Stories about Thailand from June, 2007
Iran:Persepolis pulled from Bangkok Film Festival
Cityboy informs us that the Bangkok International Film Festival dropped Marjan Satrapi's prize-winning animated movie,Persepolis.The blogger says Iranian embassy in Thailand announced that Festival managers responded positively to a request...
“Beat the Censors!”, a gift of freedom for Thai Internet users
To date, Thailand’s ICT Minister, Dr Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, has not kept his promise to unblock the popular video-sharing site, YouTube, which was blocked by the Thai government in April 2007 following the appearance on the site of material critical of the country's king. Sami Ben Gharbia explores Thailand's worsening censorship climate, and interviews one of the activists behind FACT, an organisation that is refusing to take the government's threats lying down.
Thailand: Magazine Publishing in Thailand
The Bangkok Bugle compares the dynamics of magazine cover story publishing in his native UK and his current home Thailand.
Cambodia: Not Getting Caught in Thailand's Blame Game
Details are Sketchy is asking Cambodia to ignore Thailand's allegation that the casinos in Cambodia near the Thai border help launder money and support drug trade. “he claims are, of...
Thailand: Anti-Censorship Resources Distributed
Fed up with the recurring censorship of web sites in Thailand, the anti-censorship group FACT (Freedom Against Censorship Thailand) has started distributing a CD titled “Beat the Censors” that contains...
Thailand: Wai Khru Ceremony
Richard Barrow at Thai-Blogs.com has pictures from the Thai Wai Khru Ceremony. I think one of the highlights for us during the first semester in schools in Thailand is the...
Thailand: Petrochemical Projects in the South
Bangkok Pundit has a post on Thai prime minister's plans of launching petrochemical projects in the restive south of Thailand to improve the economic condition of people living in the...
Thailand: Don't Criticize the Judges
The Lost Boy updates us on the latest happenings in Thailand where a constitutional tribunal is asking members of the public to avoid voicing out criticism against the tribunal's decision...
Thailand: Visiting Tiger Cave Temple in Krabi
Thaizer encourages visitors to Krabi to try going to the nearby Tiger Cave Temple. “Set in a tropical forest 10 kms outside of Krabi Town, the main cave and temple...
Thailand: Celebrity Spotting
The lost boy is at a Bangkok opening ceremony and asking readers to help him identify the celebrities he spotted there.
Thailand: Thailand Like Sim City
Mr. Pavee says Thailand is like the Sim City game. The blogger provides various game scenarios for Bangkok. “Lets assume we have an established (but messy) city like Bangkok as...
Thailand: Thai Internet Censorship
FACT – Freedom Against Censorship Thailand has a post on the mechanism of internet censorship in Thailand.
