Stories about Thailand from May, 2007
Thailand: Stereotyping Foreigners
The Siam Sentinel looks at the Thai habit of stereotyping foreigners. “It's not always the case but many Thais are still going by long believed stereotypes about how the Chinese,...
Thailand: Blocking Pro-Thaksin Sites
Thai authorities have blocked more sites that support the former prime minister Thaksin. The Bangkok Bugle says the block might have a reverse effect with Thai people trying other means...
Thailand: Blogspot Blocked
Bangkok Pundit writes about Thai internet service providers blocking blogs hosted on the popular blogspot.com domain. Seems the domain was blocked as there were some blogs hosted on the domain...
Thailand: Thaksin's Ploy
The Lost Boy describes how the ruling Council for National Security (CNS) in Thailand is “playing into Thaksin’s hands“. The authorities closed three radio stations last week after they featured...
YouTube Vs.Thailand: The Latest Round
YouTube's latest round of trouble with Thailand started in April when some YouTube user uploaded a video mocking the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology...
Earthquake in Laos, Felt in Thailand
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck north western Laos on Wednesday afternoon. There are only a handful of bloggers inside Laos and no one has talked about the quake as of yet. In neighboring Thailand, some bloggers wrote about the tremors.
Thailand: Jail for Youtube Fans
Mangosauce comments on the latest cyber-crime law that promises severe punishment to people who try to access banned video site YouTube. YouTube was banned by Thailand for refusing to remove...
Thailand: You Tube Surrenders to Thailand
Video sharing site YouTube has agreed to take down the videos that ridiculed the Thai king and offended the Thai government. Thailand had threatened to sue Google and YouTube is...
Thailand gets new cyber bill
“Thailand's National Legislative Assembly approved a controversial law this week which could seriously effect how Thailand's internet users use the web“, writes Daniel at Metroblogging Bangkok. “This single law could...
Thailand: Thailand and YouTube
Thailand Jumped the Shark takes Thailand's information and Communication Technology Minister to task and questioning his wisdom on trying to sue Google for some videos uploaded on Google owned site...
Thailand: Incompetent Bank of Thailand
Bangkok Pundit links to and comments on an article written by a Thai academic. The article argues that the Bank of Thailand shows a lack of judgment in its policies...
Thailand: Thailand vs. Google
The New Mandala blog discusses Thailand's attempts to charge Google with lèse majesté. Thailand's government tried unsuccessfully to get Google owned YouTube to drop clips mocking the Thai king.
