Stories about Thailand from November, 2006
Thailand: Black May Video
New Mandala links to a video from May 1992 that shows Thai soldiers kicking and beating people who were protesting against the government then. The soldiers were under the ultimate command of Surayud Chulanont, the current prime minister of Thailand.
Thailand: Making Tom Yam Soup
Realthai has a generously illustrated post describing the preparation of popular Thai Tom Yam Kung.
Thailand: Thai Bridge Blogger Translates Intellectual's Book
Thai bridge bogger at Fringer.org has translated thai intellectual Dr. Nidhi Eoseewong‘s book titled “The Culture of Poverty” from Thai to English. The blogger offers the translation as a free download. The book is a collection of essays that will help anyone interested in Thailand to better understand the culture...
Thailand: Unknown Fruit
The bloggers at Eating Asia discover a new fruit in the streets of Chiang Mai. “Two days later our 60 baht-a-kilo dien taw was ‘very, very’ soft and ready to eat. I cut it in half to find two burnished brown seeds and smooth, starchy golden flesh. Dien taw's texture...
China: Put the E back in APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum came to a harmonious enough end this Sunday with all twenty-one member nations agreeing to renew calls for North Korea to put an end to its nuclear plans and key player China putting its weight behind the pledge. Chinese bloggers, however, seem to have...
Thailand: Reason For the Coup
Bangkok Pundit discusses a newspaper story on the reasons that might have prompted the Thai military to stage the coup.
Thailand: IT Minister Slams Open Source
Technology forum Slashdot is debating a statement by Thailand's IT minister who in a about turn from the previous administration's favourable attitude to the open source software, called the movement “full of bugs and useless”.
China: Touchy topics
BBS forums used to be the venue of choice to make oneself seen and heard in the Chinese blogsphere, until blogs came along and most of the biggest and best BBS names took their reputations and readers and set up their own spaces. While BBSes, some in blog+BBS hybrid form,...
Brunei: Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand
Brunei resident Emma Good Egg visits Thailand and witnesses the Thai festival of Loy Krathong. “One lights the incense sticks and candles, make a wish and float the Krathong down a klong (canal or river). In Chiang Mai, the Ping River becomes a river of flickering lights and its skies...
Thailand: No $100 Laptop
Technology blog Engadget reports that Thailand is pulling out of the $100 laptop project for its schools. “Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was a big fan of NickNeg's pet project, but sadly, his countrymen kicked him out of office in September, making Thailand somewhat of a tough sell now.”
Thailand: Pro-Democracy Taxi Driver's Suicide
Bangkok Pundit reflects on the suicide of a taxi driver. The driver hanged himself off a pedestrian bridge in Bangkok. His suicide note said that he was sacrificing himself for democracy. The same driver has earlier tried to kill himself by ramming his taxi into a tank immediately after the...
Thailand: Loy Krathong Festivities
Don Gilliland at Bangkok Dazed complains about the excessive firecracker sound but otherwise likes the Thai festival of Loy Krathong “Loy Krathong is a beautiful Thai tradition. People all over the country flock to the nearest body of water on the full moon night in November and float a krathong...