BKK News Feed Archive Q3/10

BKK News Feed for Weeks 39 & 40 in 2010, September 27th – October 10th:

BANGKOK POST – Hunt for Bomb-Maker
BLOOMBERG – Abhisit Says Tourism Is the Laggard as Stimulus Revives Thailand’s Economy
BANGKOK POST – In PM Abhisit, the Amataya Find Their Messiah (hear, hear!)
BANGKOK POST – Voranai: Everyone’s Best Buddy
BANGKOK POST – Child Pornography for Shocked Shoppers (shocked, really?)
BK – The Clocks Are Striking Thirteen
ETN – Bangkok’s Administration Still Has a Lot to Learn About PR
CFR – Kurlantzick: Thailand’s “Soft” Authoritarianism
REUTERS – Crackdown on Dissent Risks Stoking Thai Crisis
BANGKOK POST – All Is Blah & Everything Do-Dah, Only on the Surface
REUTERS – Thailand to Upgrade 3G Service on Existing Networks
THE NATION – The Red Money Scam

BKK News Feed for Week 38 in 2010, September 20th – September 26th:

THAIVISA – Fed-Up Farang: “I Am Out of Here Tomorrow”
AL JAZEERA – Thailand’s Tough Rice Choices (video)
NYT – A Thai Region Where Husbands Are Imported
NYT – Thais Bristle at Australian’s Take on Thai Cuisine
ECONOMIST – Blue Diamond Blues: The Thai-Saudi Murder Mystery
DPA – Thailand Wavers Between Populism & Welfare State’s Tangled State
UPI – Thailand Moving Closer to Reconciliation?
CNBC – Abhisit on “Squawk on the Road”: Is It Thailand’s Time to Shine?
AP – Death of 9-Year-Old Puts Focus on Thai Gang Wars
TELEGRAPH – Visiting Bangkok Hilton
ASIA TIMES – Thai Colors Bleed a Complicated Mosaic
ASIA TIMES – Thailand, Cambodia Look Beyond Thaksin

BKK News Feed for Week 37 in 2010, September 13th – September 19th:

BANGKOK POST – The Cost of the 2006 Coup
WSJ – Red Shirts Stage Protests in Thai Cities
ECONOMIST – Thailand Bouncing Briefly Back
REUTERS – Thais Pray for Hospitalized King as Anniversary Nears
WSJ – Global Liquor Makers Fight Graphic Labels in Thailand
BANGKOK POST – 3G: Two Steps Backwards
WSJ – Thai Court Stalls 3G-License Auction
FT – Thailand’s Tangled State Interests Hold 3G Auction Hostage
VANCOUVER SUN – Injured Journalist Recalls Deadly Riots in Bangkok
LONELY PLANET – Thailand’s 10 Most Common Travel Scams
GLOBAL POST – Thailand, Energy Drink Nation
NYT – A Thai City of Sleaze Tries to Clean Up Its Act

WSJ – Michelle Obama’s Thai Luxury Designer
THAI INTELLIGENT NEWS – Those Fucking Invisible Hands
THE NATION – Puea Thai: Going Forward or Sliding Back?
CSM – Criticize Vietnam’s Rights Record – Just not in Thailand
GLOBAL POST – Thailand’s Korean Fad
FT – Thailand: Who’s Buying Gold?
NYT – A Thai Director Earns Acclaim Abroad & Ambivalence @ Home
FT – Thai Groups Target the West
BANGKOK POST – “Farang Cannot Know” – Even if They Do Understand
WSJ – It’s Back-to-School Season for the Water Buffalo
ANDREW DRUMMOND – Thai Govt Awards Tax Breaks to U.S. “Thai Sluts” Porno King
SMH – Aussie Protester Claims He Was Beaten in Thai Prison

BKK News Feed for Week 35 in 2010, September 06th – September 12th:

