News and commentary from Thailand and Southeast Asia. Bird flu, violence in Southern Thailand and continued corruption are current themes in this part of the world. You can also find out about my latest research and publications. Welcome to the Land of Smiles.
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Is that the sound of a not very intelligent man with his brain grinding slowly into reverse? It is former Interior Minister Suthep Thaugsuban (disqualified as an MP for improper shareholding) and still Deputy Prime Minister who has become slightly equivocal about whether it is really a good idea to try to prosecute four people for rumour mongering when it was a story half of
Still, one thing the government can do is to continue its spiteful reprisals against the union members who dared to point out that the locomotives of the State Railway of Thailand are dangerous. Not only will the SRT management try to sack six more union members they will try to make them pay 70 million baht in compensation.
Still, one person seems to have won the lottery – Rakesh Saxena has been promised a fair trial by the government (wonder how much he could sell the ticket for) – he has just been extradited from
My article Tragedies of Shakespeare: Timon of Athens has been published at Bookstove.
Back on Monday.
Not even sure who we’re playing – doesn’t seem to matter anymore.