Court to Decide on Thaksin Asset Appeal

by admin on July 21, 2010

Next month Thailand’s Supreme Court will decide whether to hear petitions against the seizure of 46 billion baht in assets. The court has set a date of Aug 11 to announce their decision.

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Censors Retreat on Banned Ad

by admin on July 21, 2010

The other day we reported about an ad that the censors banned in Thailand. Well, now that the story has hit the press and the PM has said he finds nothing offensive about the ad, the censors are backpedaling. Now the censors are saying that they simply wanted the ad “corrected” before allowing it to air. They say that some of the clips used were inappropriate and could be against the law so they asked the producers to recut the commercial.

According to the Bangkok Post, problems that the censors had focused on:

Scenes to be removed include those of protesters torching public property [on May 19], security officers holding weapons and getting ready to fire them, some pornographic images, some deemed offensive to religious institutions, images of protesters [both yellow shirts and red shirts] gathering in political rallies in a way that might trigger a state of unrest or affect national unity or internal security.

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Emergency Decree Lifted in Three Provinces

July 20, 2010

The cabinet agreed to lift the state of emergency in three provinces today. The three provinces are Lampang, Sakon Nakhon, and Roi-et. The emergency decree still remains in effect in the following provinces:
Ayutthaya
Bangkok
Chaiyaphum
Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
Chon Buri
Khon Kaen
Maha Sarakham
Mukdahan
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nong Bua Lamphu
Nonthaburi
Pathum Thani
Samut Prakan
Ubon Ratchathani
Udon Thani

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Amart and Prai

July 20, 2010

A very interesting opinion column in the Bangkok Post regarding the divide between the amart and prai in Thailand. Voranai Vanijaka makes a case that reconciliation is not just about wage gaps and public handouts but has to be addressed as an attitude between rich and poor.
You see, when a man crawls to serve another [...]

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The Commercial Thai Censors Don’t Want You To See

July 20, 2010

A television commercial title “Thailand, We Apologize” has been banned by the censorship board despite receiving an enthusiastic reception at an event called “Ignite Thailand” held in Lumpini Park. Prime Minister Abhisit says he has seen the video on YouTube and has asked the censorship board to reconsider their decision as he saw nothing wrong, [...]

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Red Shirt Brit Pleads Guilty – Going Home

July 10, 2010

It looks like one of the two foreigners arrested over their involvement with the Red Shirt protests has had a moment of clarity and pleaded guilty to the charges of violating the emergency decree. Jeff Savage, the Brit who appeared in a video seeming to encourage protesters to burn down Central World and do as [...]

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Thaksin’s Passport Problems

July 10, 2010

Fresh off a stinging rebuke from the US, Thaksin may now be sailing into a totally different type of problem. According to The Daily Monitor in Uganda a watchdog committee has been set up to investigate exactly how former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shiawatra was issued a diplomatic passport from their country. A whistle blower [...]

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Thaksin on the Defensive

July 8, 2010

A post over at Connecting the Dots makes a case that Thaksin’s resounding rebuke by the United States is causing him to shift tactics. Red Shirt supporters might not like CtD’s tone about Thaksin but he seems to have the same harsh criticism across all Thai political parties. Mainly I think it comes down to [...]

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Thaksin & Co Receive Stinging Rebuke From US

July 4, 2010
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Court Denies Bail for Red Shirt Leaders and Guards

June 30, 2010

An appeal court has turned down the bail applications for ten red shirt leaders and guards being held on terrorism charges. The court ruled that considering the seriousness of the crimes they’re being accused of and the possible penalties (death penalty) they were a flight risk.

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