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Thailand Applies for U.N. Security Council Seat The Thai Prime Minister’s cabinet on Tuesday concurred that Thailand would submit an application for a seat on the United Nations Security Council as a temporary member during the 2017-2018 term, as put forward by the nation’s Foreign Ministry, according to deputy government spokesman Vachara Kannikar. Thailand sat [...]

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’ [...]

Latest Travel Warning in Thailand 24 countries have issued travel warnings about traveling to Thailand, 10 of the 24 countries have raised the level of alarm of travel warning following the government’s violent and abusive crackdown on PAD anti-government protesters. The 10 countries are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Japan and the UK, ten [...]

Thailand’s best learning institution, Chulalongkorn University ranked top 200 universities in the world Thailand’s top learning institution, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, is now rated in the top 200 universities in the world, rated by the latest Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand is ranked at number 166, tied with [...]

English warned not to travel to Thailand The Brits have been warned to avoid all but essential travel in Thailand as more violence has left one person dead and 40+ injured. Tourists and Expats in Phuket, Bangkok, Chiang Mai and other popular tourist destinations in Thailand should be fine as long as they stay away [...]

10,000 + Anti-Thaksin protesters at Thai British Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand 10,000+ People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters assembled at the British Embassy in Bangkok demanding that UK Thaksin and his wife to Thailand to face criminal charges. The PAD protesters arrived at British embassy on Tuesday demanding that UK Thaksin and his wife to [...]

Thaksin and wife on Thailand’s most wanted list Thailand’s Ex-Prime Thaksin Shinawatra and wife Potjaman have been added to Thailand’s most wanted list. The Royal Thai Police have issued arrest warrants for ex-premier. Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Potjaman fled to London earlier this week to avoid many criminal corruption cases in Thailand against them. [...]

Thai woman kills English husband from UK in Thailand A British man from UK was found murdered after predicting that his Thai wife would kill him. Englishman Ian Beeston, 69 year old retired design engineer, was beaten and stabbed to death at his home in a village in the northeastern Thailand province of Roi-Et. Englishman [...]

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 [...]