Thailand’s prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva faced a no-confidence motion today, but was successful in securing more than half the parliamentary vote after a two-day debate. Opposition members were unlikely to win the vote, but have made the most of the opportunity to skewer Mr Abhisit over his handling of the Red Shirt protest and the […]
The two-month, sometimes violent standoff in Bangkok is over now, with the Thai military having forcibly dispersed the country’s red-shirted protestors. The government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva managed to stamp out the Red Shirts bold display of resistance, in which they occupied the city’s posh commercial centre and fended off initial military movements against […]
In order to achieve national reconciliation and end the political stalemate with the Red-Shirts, Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has offered to hold a general election on November 14. Abhisit said for the first time that a general election would be held on November 14, but only if five objectives underpinning a national conciliation were […]
University, teacher who ran website agree it tarnished school’s image A Cal State Northridge associate professor who published an Internet guide to Thailand’s “girl scene” shut down his website Friday after he and campus administrators agreed it tarnished the university’s image. Kenneth Ng, a tenured economics professor who created BigBabyKenny.com, said he concluded it was […]
At the age of 81, Grandma Hai Khanjanta from the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani received an honourary Master of Arts Degree in Political Science from Bangkok’s Ramkhamhaeng University, thanks to her unending patience in fighting for her rights for her lost land. Previously obtaining only primary education, Grandma Hai said it took her 32 […]
International education in Thailand is set to grow 10 per cent yearly and the government expects to have up to 100,000 foreign students enrolled here within five years, up from about 30,000 at present, a senior Commerce Ministry official said. “The quality of international academic institutions in Thailand is acknowledged worldwide. Much lower costs than […]
Looking for something to do in Phuket this weekend? Head on over to Galleria 346 to see the gallery’s 3rd art exhibition entitled “see you later-part 1”. The exhibition features the work of contemporary Cambodian artist Leang Seckon.
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Violence in the south of Thailand has caused a number of local residents to uproot their homes and move away, but some Thai residents aren’t willing to give up on Pattani, the southern provinces of Thailand or on the idea of cultural diversity.
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