· June, 2008

Stories about Thailand from June, 2008

Thailand: Prime Minister and origami bird

  30 June 2008

Tor finds it amusing that Thailand's Prime Minister managed to make an origami bird while the opposition accused him of being unfit to run the country in a parliamentary session. The Curious Incidents of a Girl has a different opinion.

“Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia”

  24 June 2008

Real Cambodia notes that mobile phone users are sending text messages to assert Cambodia's ownership of the Preah Vihear Temple. Thailand is also claiming the historic site.

Thailand: Casino's new name

  22 June 2008

To minimize criticism, Thailand's Prime Minister said the government is building an entertainment complex, not a casino. Blogger The Farang is not amused.

Bangkok Transit System

  11 June 2008

gnarlykitty wonders whether the BTS in Thailand “is a convenient form of transportation or a giant metallic monster ready to munch you alive?”

Southeast Asia: Series of unfortunate disasters

  3 June 2008

In the past month, natural disasters hit the Southeast Asian region claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and destroying billions of properties. Bloggers discuss the destructive cyclone in Myanmar, the China earthquake which was felt in Hanoi and Bangkok, two earthquakes in the Sumatra island and the strong typhoon in north Philippines.