from Columbia University and the Australian National University to reflect on the question, “Based on what you know of the Asia-Pacific region, what keeps you up at night?”  You can find their answers in this short video . There are responses from...
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Somyos back in court. Support needed!

April 17, 2012
Somyos back in court. Support needed!

PPT was going to post on the new round of court appearances by Somyos Prueksakasemsuk on lese majeste charges, however we find that FACT has all the necessary information, so we re-post it here: You’re invited! Come to support Somyot Pruksakasemsuk on these upcoming trial dates as trial observers. As much may be...
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Gay Hi-So Guy in Bangkok Night

April 16, 2012
Gay Hi-So Guy in Bangkok Night

Gay Hi-So Guy in Bangkok Night – Chris Coles In Bangkok, there are really no barriers for people who are gay, both men and women. There are gay business tycoons, government officials, military generals and even higher. Gay entertainers, factory workers, bank clerks, whatever. … Read full story > > > Written by:...
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And So it Continues…Songkran 2012

April 16, 2012
And So it Continues…Songkran 2012

Songkran 2012 I decided to take out the cheap camera yesterday instead of the good one, I don’t want to take too many chances in getting it soaked. Unfortunately the pictures aren’t as good but I did grab some video ( posted above ). The upshot was I didn’t have to worry about...
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Pang Jarunee Gives Birth!

April 16, 2012

At 3 AM on Tuesday April 17, 2012 Pang Jarunee gives birth to a healthy baby female elephant. The father, subject to further DNA testing, is believed to be Plai  Chumpol! This is the first natural birth of reintroduced elephants in the ten years of the Read full story > > > Written...
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Takumi Japanese Buffet: Possibly Bangkok’s Best Japanese Food!

April 16, 2012
Takumi Japanese Buffet: Possibly Bangkok’s Best Japanese Food!

Japanese Restaurants in Bangkok I don’t think there’s any better cuisine to eat buffet style than Japanese food . At Takumi Restaurant, it’s all you can eat, but instead of having to waste energy by getting up to help yourself, you have the privilege of just ordering off the menu as MANY times as …...
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TRUE 3G and the Kalasin 18 hole golf course, Yaang Talaat

April 16, 2012

Onmy way to Kalasin town I continued my 3G test and stopped at the 18 hole course to see if it is reopened and if it had 3G. Low and behold not only is it reopened TRUE 3G is loud and clear continued here: TRUE 3G and the Read full story > >...
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Sakon City BOOM Town

April 16, 2012

Sakon City Songkran to the classics It’s obvious:    There's a construction boom underway in Sakon City. Within minutes in any direction from my home, there’s construction underway. It’s like that all over the city. The construction boom is going on in most of North Eastern Isaan. A decade ago… Read full story...
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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 17th April, 2012 [del.icio.us]

April 16, 2012

Daily weather updates for tropical island destination Koh Samui in Thailand by long term resident Camille Lemmens Read full story > > > Written by: camillelemmens. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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Thai poll shows those in the Northeast trust Channel 3 and Thai Rath the most: ASTV Manager the least

April 16, 2012

Between February 11-13, the E-Saan Center for Business and Economic Research (ECBER) surveyed 1,093 people in all 20 provinces of the Northeast (Amnat Charoen, Bueng Kan, Buriram, Chaiyaphum, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Loei, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nongbua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Sisaket, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Yasothon)....
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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 17th April, 2012

April 16, 2012

Today’s weather; Koh Samu i is waking up under a nice and blue sky, it may get warm today. Current temp at 7am is 26.9C In Khao Lak the sky is looking like it may turn blue any moment when the sun starts to heat up. A… Read full story > > >...
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Thai poll shows Northeast trusts Channel 3 and Thai Rath most, ASTV Manager least

April 16, 2012
Thai poll shows Northeast trusts Channel 3 and Thai Rath most, ASTV Manager least

Between February 11-13, the E-Saan Center for Business and Economic Research (ECBER) surveyed 1,093 people in all 20 provinces of the Northeast (Amnat Charoen, Bueng Kan, Buriram, Chaiyaphum, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Loei, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nongbua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Sisaket, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Yasothon)....
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PADI, diving and Instructor Development (IDC) around Thailand: PADI IDC in Khao Lak, school of April 2012, is in the bag [del.icio.us]

April 16, 2012

The PADI IDC in Khao Lak, Thailand, has been completed for the school of April 2012, with award winning and 6 time Platinum PADI Course Director Camille Lemmens Read full story > > > Written by: camillelemmens. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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Paying a final tribute with false claims

