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    BBC not very convincing about station

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/03/2017

    » Even though the government has insisted it was the BBC's own decision to not renew the 20-year lease of a major shortwave broadcast station for Asia in Nakhon Sawan, many see it as the latest jab that the junta has carefully landed on the face of the British broadcaster.

  • News & article

    Bill hits foreigners

    News, Postbag, Published on 17/12/2016

    » Re: "Computer bill deeply flawed", (Editorial, Dec 15).

  • News & article

    On with the show

    News, Postbag, Published on 07/06/2016

    » Michel Barre in his June 6 letter ("Best foot forward") is largely right about using one's name or a pseudonym when signing a letter to PostBag.

  • News & article

    Democratic era dawns on the generals

    News, Larry Jagan, Published on 10/11/2015

    » Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), are heading for a historic landslide victory in Sunday's elections. Although the official results are days away -- the charismatic pro-democracy leader seems certain to control the lower house, and may even have an absolute majority in the parliament as a whole.

  • News & article

    In the closet -- or not

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/08/2015

    » Actress Kristen Stewart's refusal to confirm her sexuality, and a round-up of other worldwide LGBT news this month

  • News & article

    Another year to remember, or maybe forget

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/12/2014

    » Well, we've just about scraped through another 12 months, although at times things did look a bit on the shaky side. At least all the whistle-blowing has abated. Here are a few reminders of events and characters that graced the year 2014, although some you may prefer to forget.

  • News & article

    Drug resistant malaria parasite found

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/04/2013

    » Scientists find drug-resistant parasites in Cambodia after sequencing genomes of 800 parasites from around world.

  • News & article

    Slow motion storm watch (Arrival)

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2012

    » Gaemi has arrived in the Bangkok area, not as a tropical storm or a depression, but as big mass of ordinary rain. The rain, varying from light to heavy, is expected to last throughout the day.

  • News & article

    Kaew 'can live without gold'

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/08/2012

    » Kaew Pongprayoon still believes he was robbed of a gold medal, but he accepts the outcome won't be changed and has urged Thais to accept the results as well.

    • Forum

    America bashing at Esplanade Mall

    By gohmer, Created on: 09/05/2010, Last updated on: 11/06/2011

    » I putting this post up because it is related to international relationships with American citizens living and visiting Thailand. It illustrated to me that little is known about America by most people in Thailand, in fact, I think that few in the world truly understand what America is about and how...

    • juggernaut commented : Just look at yourselves! All civilized and proper, complaining on internet and in newspapers about the America bashing. This is why it is so easy to bash democracies. If it had been an anti-China shirt, I bet you a billion that some Chinese bypasser would've ripped the shirt from the display in a fit of rage (typical commy style). If the shopkeeper noticed it, he would feel intimidated and offer some nominal apology on the spot. The entire incident would not reach the media in any form. Nobody likes to see their countries bashed. Having said that, there are many who remember the dramatic Thai economic melt down of the mid to late 90's, which Thailand had a hard time recovering from, and many believe was due to covert US policy (if a BBC report is to be believed). Personally I think it was a Chinese thing, and most spending tourists are in fact from China who love to see USA bashing (to set world stage for China hegemony, and enjoy relative importance). So it is to appease this part of the market, not European, Japanese or Indian, that shop/businesses increasingly aim for. So if you don't like it, feel free to pull the shirt down from display and walk away. If the shop keeper complains, tell him you don't like the shirt, give him an earful of bad news and walk away anyway. Then, get a few of your friends to repeat the same later. The shop may just decide to pull it down himself eventually.

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