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Matt Harding
I love this. Matt Harding traveled around the world for 14 months, filming himself doing the same dance in 42 countries. Something about this made me cry with laughter. Thanks to Arjun for the link. Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo. Read more...
Published 2 days ago
Thaksin is a political prisoner
The Supreme Court has just blocked Thaksin’s request to visit China and the UK. Is this justifiable given that he has not been found guilty in a court of law of any of the charges brought against him ? Read more...
Published 3 days ago
Chalerm Yoobamrung is finished
Everyone’s favourite minister, Chalerm Yoobamrung, was due to arrive in Phuket last night to inspect land plots on Koh Racha that he is accused of abusing his position in the Land Department to help his buddies acquire. In one of the weakest displays to come from a government seemingly founded... Read more...
Published 4 days ago
BK magazine is coming to Phuket
Interesting bit of news today. The guys behind BK mag (Asia/Azia City) are setting up a tourist rag in Phuket. For anyone who might want a job in the media in Phuket, now’s your chance. I’m guessing the salary would be pretty decent, but I just find it hard to imagine that there is... Read more...
Published 5 days ago
Oh what a day for tennis
Not only did Andy Murray make a remarkable comeback from two sets down to claim victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet, but Thailand’s own Wimbledon hope, Tamarine Tanasugarn, upset world No. 2 Jelena Jankovic to make it through to the quarter-finals. Making the achievement even more... Read more...
Published 5 days ago
Smaller retailers are doomed â€" or are they?
It appears as if some of the larger retailers in Thailand are actually taking positive steps in the battle to rid the country of the excessive number of plastic bags. In Phuket at least, Central Festival, Tesco, Big C, Robinson and a bunch of hotels will on July 9 sign an MOU to offer discounts... Read more...
Published 6 days ago
Outsourcing media work
Outsourcing work to other countries is nothing new â€" heck, even I hire people to do odd jobs for me â€" but when it comes to journalism, you don’t expect a newspaper’s reporters to be working from another country. It isn’t just call centers that are hiring staff in India. The Los Angeles... Read more...
Published 6 days ago
Twitter whore
I think this video pretty much sums up the downside of social media. Twitter, while being a great tool for keeping abreast of what’s going on in the world, often descends into farce when people use it mindlessly. Most of us are guilty of self-indulgence with social media from time to time,... Read more...
Published 6 days ago
The trusty British media
From the Daily Mail: In articles published on 23 and 26 May 2008, we gave the impression that Mr Gest had contracted a sexually transmitted infection and alleged that he had Liza Minnelli’s dog killed without her knowledge. This was wrong. David Gest has never had a sexually transmitted... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
More than 40 killer whales beach themselves off Phuket
Yesterday evening, more than 40 killer whales reportedly beached themselves on the small island Koh Racha, off the south coast of Phuket. One of them died apparently. Villagers informed the authorities at about 6 pm last night. (KomChadLuek) I’ve never heard of such an event occurring... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
The oddness of Pastrygate
Pastrygate has been sharing the limelight with the censure debate. The whole debacle raises many issues and is one of the oddest stories of the year so far. Three of Thaksin’s lawyers were jailed on Wednesday for six months for trying to give a court official 2 million baht contained in a... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
Quick note
To everyone who responded to my call for guest posts on other blogs: I haven’t forgotten about you, but I just need a bit of time to actually write the posts. I’m hoping to get them all out by the end of this week. So please bear with me for a few days — I’m not being rude... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago