· August, 2007

Stories about Thailand from August, 2007

Thailand: WordPress.com blocked

  26 August 2007

On August 22th, 2007, access to wordpress.com blogging platform has been blocked by TOT (Telecommunication Authority) preventing Thai Internet users from accessing Thai WordPress and all blogs hosted on wordpress.com. “A notice has been shown when trying to access any WordPress page: “Sorry. TOT Plc., as an organization of Thai...

Thailand:

  23 August 2007

Thailand Jumped the Shark takes the editorial team of Thai English language daily Nation to task for their bias against the poor. ” They have contempt for the poor masses, they have contempt for anybody who supports Thaksin or is affiliated with him, and they have contempt for anybody who...

Singapore: Happy Birthday to Singapore from Thailand

  9 August 2007

Bisean posts national day greetings for Singapore from Thailand. “They have proven us that a little tropical island can attain world-class status. They have shown us what discipline is all about. They have given us a new meaning to shopping, how an airport should look like, how to cook our...

Thailand: The Phallus Shrine

  1 August 2007

Richard Barrow takes to yet another off-the-beaten-track shrine. This particular shrine holds a collection of giant wooden penises that have been left as offerings by devotees.

Thailand: No to Coups

  1 August 2007

Siam Sentinel comments on the news that Thailand's new draft charter is making coups unconstitutional. The blogger finds the news amusing as the current government came into power after a coup.