Posts Tagged ‘ discovered ’

From a New Mandala reader: The attached series of photographs was taken on Saturday evening April 17th around 10PM in and around the Central Bangkok/Rajprasong main demonstration site for the Red Shirt protests. There is nothing “spectacular” or particularly… Read full story > > > Written by: Andrew Walker. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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While Dad and Des were out having a wow of a time exploring, Paul and I had a full day of work at the farm. It was an interesting day as we were cutting down trees that had been set aside as experiments and some of … Read full story > > >...
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After a few days of silence prime minister Abhisit went on air again in a televised public address on Friday evening and announced that Thai army chief Gen. Anupong Paochinda would be put in charge of the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situations (CERS), thus replacing deputy prime minister Suthep… Read full...
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The “Peoples’ Alliance for Democracy” (PAD), also known as the yellow shirts, has given the government a seven-day-ultimatum to crack down on the red shirts or else they would take matters into their own hands. The yellow shirts have been mostly quiet during the anti-government protests of the … Read full story >...
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My Pic of the Day last week featured a hotel in the desert in Abu Dhabi. In fact the hotel is partly Thai-owned. I don't know who by but I have my suspicions. The hotel is spread over a huge area and to get to and from … Read full story > >...
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Q&A Part 2: Q&A Part 3: After I posted my video of the shooting at Democracy Monument I was inundated with questions and comments. I decided to answer some of the most commonly asked questions that I got and to share my thoughts what happened that night. Question #1: Your title is misleading....
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190 Websites Ordered Closed by CRES The Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation has ordered MICT ( Ministry of Information and Communications Technology ) to close 190 websites, most of which are claimed to be politically seditious. Since the … Read full story > > > Written by: Talen. Discovered by:...
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There aren't that many trishaws left in Thailand, anymore. Motorbikes are simply too cheap and too convenient, and are widely used as taxis these days, forcing out the hard working pedicab drivers. But whenever I see one, if I'… Read full story > > > Written by: Jarrett.
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The current, relatively-peaceful chapter in Thailand’s unfolding political narrative gives us a chance to revisit some multimedia content from recent past. Here’s a video shot the night before Black Saturday. Read full story > > > Written by: nick. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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Directed by Monthon Arayangkoon Starring Toni Rakkaen, Setha Sirachaya, Rattanarat Eertaweekul Released in Thai cinemas on April 6, 2010; rated 15+ Wise Kwai’s rating: 3/5 Breakin’ meets Strictly Ballroom in Big Boy ( ??????? ), a mostly energetic and slick look at the Thai b-boy… Read full story > > > Written by:...
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In addition to Jakrawal Nilthamrong’s Unreal Forest and Anocha Suwichakorngpong’s Mundane History , there’s another Thai film in the 23rd Singapore International Film Festival that I missed earlier. It’s Ladybird’s Tears , an experimental short by Kong Pahurak, written and produced by Malaysian … Read full story > > > Written by: WiseKwai....
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After more than a month in Vientiane, I have to admit that it’s still the case that I’ve still only been able to find a scant handful of places that do good Lao food. Luckily I live literally around the corner from one that I, not to mention many locals, consider the best...
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Thailand normally doesn’t appear very often in the headlines in Germany. If so, it is in most cases the cliché stories on either the sandy beaches, farangs behaving badly in Pattaya , elephants in distress or other quirky and weird stuff . The so called ‘hard news’ are rarely to be… Read full...
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The human brain is a funny thing. It is an amazing thing. I don’t use mine enough at times but the other night for some reason I came up with a great idea.
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Thailand’s Shellhut Entertainment has teamed up with Singapore-based Tiny Island Productions to co-produce a 3D CGI-animated feature based on Shelldon , which is about various forms of marine life under the waves of the Andaman Sea. It’s planned for release in 2012. As far as I know, it would be the first stereoscopic...
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Phi Phi Hotels Ripped a New One at About.com is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/ , a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Suzanne Nam writes at GoThailand.about.com and recently she ripped Phi Phi hotels and employees of hotels a new hole in the bummy. Sorry, I’m talking baby-talk since we … Read full story...
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The Red Zone in central Bangkok is a growing world of its own, where people freely listen, share and discuss critical, perhaps even revolutionary, ideas and opinions with a passion rarely seen in normal times. In past periods of political forment much of what was said and happened in Bangkok would … Read...
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Singha beer is heavily promoting its newly created Facebook group, ILoveThailand, to an international audience with a competition with Metro , one of London’s most popular free newspapers distributed to commuters, one major campaign. The promotion, which directs Metro reads to Singha’s… Read full story > > > Written by: Jon Russell. Discovered...
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Surat Thani – a quiet Thai town most tourists race through on their way to noisier nearby islands – has a wonderful night market serving all kinds of street snacks. Twice we've stopped for a night there, on our way south, to eat and … Read full story > > > Written by:...
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With more than 400 million active users, and countless more registered, Facebook is a global phenomenon – if it were a country, it would be the world’s fourth most populated. Statistics suggest that Asia, however, is yet to fall under the spell of Facebook as other areas of the world have… Read full...
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C4 explosive was used in a failed attempt to bring down a third power transmission tower north of Bangkok. Authorities think the device was rigged at the same time as the earlier attempt to cut off electricity supplies to Bangkok . The report from ASTV Read full story > > > Written by:...
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Despite all the drama occuring in parts of Bangkok, the rest of the country carries on so you'd hardly know anything was going on. It's funny cos so many people see what's happening back home and worry about those in Thailand, where the reality is, unless you venture into these… Read full story...
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul will return to the Cannes Film Festival with his new feature, Uncle Boonmee who can Recall his Past Lives ( Loong Boonmee Raleuk Chaat ), among those announced for the main Palme d’Or competition today in Paris. The program, including the competitions, is incomplete. More films could be… Read full story...
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Australian, 28, Hacked by Machete in Surin – Dies is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/ , a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse A really tragic story out of Surin – up by Sisaket, Yasothan, Ubon Ratchathani – a non-tourist area, … Read full story > > > Written by: Vern. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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One of my fellow bloggers once commented to me ” You do pick some rather strange post titles. ” Maybe he was right. On my last trip to Thailand I slept on the aeroplane, in a hotel in Khon Kaen, Udon Thani … Read full story > > > Written by: Hoo Don....
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People always send me questions about volunteering abroad. In addition to telling them about what we’re doing in Bangkok, I stress two points: 1) Be Prepared by educating yourself about what you’re getting into and 2) Get Connected with people who have … Read full story > > > Written by: Dwight Turner....
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Things continue to be quiet here in Bangkok today, with the Songkran new year holiday in full effect. Many red shirt protesters have reportedly abandoned what was once their main protest site, Phan Fah bridge near Rajadamnoen Ave., in order to consolidate their numbers at… Read full story > > > Written by:...
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You can see over 600 pictures of Songkran around Thailand in the Songkran Gallery Related Articles of Interest: Songkran 2009…Amazing! Songkran (Thai New Year ) Thai Baker Serves up the Dead Bread Getting Ready for Songkran 2009 Thailand Holidays 2009 Copyright © 2007-2010 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use...
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It seems most of my readers are currently either celebrating Songkhran, or using the holiday week for traveling, or more interested in the political gridlock after the dreadful events last Saturday – but since there are much better political blogs I … Read full story > > > Written by: Andy. Discovered by:...
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