Archive for September, 2006

Keep the coup serious…go-go dancers gotta go-go!

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

In 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 […]

Clearing up the Thailand coup

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

As I said before, I was going to write an update after the coup happened, but with work, I just have been too busy to get to it. With that being said, I was forwarded this opinion piece from the New York Times the other day and it seems to sum everything up the […]

Thailand military coup allegedly in effect

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Prime 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 […]

Learning to live on the left side of the road

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

A child and her balloon leave the temple as the body of a head monk of a rural Thai village is burned. Most of the people have moved on to the Molam, an Issan music and dance party that lasts into the early hours of the morning. Ban Chiang Yun, Thailand.
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Words to Wander By

“If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got to find a language. Which goes for film as well as prose, for documentary as well as autobiography. Use the wrong language, and you're dumb and blind."
-Salman Rushdie

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