In a few days United States President George Bush will visit Thailand before heading to the Olympic games. In a clear sense of awkward politics, there no doubt will be some Photo opportunities with United States President George Bush shaking hands with Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. From there the political spin goes into overdrive. [Read more →]
Ministers from Thailand are resisting the law and failed to step down as required by the Constitution. Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee, Labor Minister Uraiwan Thienthong and Deputy Transport Minister Anurak Jureemas are fighting graft charges but refuse to step down. This has the effect of making Thailand appear unattractive to international investors by showing that the Thai government does not care about laws. [Read more →]
When it comes right down to it, attacking the plaintiff’s credential as a defense says a lot about the defendant. Diversionary tactics are not uncommon when there is no real defense for a crime. It is nothing more than a delaying tactic meant to put off the inevitable. It is like being bit by a baby cobra and then questioning if the cobra was indeed old enough to properly bite, completely forgetting the fact baby cobras are just as deadly as adult cobras. [Read more →]
If you have been following the news when they start talking about the price of oil, you will notice that with each progressive news report there is more and more of a suggestion that there is no oil left. We pointed that out here long before the trend started in the news when we connected the dots for you. What was ‘Drill more’ has progressively shifted to ‘Find new sources of energy’. [Read more →]
In Thailand there are occasional violent clashes between groups. As Thailand is polarized at the moment between pro and anti Thaksin supporters, it is often the pro Thaksin supporters that draw blood. [Read more →]
The ignorance of the dark and middle ages have long sense been replaced with modern science and the ability to see things as they are. This is proving to be the case in overriding blind faith in the church. Unfortunately the Catholic church has yet to discover this. [Read more →]
When you look at the war in Iraq you have mixed views as an American. You see on one side political pressure to pull out by Americans who Don’t have a stomach for prolonged war. On the other side you see a more common sense approach not to leave until the job is done. [Read more →]
Thailand prosecutors have been given a case that becomes impossible to present without being guilty of the same crime. People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) core leader Sondhi Limthongkul turned himself in Thursday July 24 after police obtained a warrant for his arrest on a charge of quoting lese majeste uttered by a government supporter. [Read more →]
As the dispute over the Preah Vihear temple takes shape in the international gene pool of right and wrong, it appears Cambodia has the dominant genes. With Cambodia’s desire to involve other countries including the United Nations, it shows a level of confidence Thailand lacks. [Read more →]
To believe that there is no sex in politics is to think that the world is flat. Sex is in every corner of our society, from the staunch politicians who seek to stamp out prostitution right on down to the interns who work behind the scenes. There is no escaping the call of nature no matter who you are. [Read more →]
In an attempt to counter increasing criticism Thailand’s ruling People power Party (PPP) looks to employ direct counter propaganda. The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) seems to have found a nerve that hits too close to home for the PPP. [Read more →]
It all started with simply not following the wisdom of Thailand’s new Constitution. With the simple stroke of a pen before letting parliament review what has been defined by the Thai courts as an International treaty, blood would not have been spilled by a Thai soldier who stepped on a land mine at the disputed site. Had the Preah Vihear document been reviewed as called for by the Constitution, the potential of bloody conflict would have been avoided. [Read more →]
With inflation at warp speed in Zimbabwe, it is understandable they may have a few big bank notes floating around. But to have a note twice the worth of the world’s richest man is simple testimony as to how bad it is. The blame for this comes down to just one man, sham President and genuine dictator Robert Mugabe. [Read more →]
With the price of oil jumping every time someone wants to pass gas, it certainly helps to understand why. It only requires you to know a few simple things, all of them make sense to some extent. [Read more →]