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Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak removed 5 ministers and announced 6 new ministers.
Samak’s ‘ugly’ cabinet reshuffle …
Samak transferred Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan to the Industry Ministry
Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee kept his position.
Chaiya Sasomsup was forced to step down as health minister after the Constitutional Court said he failed properly to disclose assets.

New cabinet members include Kowit [...]

New Thailand Foreign Minister appointed today
Bangkok, Thailand: Retired Thai diplomat Tej Bunnag was appointed Thailand’s foreign minister today.
Tej Bunnag is thought to be best man to handle ongoing Hindu Temple land disputes with Cambodia.
Tej Bunnag is a foreign affairs veteran and former ambassadors to several countries, Cambridge University UK educated, has served as ambassador to [...]

Letter from PAD-People’s Alliance for Democracy Thailand to USA and Canada
Dear friends and people of conscience in Canada and USA,
You might be wondering why are these Thai people gathering at this place and at this time under the summer heat. The answer is simply because the previous and current government of our country and the [...]

Cambodia asks United Nations ‘UN’ to help in the border dispute with Thailand.
“The Thailand ambassador to the UN has reported to the Thai government that Cambodia has filed a complaint with the UN over the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia,” a says Wichianchote Sukchotrat, a Thailand government spokesman. He said Cambodia wanted the UN to [...]

Thailand, Cambodia deploy more troops to Cambodia-Thailand Border at Temple
Cambodia and Thailand both doubled their troops at border on land due to rising tensions over the disputed land of an 11th-Century Hindu ancient temple on the border of Cambodia and Thailand
Cambodia’s General Chea Keo said that Thailand now has more than 400 troops near the [...]

Cambodia: 40+ Thai Troops entered into Cambodia today due to rising tensions over the disputed land of an 11th-Century Hindu ancient temple on the border of Cambodia and Thailand, there was a stand-off with troops, but there has been no shootings as of yet. The Thai soldiers have positioned themselves at a Buddhist pagoda below [...]

The Astrological Alignment of the Planets and Stars are out of alignment this month for Thaksin and PPP.

This Week In Thailand
Tuesday, the Supreme Court banned a former PPP Speaker of the House from politics for 5 years for voting fraud. The verdict will most likely lead to the dissolutionment of the Samak-Thaksin PPP party if [...]

Thailand’s PPP Party Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama announced his resignation yesterday at Bangkok airport after arriving on flight from Canada. The Foreign Minister resigned due to mounting political pressure over the listing of Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site.
Thai PPP Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama resigned on Thursday, but said that the time [...]

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 [...]