Dec 29, 2007

Thailand's teen queens

There’s something creepy about Miss Teen contests. What is it that drives parents to subject their daughters to these contests? I’m treading a thin line here because we have a guest columnist at work at the moment who is a current provincial teen queen. Her latest column was about the contest in which she participated. It reads like a list …

What is a "yellow card"?

I found this on The Nation today. It looks like an interesting story, although I don't really understand it. The Election Commission decided Tuesday to issue yellow cards for three winning People Power Party candidates in Nakhon Ratchasima's Constituency 3, EC member Sodsri Satyatham said. They are Boonlert Krutkhunthot (110,944), Linda Cherdchai (89,976) and Prasert Chantarawongthong (88,139). EC regulations allow …

Dec 24, 2007

Happy Christmas

I’ve been blessed with a half day tomorrow, which means I can go out tonight, party and go to work some time after midday. I have absolutely no Christmas feeling inside me. It’s really just another day out here. The longer you spend in Thailand and the older you get, the less Christmas means. I stopped getting presents a long …

Election day arrives in Thailand

Today is the day. More than a year after a bloodless coup, millions of Thais will turn out today to vote in a general election. It’s an exciting time as an observer, but it’s also one of concern. The thing that stands out about this election is the enormous impact Thaksin has already had on it. People appear to be …

Dec 20, 2007

The party's over for Juthamas Siriwan

Less than a day after saying that she would sue the US Justice Department if she were linked to the Bangkok Film Festival bribe scandal and that the whole debacle would have no effect on her or her party’s political campaign (Puea Pandin Party), former Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Juthamas Siriwan has announced that she will today resign from …

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