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Samak to resign? Dissolving the House? Thai News from Thailand Army, PAD and Police want Samak to resign The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) with 20,000 plus PAD protesters surrounded the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, PM Samak is under extreme pressure to resign as Prime Minister. The protesters started gathering at about 10am on [...]

Convergys USA Wins AIS Thailand Mobile Consulting Contract Convergys has signed two consulting contracts with Thai based mobile phone operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS). Convergys USA, one of the world’s largest outsourced contact center companies, will provide services to transform AIS’ customer relationships, AIS Thailand will use Convergys’s solution methods to retain customers and increase [...]

Thailand High School builds Transsexual Toilet for Ladyboys ‘Katoi’ A Thailand High School has made a tranny Transsexual Toilet for Lady-boys / Katoi toilet for the increasing number of Transsexual Ladyboys / Katoi students in the High School. A survey conducted at the Kampang School in Isaan or Isan, North Eastern Thailand surveyed almost 10% [...]

Thousands protest in Bangkok at Thai Election Commission Almost 4,000 PAD anti-government protesters showed up at Thailand Election Commission in Bangkok today to protest the Pro-Thaksin government, demanding that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and other PPP Ministers to resign. The PAD has blocked off entrances to the United Nations headquarters in Bangkok since late May. [...]

LPG ‘liquefied petroleum gas’ smuggling from Thailand to neighboring countries Many attempts have been made to reduce LPG ‘liquefied petroleum gas’ smuggling from Thailand to Burma, Cambodia and other bordering countries, the high demand for LPG in Thailand has risen dramatically due to the rise in oil prices. In Thailand, the price of LPG is [...]

An open letter to the failure that is the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) by David Barkdull Bangkok This week I have been reflecting on the TAT’s total lack of credibility, the scandals, the mismanagement, falling tourist numbers and junkets to who knows where or for what reason. The lack of any marketing skills whatsoever [...]

Thailand Coup | To Coup or not to Coup, that is the question The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has been close allies of Thailand’s Generals who staged the 2006 coup that ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The PAD protests and street demonstrations, stirring up energy and conflict needed for another coup, ever so relentlessly [...]

Tourism in Thailand – a Farang View by David Barkdull For many of us who live in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Pattaya Thailand it is so obvious that for the past two years we have had low season, low-low season and no season rather than high and low seasons we saw only a few [...]

Failure rate for condos in Bangkok, Thailand nears 50% by David Barkdull Bangkok Property speculation in Thailand is a form of doing business and investing (gambling) on Thai property values increasing in the short or long term. In Thailand is it easy to put Bt100K down on a condominium unit or multiple units in a [...]