REUTERS – Overbought Thai Stocks Set to Fall Further
WSJ – Upsurge in Thai Rebel Attacks (video)
WSJ – Thailand’s Activists Test Govt’s Crackdown
BANGKOK POST – Red Siam Disputes Reconciliation
ASIA SENTINEL – Thai Sex Changes: Now You See It, now You Don’t
NYT – Dark Mysteries, Written From a Bright Beach
PATTAYA DAILY NEWS – Justice for Sale, Freedom for a Fee
STRAITS TIMES – CNN’s Dan Rivers Leaving Thailand
CAT & NAT – Beware of ATM Phone Scams
NOT THE NATION – Anti-Red Facebook Pages Officially Abandoned By Bored Thai Middle Class
BANGKOK POST – Abhisit: No Peace, no Election
BANGKOK POST – Thaksin Hopes Mandela-Snap Dispels Ill-Health Talk

BKK News Feed for Week 34 in 2010, August 30th – September 05th:

BLOOMBERG – Thai Stocks Rise to Highest Level Since 1996, Before Asian Crisis
NYT – In Rural Thailand, an Unappeased Opposition Bides Its Time
BANGKOK POST – Puea Thai Blames Riots for Poll Loss
BLOOMBERG – Strong Baht, Thai Economy Expands Most in 15 Years
ROBERT AMSTERDAM – Abhisit & the F-Word
THE NATION – Newin Interview: “You Don’t Need to Be a PM to Serve the Country”
BANGKOK POST – Harassment in State Offices: Fighting Sex Pests
NY DAILY NEWS – Tragic Death of U.S. Ambassador’s Daughter: A Life Full of Drinking, Pills, Partying
WSJ – Thai Baht Is Back in Vogue
GLOBE & MAIL – In a Bangkok Apartment, Tamils Wait for a Ship to Canada
PR NEWSWIRE – Contraband Cell Phones “Sniffed Out” @ Bang Kwang High Security Prison
CNN – Thailand’s Ghost-Friendly Director

BKK News Feed for Week 33 in 2010, August 23rd – August 29th:

BBC – Red Shirts Rally Again in Thailand (video)
BANGKOK POST – Democrats’ Landslide
BANGKOK POST – Voranai: Is Thailand Getting More Stupid?
DEATH PENALTY THAILAND – 13 Young Thai Women Condemned to Death in China
BANGKOK POST – The Cigarette Police
CNNGO – Bangkok’s House of Beers is Moving
ASIA TIMES – Bout Extradition Stuck on the Runway
BANGKOK POST – PAD to Sue Police as Red Shirts Demand Justice
TAN – Sanam Luang’s Forgotten Homeless
NOT THE NATION – Victor Bout to Be Extradited by Auction
PHNOM PENH POST – Yellow Shirt Protest Foiled by Thai Troops
NYT – Thailand Delays Victor Bout Extradition

BANGKOK POST – U.S. Swoops to Grab Bout
ARNAUD DUBUS – Murders, Lies & Mischieveness in the Land of Multiple Standards
NYT – After Upheaval, not All Is Well With Thai Youth
UPI – Thailand, Cambodia to Normalize Relations
CNNGO – Vindicated! Miss Thailand Universe Named Most Photogenic (love her award-winning national costume)
ASIA SENTINEL – Who Wants the Merchant of Death
BANGKOK POST – Who Is Paying for PAD’s Party?
MCOT – Cricket Farming: Craving for That Unique, Buttery Taste
BLOOMBERG – Thailand’s Economy Expands More Than Estimated
PHUKET WAN – Thai Police Hunt Bar Girl Over Slaying of Expat Editor
WSJ – Thai Groups Denounce Web Censorship
NYT – Thais to Extradite Arms Dealer Bout to U.S. (a lot can happen in 3 months)

BKK News Feed for Week 32 in 2010, August 16th – August 22nd:

