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Here we go again…Another Thai politician going down!
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Government supporters with knives and slings confronted anti-government demonstrators. A state of emergency was declared. Photo by Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty Images, published at nytimes.com.
The official resignation hasn’t come yet, but it looks like we’ve got another coup on our hands here in Thailand. Two years ago, we had Thaksin Shinawatra overthrown and go-go […]
Travelingbythelens.com is Live!!!
Friday, April 18th, 2008Over the past couple evenings, I’ve been trying to get my page improved amid my busy work schedule and add a few new features. I’m still working on a couple, as I don’t have a ton of time to devote to the site, but then I also am no CSS guru to program these […]
Keep the coup serious…go-go dancers gotta go-go!
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006In an effort to keep the Thailand coup from getting out of hand, military officials have banned go-go dancers clad in skimpy camo outfits from dancing in front of the soldiers guarding government buildings in Bangkok. According to the BBC’s story on the serious government crack-down, a military spokesperson explained his reasoning, “We have […]
Thailand military coup allegedly in effect
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared Bangkok in a state of emergency as tanks have allegedly taken to the streets according to various news sources and clashed at the Government House. Thaksin is currently in New York City at the UN General Assembly, but intends on expediting his return flight to Thailand. It […]