Stories about Thailand from June, 2006
Thailand: Persistence Pays
Boon, a recent graduate in Thailand is happy that he stuck by his decision to study a tougher engineering subject even though initially he wanted to switch over to easier alternatives.
Thailand: Thai Politics
Thai Politiks talks about the recent happening in Thai politics. Some political parties are facing disbandment because of election violations. The bloggers asks ” If the major parties are disbanded, there would obviously be almost impossible to have the general election in October as set by the Election Commission. So...
Thailand: Street Elephants
The blogger at My Thailand Diary encounters elephants in Chiang Mai city and wonders if elephants belong to the jungle or the city.
Brunei: Thai and Brunei Royals
Our Local Style in Brunei compares two news stories relating to the royalty in two South East Asian countries – one from Thailand where the people are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the King's rune and another from Brunei where three locals are facing a charge of sedition for using...
Laos: Preparing Banana Leaves
Manivan Larprom at Thai & Lao Food Blog has instruction on how to prepare banana leaves for wrapping traditional Thai and Lao food.
60th Anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
People in Thailand are celebrating King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne. Royalty Originally uploaded by elbisreverri. Andrew Biggs describes the celebrations, part of which is a procession by royal barges on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok. Personally, I had my own amazing experience. Yesterday...
Thailand: Insensitive Television Companies
Andrew Biggs in Thailand is reporting that BBC and HBO has upset people in Southern Thailand after they put out posters calling for extras to play corpses.