ASIA SENTINEL – Thailand’s Disheartening Aftermath
BANGKOK POST – Suranand: Teaching Our Kids About Democracy & Dictatorship
NOT THE NATION – Thailand, Cambodia Sign 10-Year Nationalist Fervor Incitement Pact
WSJ – Divided Thailand Seeks Elusive “Normalcy”
BANGKOK POST – Censorship Vs. Security
THE NATION – Assembly Aims to Ease Pregnant Students’ Ordeal
CNNGO – Miss Thailand Universe 2010 Catches Heat for Looking Sexy
WSJ – Thai Red Shirts Accused in Court (video)
NEWSWEEK – Thai Finance Minister Talks Recovery
INDEPENDENT – Thailand’s Tourism Industry Hopes to Bring the Smile Back
JARRETT WRISLEY – A Quick Note on the Patpong Sex Show
AP – U.S. Film Couple Sentenced in Thai Bribery Case

BKK News Feed for Week 31 in 2010, August 09nd – August 15th:

SMH – Thailand’s Perfect Solution
BANGKOK POST – 19 Indicted on Terrorism Charges
PHNOM PENH POST – Hun Sen Approaches U.N.
WSJ – Interview: Abhisit on Elections (video)
TAN – Mae Klong by Train: An Affordable Date With Adventure
BANGKOK POST – Voranai: Enemy of Democracy
THE NATION – Many Red Shirts Abandoned by Their Leaders
BANGKOK POST – Abhisit Turns PAD Jeers Into Cheers
HUFFINGTON POST – The Elephant Woman
REUTERS – After Deadly Clashes, Thai Opposition Regroups
ASIA SENTINEL – Book Review: Thailand & Thaksin’s Contentious Foreign Policy
CNNGO – 25 Years in Thailand’s Sex Industry

BKK News Feed for Week 30 in 2010, August 02nd – August 08th:

BLOOMBERG – Thailand’s Stocks Head for Longest Winning Streak in 16 Years on Economy
AP – PM Warns of More Violence in Thailand
AL JAZEERA – Orange Shirts: Bangkok Changes Color
BLOOMBERG – Thailand Allows “Brief” Peaceful Protests in Sign Emergency Law May End
THE NATION – Somtow Vs. Amsterdam
BANGKOK POST – Voranai: It’s All About the PAD
WP – What the Thailand Editorial Omitted
ABC – Jakrapob on Lateline: Red Shirts Coordinated From Outside Thailand
BLOOMBERG – Thailand’s Industrial Production Growth Accelerates Amid Record Shipments
WASHINGTON TIMES – Thailand’s Military, Govt in Sync
ECONOMIST – Thailand: Politics as Unusual
CPJ – In Thailand Unrest, Journalists Under Fire

BKK News Feed for Week 29 in 2010, July 26th – August 01st:

THE NATION – Thaksin & 24 Others to Face Terrorism Charges
THE AUSTRALIAN – Thai Union Frozen Product to Become World’s Largest Seafood Group
TAN – Dire Warning From Bank of Thailand
TAN – Puea Thai Cry Foul Over Election
RIA NOVOSTI – Vanessa-Mae to Represent Thailand @ 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi (gonna be fun)
HUFFINGTON POST – Robert Amsterdam: Thailand’s Legitimacy Deficit
WP – Divisive Ex-Thai Leader Marks Birthday on Twitter
GLOBAL POST – Bomb Shatters Bangkok’s Calm
CSM – Bomb Wounds 9 in Wake of Thailand Election
TIME – Hmong Refugees Live in Fear in Laos & Thailand
AP – Is Facebook Hurting Thai Language?
BANGKOK POST – The Babelry of Politic-Speak

BKK News Feed for Week 28 in 2010, July 19th – July 25th:

BANGKOK POST – Yellow & Red Leaders End Legal Battle: Colorful Truce
WSJ – Thai Divisions Shift to Voting Booth
ASIA SENTINEL – Corruption Cases Could Sink Thai Govt
NEW MANDALA – The Politics of Motorcycle Taxis
BANGKOK POST – Isaan Revolt Reflects Puea Thai Leadership Problem
NYT – In Thai Election, One Candidate is in Prison
CNN – Thailand’s Ghost-Friendly Director
! ASIA TIMES – U.S. Slips, China Glides in Thai Crisis
BLOOMBERG – IMF Raises Thailand’s GDP Forecast to as Much as 8%
THE NATION – Banned Ad Should Be Seen on TV
SPIEGEL – Kasit Interview: “I’m not Going to Run Like Thaksin”
ROBERT AMSTERDAM – Keeping Feudalism Alive

