Protesters throw shoes at Thai PM
The Associated Press , Bangkok | Wed, 10/22/2008 3:29 PM | National
A crowd of angry protesters threw shoes and plastic bottles at Thai prime minister’s entourage after cornering him in an underground parking lot Wednesday. He escaped unharmed.
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Written on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in
General News
Lifting the lid on Lanna
By Pattarawadee Saengmanee
Special to Daily Xpress
The charm of old Northern Thai culture shines from the artefacts piled high at a Chiang Mai museum
Lifting the lid on Lanna
Anyone keen to dig into Lanna’s heritage should seek out Ket Karam museum, where a treasure tr... Read more.
Written on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | Posted in
Horizons
Digitising Thai heritage
Nectec project will create a national digital archive
Sasiwimon Boonruang
A digital format of `rue-see-dad-ton’ (Thai-style body-twisting) exercise developed by the Nectec team combines 3D techniques, motion caption and video rendering, making the body movement more na... Read more.
Written on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | Posted in
Outlook
A CHRONICLE OF FAILED COUPS
As in most things in life, the legacy of an insurrection depends largely on whether or not it succeeds. By Soonruth Bunyamanee
The Thai word kabot, or insurrection, grabbed the attention and interest of Thai people when it was used recently for the first time in decades. ... Read more.
Written on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 | Posted in
General News
Foreigners think situation okay
More than half of the foreigners questioned _ or 59% _ in a recent Abac poll think the ongoing political conflict between the People’s Alliance for Democracy and the Samak Sundaravej government is not unusual and just part of the democratic process. Assumption U... Read more.
Written on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 | Posted in
General News