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Confusion as PM forced out (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/05/2014
» The threat of a political vacuum has lessened a bit today after the NACC indicted former PM Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in the government rice-pledging scheme, but spared her replacement and said it was not seeking the ouster of the cabinet.
April: Month of political chaos?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2014
» Latest: PM testifies in person at NACC. Analysts say political temperatures could be at hot season levels during April as court decisions threaten to break the caretaker government, prompting a response from its red-shirt supporters.
Thais should bend, not break
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/03/2014
» Despite years of continuous attempts to instil the desire for a ‘‘new Thai state’’ in its members, the Red Shirts’ recent open threat to separate the North and the Northeast from the Kingdom of Thailand turned out to be a fatal blooper.
Delta Diversions
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/03/2014
» The noise made by the engine of the long-tail boat was so familiar that, if I were to close my eyes for a moment, I could easily pretend I was drifting along some quiet stretch of the Chao Phraya. But the river I’m on is actually in southern Vietnam. It’s called the Can Tho, the same name as the province it runs through and its main town, the largest in the Mekong delta.
Making merit in bangkok
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 03/11/2013
» Every year the northern Thai community in Thailand gather at Wat Benchamabophit to celebrate a festival called Tan Kuay Salak. Although this year's event has already past _ it took place early in October _ it will be held again next year on the same day. It has been a tradition in Bangkok for almost 50 years and the schedule is well established.
Viva vientiane, A survivor with style
B Magazine, Published on 30/09/2012
» On the evening before the first day of Khao Pansa _ Buddhist Lent _ last month, a full moon rising in the east magically complimented the sun setting behind a bend in the mighty Mekong, smearing dazzling golds, oranges and reds across the river that flows right alongside the heart of the utterly unpretentious Lao capital. The sense of space here is simply overwhelming, and enhanced by the fresh breezes giving shape to the Lao national flag and an equally large red communist banner with a yellow hammer-and-sickle motif, both of which stand on the bank atop soaring flagpoles.
Yen and the art of travelling on the cheap
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 02/09/2012
» There is a sign on the door of the Capsule Inn Tajima near Ueno Station in Tokyo discouraging tattooed patrons from making use of the baths or overnight capsules. This is aimed at Yakuza, organised crime figures, who once had leverage over urban businesses but whose influence has waned somewhat in recent years, even in the entertainment districts where they used to thrive.
The marvellous heartand soul of Brazil
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/07/2012
» Ranked as Brazil's most popular tourist city, Rio de Janeiro is the heart and soul of South America's biggest nation. The former capital is a destination where you can enjoy a rich variety of historical places and beautiful natural scenery as well as colourful cuisine and a vibrant nightlife.
Lady of Myanmar
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/05/2012
» Today's top list of must-see sites in Yangon include not only famous pagodas or museums but also a visit to the headquarters of the National League of Democracy (NLD), the opposition party founded and led by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the Lady's house.