There have been earlier comments on the economic damage done by red shirt rallying, and PPT posted earlier on this and pointed out that there had been little impact on the economy. This might have changed with reports of the state’s violent crackdown on protesters on 10 April. In one of our earlier...
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On April 12, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit spoke at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University* and the topic was "Political and Economic Developments in Thailand" on Monday, April 12. WMV Video of the event is available from here and a MP3 can be downloaded from here......
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It’s been five years since I left the UK. Throughout this time I’ve been adamant that I wouldn’t go back aside from the occasional visit. But now I’m faced with a dilemma.
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From AFP : Kasit, speaking earlier Monday at a forum of the Johns Hopkins University, said he still believed in a negotiated resolution to his country’s crisis. He said any resolution to the turmoil might see the role of the revered monarchy revamped with greater involvement in the political process of the impoverished...
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Whilst tomes will no doubt be written analysing the explosive events in Bangkok on Saturday night, it may be useful to provide some commentary on the situation in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern capital, particularly in light of media reports on the weekend indicating that Red Shirt-inspired battles have broken out throughout numerous Thai...
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Whilst tomes will no doubt be written analysing the explosive events in Bangkok on Saturday night, it may be useful to provide some commentary on the situation in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern capital, particularly in light of media reports on the weekend indicating that Red Shirt-inspired battles have broken out throughout numerous Thai...
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The Double Down goes on sale on April 12 Fast food fans will be licking their lips in anticipation of KFC’s Double Down sandwich: a fried feast with no bread – and extra meat. Rather than the conventional “meat in a bun” burger, the new dish replaces bread with two chicken fillets. KFC’s...
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The Australian National University’s New Mandala website has an open thread on what appears to be emerging as a crackdown by the military against the red-shirt protesters in Bangkok. Follow the news and post your observations here .
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If the situation returns to normal before the festive season, as much as 100 billion baht could be spent during the Songkran festival next week, an increase of 1.89 per cent from last year, the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce said.
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Business leaders roundly condemned the move by the anti-government red shirts to shut down Thailand’s largest shopping area. The Bangkok Paragon estimate 60 - 70 million baht in lost revenue yesterday Losses from the closure of the country’s top shopping malls and hotels could range into the hundreds of millions of baht per...
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Businesses stand to lose two or three hundred million baht in revenue today because of the anti-government rally blocking Ratchaprasong intersection, Thanawat Polwichai, director of the Economic and Business Broadcasting Centre at the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, said on Saturday.
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A group have arranged a protest against the reds at Chulalongkorn University for tomorrow. In response, the reds have stated per The Nation: "We just want to ask the university's administrat...
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‘The Origin of April Fools Day’, written by Joseph Boskin was published in the associated press in 1983. The article, told how the mystery of April Fools origin had finally been solved. A history professor at Boston University, Joseph Boskin had discovered how the April Fools celebration had begun during the Roman Empire....
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This message, by Alan Potkin, appeared on one of the Lao email lists. It is a useful critical follow-up to my earlier post on the Mekong and an associated press report in Al-Jazeera . In an Al-Jazeera article published on 8 March 2010, Dr. Andrew Walker, an anthropologist at the Australian National University,...
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March 26, 2010, : Today is the day of that Thaksin’s lawyers lodge his appeal, whilst the organs of state, in the form of the Comptroller-General’s Department, the Finance Ministry, the Legal Execution Department and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), attempt to legally wrest his Bt46 billion away. Ever indomitable, Thaksin has been...
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KHUN JIRAWAN MOMPONUCH, cover model of FHM recently visited the Nova Gold Hotel in Pattaya. The young Thai beauty came to the hotel as part of her university studies in hospitality management. She has an agreement with the managers of the Nova Gold Hotel, that she can hold staff interviews as part of...
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Expatriates Coming Home BRITONS with a growing number of disillusioned and hard up expatriates heading home according to figures published. The number of British citizen returning home jumped by 13 per cent to 87,000 in 2009, compared with the previous year figures from the Office for National Statistics, which showed...
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Two recent posts on blogs at the Australian National University remind us to keep in mind those who are imprisoned in Thailand for the lese majeste . At New Mandala, earlier this week Nicholas Farrelly wrote a post reminding us of the campaign last year...
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Thammasat University on Sunday announced the closure its Tha Prachan campus on March 15 and 16 due to the red-shirt protest nearby.
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Dear Dan, I hope you don’t take this the wrong way but I have to say that I have been a little disconcerted by aB.com’s rather strident alarmism over the past few days. Of course, you are entitled to your own opinion, which I respect, but I would ask you to consider this...
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British industry is back in favour BRITISH companies are ditching foreign factories in favour of making goods in this country. One in seven firms reportedly moved operations back to Britain in the last two years after finding that overseas suppliers produced poor quality goods and often delivered late. Cheap labour in Eastern...
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Students to guard stars at Olympics OLYMPIC security chief have ruled out using the Army to protect competitors and spectators at the 2012 Games, and instead they will rely on thousands of teenagers taking a 3 hour events safety course. The move has provoked anger among military figures, who believe Army expertise...
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Britain to cut Global Warming BRITAIN won’t reach its targets for helping to cut global warming experts warned last month, we will not slash our carbon dioxide emissions by 34 per cent by 2020 as planned. The Government will also miss the EU target of producing 15 per cent of energy by...
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University of North Bangkok , or simply just North Bangkok lead the Bangkok League on 10 points. This weekend was the big test against Nonthaburi, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Expect both teams to be up there come the seasons end. Muangkan and Lopburi of the Central-East division. Time will tell just...
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Condoms are manufactured in different shapes and sizes for fit and comfort and there are no standard lengths although some will stretch depending on material used. Flavored condoms are to make oral sex more enjoyable and are quite safe for penetrative sex as long as they have been approved and tested. There are...
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Free Download: Thai Reader Project… If your Thai learning adventure has come to a halt due to the lack of intermediate to advanced materials, the University of Wisconsin’s Thai Reader Project could be a fine fit: The authors have attempted to create effective lessons in the reading of Thai that will help learners...
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It’s a festival ! Fake bozo explosive detector , bozo C4 “ fruit juice carton bomb ” planted in the garden of the Supreme Court… Here is a morceau de choix , linked to the 9/11 Event AKA “The fruit juice carton bomb”. Bangkok police on Monday said they will know more about...
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Celebrants will spend an estimated 36.26 billion baht this weekend, when Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day coincide, according a University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce survey released on Wednesday.
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The legitimacy of rulers is expressed and renewed through rites of popular obeisance…But in some parts of the world alongside such rites are others that, at first sight, are baffling: rituals that are used to revile the leader rather than exalt him. In the classic case, among the Swazi of southern Africa, the...
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Elephants in the room: the uses and meanings of English in Thai political discourse (Part 1) When I moved to Thailand eight years ago, I became interested in the new world of Thai...
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