The year 2010 marks the 55th anniversary of television broadcasting in Thailand. The Public Relations Department (PRD) launched Television Channel 4 at Bang Khun Phrom in Bangkok on 24 June 1955. To commemorate the 55th anniversary of Thailand’s television broadcasting, PRD has joined hands with the Bank of Thailand in organizing a ceremony to unveil […]
Charge: Man paid for sex with 11-year-old, 200+ videos recovered A retiree from Seattle already imprisoned in Thailand is facing federal sex tourism charges on allegations that he bought sex from girls as young as 11. Glenn Richard Allen, a 63-year-old raised in the Seattle area, was indicted in U.S. District Court earlier this month […]
The current political crisis in Thailand brings forth several assumptions regarding its emergence. The tumultuous historical background suggests numerous factors playing a role in the present breakdown in Thailand. By shedding light on the historical patterns of political evolution in Thailand, one can possibly help resolve the current conundrum of governance for the present and […]
Samut Sakhon, Thailand (Mizzima) – Migrant workers in Thailand are living in fear amid a police crackdown over the past week that has led to the arrests of more than a thousand migrants in several regions around the country, some said yesterday. Nida, a Mon worker in the Mahachai district of Samut Sakhon, a province […]
Thailand Freezes Accounts to Hit Reds Despite public promises of compromise by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand’s military-backed government is continuing to tighten the screws on protesters, most recently freezing bank accounts belonging to 83 wealthy suspected supporters of the two-month insurrection which ended in May. “I insist that the government has never intended to […]
Thailand’s anti-government Red Shirt protestors are reportedly preparing to regroup, following their bloody defeat by the military last month. Hundreds of Red Shirt protestors, many of whom support ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, have been arrested. But many more are in hiding, with some believed to have sought refuge in Cambodia. The government of […]
Policy makers should start planning now to deal with the social and economic impact of Thailand’s ageing population, economists say. The state and private sectors must develop new facilities, products and services to suit the needs of the elderly, said Worawet Suwanrada, an economics lecturer from Chulalongkorn University, at a seminar yesterday organised by the […]
BANGKOK — The Thai government has moved into the next phase of a campaign against the dissident movement known as the red shirts, freezing the assets of scores of people it says helped finance recent protests and planning to summon them for questioning. Two months of antigovernment demonstrations ended on May 19, when the army […]