BKK News Feed for Week 27 in 2010, July 12th – July 18th:

! BANGKOK POST – Voranai: Amart & Prai
AP – Thai Politics Intrudes on the World of Reality TV
NYT – Wasps to Fight Thai Cassava Plague
! FCCJ – Bangkok’s Stupid War
BANGKOK POST – “Man in Black” Nabbed
AFP – U.S. Envoy Plans Thailand Mission
NOT THE NATION – Abhisit Spends Entire Week on Phone With Old Woman Who Thinks He’s the Water Department
RADIO AUSTRALIA – Thailand Cracks Down on Migrant Workers From Neighboring Countries
BANGKOK POST – “Ban the Democrats”
NYT – Old Bones Yield a New Age of Dinosaurs in Thailand
MUST READ: MICHAEL YON – Even as the World Watched: Peaceful or Pistol?
AP – Don’t Feed the Elephants: Bangkok Introduces Fines

ASIA TIMES – Holes in Thailand’s Drug Fences
NOT THE NATION – Ministry of Communications Bans Over 2,000 Metaphors
WASHINGTON TIMES – Thai “Emergency” Cameras Watch for Red Shirt Uprising
BANGKOK POST – PAD Leaders, Supporters Face Charges Over Govt House & Airport Seizure
THE NATION – Yellow Shirts: Terror Charges “Ludicrious”
! NEWSWEEK – Recalling Thailand’s Past Lives: From Thailand’s Rural Reaches to the Palme d’Or
BANGKOK POST – What Makes a Terrorist Under Thai Law
PHUKET WAN – Phuket, Thailand’s Forgotten First Airport Invasion
THE NATION – Uganda Questions How Thaksin Gets Passport
THE NATION – World Cup Final: Let’s Blow This Curfew
ASIA TIMES – Thailand’s Forgotten War Simmers
BANGKOK POST – There’s Hope for Reform

BKK News Feed for Week 26 in 2010, July 05th – July 11th:

ECONOMIST – Thailand’s Irreconcilable Differences
PHUKET GAZETTE – Phuket Punters Mourn as World Cup Favorites Fall
TNA – National Reform Panels Officially Launched, Members Announced
AFP – Thai PM Says Monarchy, Army Should Stay Out of Politics
VOA – Thailand’s New Migrant Labor Laws Spark Fear, Criticism
NYT – Russian Pianist Charged in Rape of Thai Boy
CNN – Will Tourists Return to Thailand?
TELEGRAPH – Blog: Thailand Goes Back to Sleep
BBC – Thailand Launces Feel-Good Campaign to Aid Reconciliation
ICG – Bridging Thailand’s Deep Divide
BANGKOK POST – Reconciliation Impossible Without Political Freedom
BANGKOK POST – Bangkok’s Lady-Toy Bars Revealed

CNN – Thailand Fights to Stem Tide of Child Sex Tourists
WP/Reuters – Thai Temple Offers Buddhist Funerals for Pets
BBC – ICG Urges Thailand to Lift Emergency
BANGKOK POST – Voranai: Hotline or Hotseat?
BANGKOK POST – PostBag: Suranand’s Tea Party
BANGKOK POST – Puea Thai Elects New Nominal Head
AL JAZEERA – Insurgents Kill 8 Soldiers
THE NATION – A Victory in Washington
AP – Imagine Peace: Thai Exhibit on Political Crisis
BANGKOK POST – Thitinan: The Widening Battle Over Foreign Perceptions
AFP – U.S. House Urges Peaceful End to Thai Crisis
ROBERT AMSTERDAM – The Hypocrisy of Abhisit