April 16, 2012
Paying a final tribute with false claims

The Government Public Relations Department is a section of government that is meant to provide official views to the public and internationally. More often than not its pronouncements amount to little more than propaganda. In a recent report, the PRD has outdone itself in providing palace propaganda that is meant to be a...
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Updated: Paying a final tribute with false claims

April 16, 2012
Updated: Paying a final tribute with false claims

The Government Public Relations Department is a section of government that is meant to provide official views to the public and internationally. More often than not its pronouncements amount to little more than propaganda. In a recent report, the PRD has outdone itself in providing palace propaganda that is meant to be a...
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Thaksin on top

April 16, 2012
Thaksin on top

PPT thought readers might be interested in some of the stories that seemingly have Thaksin Shinwatra back at the very center of attention in Thailand’s politics. Fasten seat belts? Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra closes in on return , Telegraph Cambodia will deploy thousands of security personnel to police a mass rally for...
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Thaksin on top

April 16, 2012
Thaksin on top

PPT thought readers might be interested in some of the stories that seemingly have Thaksin Shinwatra back at the very center of attention in Thailand’s politics. Fasten seat belts? Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra closes in on return , Telegraph Cambodia will deploy thousands of security personnel to police a mass rally for...
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Kachin State: Don’t mention the war

April 16, 2012
Kachin State: Don’t mention the war

I still keep one eye on what gets reported in Burma’s official media. It can be a useful barometer of what’s going on, and what can be said (and left unsaid). For a while now I have been curious that since the start of 2012 there has been basically no reporting in The New Light of Myanmar...
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Kachin State: Don’t mention the war

April 16, 2012
Kachin State: Don’t mention the war

I still keep one eye on what gets reported in Burma’s official media. It can be a useful barometer of what’s going on, and what can be said (and left unsaid). For a while now I have been curious that since the start of 2012 there has been basically no reporting in The New Light of Myanmar...
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Seeking practical benefits from national reconciliation in Myanmar

April 15, 2012
Seeking practical benefits from national reconciliation in Myanmar

There can be no doubt that Myanmar is currently undergoing an important political transition. In most cases where such a political transition occurs, it is accompanied by a significant process of “national reconciliation”, especially where politics have been profoundly divided and polarised in the past. A genuine process of “national reconciliation” is now...
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When Thaksin comes home

April 15, 2012
When Thaksin comes home

  “And now the end is here. And so I face the final curtain. My friend, I’ll say it clear. I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain. I’ve lived a life that is full.
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Protected: Hint: Where did we take Django before coming to Thailand?

April 15, 2012
Protected: Hint: Where did we take Django before coming to Thailand?

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read full story > > > Written by: Lynn. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 16th April, 2012 [del.icio.us]

April 15, 2012

Daily weather updates for tropical island destination Koh Samui in Thailand by long term resident Camille Lemmens Read full story > > > Written by: camillelemmens. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 16th April, 2012

April 15, 2012

Today’s weather; The sky over Koh Samui is blue this morning with a current temp at 7am of 29.7C In Khao Lak on the other hand it’s fairly cloudy this morning. Current temp at 7am is 25.2C After yesterday’s rain, cloud formations form … Read full story > > > Written by: Camille...
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Paper trail that leads nowhere

April 15, 2012

Harrison George ?You lose, or have stolen, something of value. Your duty is to trot along to the local police station, and report the fact. After some time (a phrase deliberately chosen for its flexible interpretation), you will emerge with a police report. And the question is, why bother? Sometimes you have to...
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Paper trail that leads nowhere

April 15, 2012

Harrison George ?You lose, or have stolen, something of value. Your duty is to trot along to the local police station, and report the fact. After some time (a phrase deliberately chosen for its flexible interpretation), you will emerge with a police report. And the question is, why bother?
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Red Sky Restaurant at Centara Grand in Bangkok

April 15, 2012
Red Sky Restaurant at Centara Grand in Bangkok

The day we went to Red Sky restaurant at the 55th floor of the Centara Grand Hotel in Siam, Bangkok, we had to admit that the name was wisely chosen. I suppose some days it rains or some days sky is just not that red, but we were lucky as usual and …...
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Songkran The Final Evening 15.04.12, more narrative and video

April 15, 2012

thainewyear went out with a whimper to put an end to a rather lackluster 3 day run.. I would say attendance was down about 50% onlast year. And from what I have heard so far businesses are quite disappointed, especially restaurants. continued here: Read full story > > > Written by: admin. Discovered...
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Booming Burma

April 15, 2012

Aim Sinpeng “More companies have been registered in Myanmar in the past six months than the previous decade combined,” revealed, on separate occasion, directors of two market research firms in Rangoon. Since 2010, Burma recorded big jumps in its foreign investment stock, bringing in nearly US$25 billion, which account for more than all...
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