Olympic Torch in Bangkok Enflames Passions, but No One Gets Scorched
The Olympic Torch passed through Bangkok with out any interruptions on Saturday. Pro-Tibet and Pro-China demonstrators shouted at one another, but the torch relay was uninterrupted.
This was the first Olympic relay to pass through Bangkok, Thailand so local officials were happy to see [...]
Apr
20
Olympic Torch in Bangkok Enflames Passions, but No One Gets Scorched
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Apr
20
Thai Rice at Twice the Price
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Thai Rice at Twice the Price
Rice is on the mind of Prime Minister Samak. He is asking Thais to eat less so that rice farmers can sell their rice at record prices to other countries. White rice, which is almost completely devoid of any nutrients, is the most popular food in the entire world. [...]
Apr
20
Phony Thai Fishballs Foul Funeral
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Phony Thai Fishballs Foul Funeral
Thai Fish balls suspected of containing poisonous Puffer fish sicken 140 people in the Ban Luang district on Friday. The suspect fish balls were served in a soup at a funeral. Victims experienced numbness and weakness in the extremities, as well as severe vomiting. Those suffering symptoms were taken to [...]
Apr
20
Thailand’s People’s Alliance for Democracy ‘PAD’ to Protest amendments to Thai Constitution
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Thailand’s People’s Alliance for Democracy ‘PAD’ to Protest amendments to Thai Constitution
People’s Alliance for Democracy ‘PAD’ will Protest amendments to Constitution next Friday at Thammasat University to Protest amendments to Thai Constitution.
Suwat Wattanasiri said on behalf of PAD, that Thaksins PPP government plans to amend the 2007 constitution to get away with corruption and election [...]