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Thai Junta Guts Toothless Human Rights Commission Posted on February 4, 2015                By                      Our Correspondent                                 Headline, Malaysia, Politics, Thailand The only human rights body that matters Merger plan could erode

Thai Elites, Military Play a Dangerous Game   Thai military during the coup in May 2014. Photo from Wikimedia (through user Takeaway) Settling in for political stalemate Posted on February

Thai Smuggling Ring Tied to Prince?     Asia Sentinel Close   Your Name    Friend Email    Enter Message To Friend             Prince Vajiralongkorn Suspects

Time for Thai Royals to Face Reality Monarchists are out of touch and one self-exiled Thai woman says, ‘Enough!’ Written by Chatwadee Rose Amornpat FRI,31 OCTOBER 2014 I have often

Succession Tug-of-War Over Ousted Thai Princess and Son Written by Our Correspondent FRI,12 DECEMBER 2014 Asia Sentinel Close   Your Name    Friend Email    Enter Message To Friend   

  Thailand crown prince’s wife resigns from royal role Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and then Princess Srirasmi in 2008 The wife of Thailand’s Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, Srirasmi, has resigned her royal

Past It’s Sell By Date (By Along Way ) in 2014 Bliss Mansion – Pattaya –Soi Diana off Soi Buakhao Filthy rooms-  Layer of Dust Everywhere -Room furniture, chairs and doors Under the Bed – Condoms/Packets / Paper and an Inch of DustTiled floor not washedStaff Surly – Room Maid and Reception Not “Managed” Second best will do.Owner says staff hard to get and keepBed Linen change is often stained and supplied with holesMattresses with springs broken on bed edgeAir Conditioners Old Noisy and StrugglingToilets constantly need unblockingTV -Out of the Ark, Picture Blurred & cheapest Free Progs.Fridge not cleaned rusty inside and very OldInternet – Free ?  Temperamental and InconsistentLift not certainNo Entrance facilities for DisabledNow More ExpensiveConstant Noise outside until 2am You have been warned ! Never leave valuables in the roomHotel safe boxes are not safeThai Banks do not give Accounts to foreigners unless you have a Retirement Visa or Similar. And remember that in Thailand, Tourists are Merely Moderated Meal TicketsThe foreigner (farang) is just that to a ThaiThere is little other interest toward them in the Thailand Even less than to the Thai poor by the privileged too. Radical

Thailand’s crown prince strips wife’s family of their royal name Country’s junta will forbid anyone using the royal surname after three   relatives of Princess Srirasmi are embroiled in a corruption

Loi Krathong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia         Loi Krathong People floating krathong in Chiang Mai Official name Loi Krathong or Loy Krathong (ลอยกระทง) Observed by Thai, Laotian

Opinion: Time for Thai Royals to Face Reality   Written by Chatwadee Rose Amornpat FRI,31 OCTOBER 2014 Asia Sentinel Close   Your Name    Friend Email    Enter Message To

Govt refuses rice price guarantee, but will help cut farmers’ costs Petchanet Pratruangkrai The Nation September 27, 2014  1:00 am The government has come out with some measures to ensure

September 21, 2014 7:00 am JST Thai military junta pushes tax hikes TORU TAKAHASHI, Nikkei staff writer Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said the country’s current military rulers are

Thailand: Pattaya Police Arrest Transsexual Prostitutes in Crackdown on Sex Tourism By David Sim September 22, 2014 12:26 BST The city of Pattaya in Thailand is best known for its

Mayor: Pattaya gives privilege to Chinese tourists By Alvaro Lago Sanchez and Du Mingming (People’s Daily Online) 09:38, September 14, 2014   Pattaya, Sept. 11 2014 (People’s Daily Online)  

Thai Junta Names an Aging and Conservative Cabinet   Written by Our Correspondent TUE,02 SEPTEMBER 2014 Asia Sentinel Close   Your Name    Friend Email    Enter Message To Friend

Thailand’s Junta Grinds Exceeding Fine Written by Our Correspondent TUE,19 AUGUST 2014 Asia Sentinel Close   Your Name    Friend Email    Enter Message To Friend          

    Thailand’s Crooked Army Written by Our Correspondent WED,20 AUGUST 2014 Asia Sentinel Close   Your Name    Friend Email    Enter Message To Friend          

Open Letter to Gen. Prayuth and the National Council for Peace & Order on Tourism   If you really want to know about what is causing tourists so much distress

Prayuth now ‘certain’ to become PM Top brass to dominate cabinet posts Published: 17/08/2014 at 06:16 AM The interim cabinet is slowly taking shape and is only being held up

NCPO assigns Culture Ministry to make movies to promote tourism   August 19, 2014 5:30 pm The National Council for Peace and Order Tuesday assigned the Culture Ministry to make

16/ Aug/ 2014 Foreign Tourist Arrivals Still Falling, 10.9% Down in July Foreign tourist arrivals in Thailand in July dropped by 10.9% from a year earlier, according to data posted

Mystified at Western reports on Thai crisis August 18, 2014 1:00 am   I can’t understand Western media reports on the recent events in Thailand. The   previous protests, mainly

Fighting corruption from the bottom: The case of Thailand     Charas Suwanmala, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok The intention of this paper is to

Junta’s anti-graft moves welcome, but not all will be happy   Jintana Panyaarvudh jintana@nationgroup.com July 29, 2014 1:00 am The provisional Constitution, which went into effect on July 22, has

Thai Military Shows Yingluck the Door   Written by Our Correspondent FRI,18 JULY 2014 Asia Sentinel               Going somewhere? Court orders her to face

Visa Enforcement Tightens for Thailand’s Expats   Written by Our Correspondent THU,17 JULY 2014 Asia Sentinel          Where the boys were The lush life days may be

Free World Cup telecast   Watchiranont Thongtep, Panya Thiosangwan, Usanee Mongkolporn The NationJune 12, 2014 1:00 am At prodding from junta, NBTC tells RS to show all matches live on

Rice farmers seek 40% profit margin   Petchanet Pratruangkrai The Sunday Nation June 8, 2014 1:00 am Rice farmers yesterday proposed that the National Council for Peace and Order set

Thai Army Tries to Put a Happy Face on Coup   Written by Richard S. Ehrlich FRI,06 JUNE 2014   Asia Sentinel         Girlilla warfare!! People are

Thai junta eases curfew amid weak tourism Tue May 27, 2014 9:5PM GMT Thai military junta has announced that it is easing the night-time curfew imposed after a military coup

Press release FCO Minister extremely concerned about situation in Thailand   Organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Page history: Published 25 May 2014 Topic: Foreign affairs Minister: The Rt Hon Hugo

Thailand military orders activists to surrender   Thai soldiers take away a protester ahead of a planned gathering in Bangkok, May 25, 2014.   Sun May 25, 2014 7:43AM GMT

Thailand Coup Night Curfew Hits British Holidaymakers   PA  |  Posted: 22/05/2014 18:06       Hundreds of British tourists in Thailand will have to observe a strict night curfew

Thailand’s Pressure Cooker Politics Written by Our Correspondent MON,12 MAY 2014 Asia Sentinel             Concerns grow Civil war fears rising as impasse deepens Thailand is

Thailand’s Political Prisoners Written by Giles Ji Ungpakorn WED,30 APRIL 2014 Asia Sentinel           Prisoner of conscience Draconian lese majeste law used against dissenters Somyot Pruksakasemsuk

Asean 2015: Free movement of labour Published: 5 Jun 2012 at 18.35 Thailand attractive for skilled workers (doctors, nurses, engineers, accountants, tourism) under Asean free labour markets in 2015. In

11 Apr 2014 Despite storms, 40 provinces still facing drought Report from Government of Thailand Published on 11 Apr 2014 — View Original   BANGKOK, 11 April 2014 (NNT) –

322 deaths on roads over Songkran week   Wattana Kamchoo     The Nation April 19, 2014 1:00 am There were 322 deaths and 3,225 injuries as a result of 2,992

What To ExpectBy Mr. Gold As anyone who has spent any time amongst Thai women will tell you, you don’t want to be around them in the mornings. If  

Thai Opposition Losing its Gamble? Written by Our Correspondent TUE,04 MARCH 2014 Asia Sentinel           Lady cops at Ratchaprasong Feeling in Bangkok is that the courts

What Next for Thailand – Part 2 NOW No Welfare State No Maternity Benefit No Disabled Benefit No Unemployment Benefit No Social Justice No Free at Use Health Service What

What Next for Thailand? Thursday 5 December 2013 by Duncan McCargo, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme Everyone knows the answer to this question but abdicate their responsibility to say so. The

Redshirt threats get political tension boiling The Nation February 24, 2014 1:00 am Redshirt leader Jatuporn Promphan addresses local redshirt leaders during their meeting in Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday. Other key

About PSC Thailand http://www.palestinesolidaritythailand.org/contact     PSC Thailand is an independent, non-governmental and non-party political organization with members all over Thailand, both Thais and Expats. PSC Thailand represents people in

“International Transparency” has Thailand as the 102nd most corrupt country in the world. Alongside Panama and Moldova. Philippines is 94th along with India. So to “Restart Thailand” first address the

The Weakness of Thailand’s Royalists Written by Patrick Jory MON,10 FEBRUARY 2014 Asia Sentinel In this post from New Mandala, an Australian academic adds up the numbers and finds the

Thai red shirts leader says ‘It’s time to get rid of the elite’ As election day approaches in Thailand, supporters of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra vow to take to the

Burmese smugglers get rich on Yingluck Shinawatra’s £13 billion Thai rice subsidies A populist subsidy on rice by Thailand’s ruling party is enabling smugglers from neighbouring Burma to make a