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Where to donate for cyclone relief
It’s all over the news, we’re looking at maybe 100,000 dead and 1.5 million displaced in Burma* thanks to the cyclone (and these are not, in fact, the highest estimates). The Burmese government, demonstrating once again that “military intelligence” is an oxymoron, are blocking... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
rice roundup
Businessweek recently posted an article that clearly and concisely explains what’s happening with the rising cost of rice. The entire thing is a fascinating read, addressing speculation, export, biofuel production, oil prices, and the impact of all this on food aid. Here’s the excerpt most... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
when you need to comment that things happened peacefully…
Well, despite concerns expressed in American Embassy warden messages that “protests can escalate with little warning, disrupting transportation systems and city services and posing risks to travelers’ personal safety” the Bangkok Post reported that the olympic torch run went pretty... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
election results
We all know who got the most seats in Parliament.” And now it looks like The PPP is managing to form a coalition, which will allow them to really run things. Though, perhaps not: Under an internal security law adopted last week, the military will have the power to intervene in the political... Read more...
Published 7 months ago
elections!
The polls are about to close here (will have closed by the time I finish this post). I’m watching some Thai news that I totally don’t understand. The Thai English-language publications online seem to be focusing on corruption and vote buying (in The Nation, at least). The Bangkok Post, as... Read more...
Published 7 months ago
Happy Loi Krathong
… and good luck in the future. Read more...
Published 8 months ago
busted
boing boing and the New York Times both tell me that the Thai Police caught the swirly-faced, internationally hunted child molester who apparently abused boys in Vietnam and Cambodia, and taught English in Thailand. From the NYT article: “His was the latest highly publicized arrest of... Read more...
Published 9 months ago
Train Market
Posted on glumbert: glumbert - Train Market I am fairly sure, as are the one or two commenters who aren’t knuckle-dragging troglodytes, that this video was shot in Khlong Toey. Bangkokians are the masters of creatively efficient use of space. (Thanks to b for sending me this similar video clip.) Read more...
Published 9 months ago
[Review] The Grill Tokyo
Those were not, as far as we could tell, actual marijuana leaves. But there is actual raw horse on that plate. I adore Bangkok’s diverse and devoted eating culture. I like the unpretentious 20 baht noodles I can get down the street from my apartment, and I like that on the same block I can get... Read more...
Published 10 months ago
Military vs Thaksin
Well it seems that both won two very important goals today, the exit polls seem to suggest that the Military coup leaders are widely supported by the public AND Thaksin’s Manchester City beat rivals Manchester United. (more…) Read more...
Published 11 months ago
