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Definition of “Delusional” from Merriam Webster Dictionary
1 : the act of deluding : the state of being deluded
2 a : something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated b : a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; [...]

Lord of Suvarnabhumi
By Thanong Khanthong
The Nation
Published on December 5, 2009
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turns 82 today, has been practicing two virtues simultaneously as he aims for complete enlightenment.
With perseverance and giving as his goal, King Bhumibol has attained a pure soul. He guides his people to realise Suvarnabhumi, the Golden Land for a Buddha-to-be. The [...]

Thaksin and his nominee governments
Thailand’s Monarchy has been around in Thailand for 700 years. It is an institution of great reverence. It is the strength of Thailand, not an obstacle to progress.
The politicians are the liabilities of our democratic system. If the politicians are clean and really work for the progress of the country, there [...]

The 13 Day History of the Red-shirt revolution
Red-shirt revolution
Timeline: How the red-shirt protest developed and ended
BangkokPost.com, AFP
March 26: Thousands of Thaksin supporters in trademark red shirts begin rallying in Bangkok, calling on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government to resign and allow fresh elections.
They are spurred on by Thaksin Shinawatra, who starts a series [...]

Attn: Red Shirts and Yellow Shirts of Thailand
If we divide into two camps, even into violent and the nonviolent, and stand in one camp while attacking the other, the world will never have peace. We will always blame and condemn those we feel are responsible for wars and social injustice, without recognizing the degree of [...]

ECONOMIC BLITZKRIEG
by Dave S.
Brian Bloom’s latest insightful article at www.gold-eagle.com got me thinking again. In an attempt to understand the tremendous, unprecedented economic and political developments of the past few years, I am putting forth the hypothesis that the ‘powers that be” in the West are engaged in a strategy of ‘Economic Blitzkrieg’ similar to [...]

Suspected ‘Bad Girls’ Banned from Protest Sites
by David Barkdull
Bangkok
The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have yet again shown their true colors by banning suspected ‘bad girls’ from their protest site at Government House. Declaring its protest site off limits to sex workers, the PAD security guards did not only warn the protesters against sex workers [...]

An open letter to the Ladies Professional Golf Association ‘LPGA’
I’m sitting in Bangkok reading an Associated Press news article in my local paper entitled “English Only.” It appears that the Ladies Professional Golf Association has proposed that an English language test be imposed on foreign golfers. If someone on the street told me of this [...]

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 [...]