Stories about Thailand from December, 2005
Thailand: Bilingual Posting
Fringer has announced he will be no longer writing as often in English as in Thai: “it is almost impossible to write in different languages without switching between two different “modes of thoughts” as well. It is hard not to think from a “Thai/Eastern” perspective when writing in Thai, and...
Thailand: New Year's Party
At thai-blogs.com, photographs of a company New Year party at a country fair.
Remembrance Week – Tsunami and After
Remembrance Week - Tsunami and After
Indonesia: Blogger questioned by the police, Tsunami one year after and a Peaceful Christmas Eve
Last week, Herman Saksono, a blogger from Jogjakarta was questioned by the police because he posted (now removed) a modified picture of Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with Bambang Trihatmodjo, former president Soeharto's son.
Southeast Asian Games!
Southeast Asian Games closing ceremonies’ photo by Jove Francisco. The 23rd South East Asian Games, which recently concluded in Manila this week, were known as the South East Asian Peninsular Games until 1975 when the SEAP Games Federation accepted Indonesia and the Philippines as members. The name was then changed...
Japan, Thailand: Sushi Stall
The sight of a nighttime sushi stall in Thailand recalls Preetam Rai to old-time Edo, which had similar stands until the stalls went extinct after World War II.
Philippines, Thailand: Sporting Chances
Manuel L. Quezon III digests the brewing controversy over the Thai Prime Minister's seemingly unsportsmanlike comments regarding the Philippines accumulation of gold medals at the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Manila.
Thailand: Media Mogul Misadventures
Over at Sarasonteh, Tom Vanvanij and his commenter, Post Staffer, have been involved in an informative discussion about the present misadventures of former Thai media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, whose dreams of an Asia-wide media empire collapsed in the late 1990s.