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Moving to Thailand by David Barkdull Bangkok, Thailand Are you thinking about moving to Thailand? Are you contemplating moving to Thailand, to what is essentially the other side of the world? I say, go for it! However there are considerations that you need to address before you make the jump to Thailand. Just a few [...]

Heath Ledger, Academy-Oscar award for ‘The Joker in The Dark Knight’ ??? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is contemplating giving an award to Heath Ledger, posthumously, for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. The buzz is that the sympathetic members of his extended family and fans think he “was” [...]

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 [...]

Thaksin Takes a Gamble on the Gaming Business Former Prime Ministre Thaksin Shinawatra is showing interest in developing an additional casino and amusement complex in the Cambodian region of Koh Kong, Cambodian Defense Minister Teah Banh said yesterday. Gen Teah Banh, who in addition is a deputy prime minister with close links to Thai generals, [...]

Thai Boxers Dream of Olympic Gold Thailand enjoyed their most dazzling Olympics at the Athens Games four years ago when they succeeded in winning three gold, one silver and four bronze medals. The gold champs were boxer Manus Boonjumnong and weightlifters Udomporn Polsak and Pawina Thongsuk, who became Thailand’s first female Olympic heroes. Will the [...]

Hair Still Seen as Threat to Educators In a worldwide phenomenon that is also present in Thailand. Educators who are required to wear conservative haircut, on in mail educators who suffer from balding, like to get even for the injustice they suffer by controlling the youthful exuberant style favored youngsters who still have hair they [...]

Proposed Ban on Mobile Phones in Thai Theaters | 1com Thailand Editorial by David Barkdull I waited a few days to cool off after reading about the proposed ban on mobile phones in theaters to combat high levels of intellectual-property rights (IPR) violations in Thailand. I thought the Deputy Commerce Minister would be censured or [...]

Mobile Phone Ban for Thai Movie Cinemas | Commentary by David Barkdull Mobiles ban for cinemas Petchanet Pratruangkrai Mobile phones will soon be banned from cinemas as the government strives to combat the high level of intellectual-property-rights (IPR) violations in the Kingdom. The move follows a meeting yesterday between Deputy Commerce Minister Banyin Tangpaporn and [...]

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 [...]