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Site-NEWS May 11,
2009
Hi, sorry to those who
got here by a search engine, hoping to find the ultimate
info about Thailand. This site is part of a part-time
one-man effort to improve the information about Thailand
on the internet. Due to limited capacity and too big a
project I cannot do as fast. But I can assure that it is
not standing still. It's just this new site that is not
in a top position on the priority list. Others are
developing faster though not at the speed of light since
I also keep helping some friends of mine with their
projects. It's all meant to be just a hobby for me
on one side which I hope will turn out useful to others.
Have some patience please.
Site-NEWS April 27,
2009
We announced earlier
that the page 1-2-thailand.com will not be continued
after the expiry date of the domain on Nov 11, 2009,
that the domain 1-2-thailand.com will not be renewed.
There is no change in that. But we already acquired a
new domain for multi purposes: thld.info. We will set up
many different sites with sub domains to thld.info which
stands for Thailand info. The development of every new
domain has to be thought over very careful.
1-2-thailand.com is a nice slogan but not a good domain
name I have found out. Especially it cannot be used for
subdomains which can be used for many different sites at
different webhosts and still support the traffic data of
the main domain. At least that's my opinion now. Maybe
I'll find out something else during the tests and
building up.
Thld-NEWS March 21, 2009
The opposition
party's no confidence vote against Prime Minister
Abhisit Vejjajiva and five ministers from his
cabinet failed with 176 against 246 votes in
parliament today. It was expected to fail but the
thaksin followers hoped to shake the democrat
government a little. So after all they gave more
ammunition to whom they're fighting against. The
exchange rate of the Thai Baht against werstern
currencies already weakened in the last few days and
is expedcted to weaken further. Good for exports and
the ailing export industries of Thailand.
Thld-NEWS March 9, 2009
Bad news for
thailand and tourism again: late last night a
boat carrying divers sunk near the coast of Phuket.
Six passengers are still missing. The typical tune
of insufficient standards cannot be sung now since
the boat was neither overfilled nor equipped below
standard; it belonged to one of the best in Phuket.
The company it belonged to is operated by Germans.
The reason for the sinking is still unknown.
Thld-NEWS Feb. 27, 2009
News are that
the red-shirted Thaksin Followers started to
disperse giving up their siege of Government House.
The decisision was announced last night.
Thld-NEWS Feb. 24, 2009
The
red-shirted Thaksin Followers have surrounded
Government House in Bangkok, demanding the
resignation of PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, dissolution of
partliament and new elections. About 6.000 police
and army are ready to uphold order. The number of
the protesters keeps increasing and was last
estimated at 10.000.
Thld-NewsNEWS Feb. 23, 2009
The Thai
government has released its economic data of the last
year. The economy
shrank 6.1% in the October to December period from the
previous quarter, the National Economic and Social
Development Board (NESDB) said. Compared with the same
period a year earlier, the economy contracted by 4.3% in
the fourth quarter. Exports, which account for more than
60% of Thailand's gross domestic product, dropped 9.4%.
Still the conomy grew by 2.6 over the whole year.
A shrinking of 1 % is predicted for 2009.
Thld-NEWS Feb. 13, 2009
Who would have
ever thought of the thai PM admitting that there were
"instances" in which Rohingyas were towed out to sea?
But he actually did in an interview with CNN, after
there was no way of denying anymore facing the testimony
of survivors rescued near Sumatra. But of course he
doesn't know who is responsible for that procedure.
Thld-NEWS Feb. 2, 2009
8 dead and 97
injured were the result of three drunk brawlers at the
inauguration ceremony of a new temple in Nong Bua Lamphu
on Saturday night. One of the brawlers admits according
to police to have drawn a handgrenade and thrown it
another brawler. How he seems to have visited a temple
inauguration ceremony with a sharp handgrenade in his
pocket still seems unclear. The thai media hardly
reported about this incident.
Thld-NEWS Feb. 1, 2009
Demonstrations
against the government by followers of Thaksin
Shinawatra, the so-called "Red-Sirts" were held last
weekend again with around 30.000 participating. They
demanded the resignation of the government, vowing to
come back for demonstrations, if their demand of the
resignation of the government has not been fulfilled by
the 15th.
Thld-NEWS Jan. 25, 2009
The affair of
the Rohingyas became more and more of a shackle for
Thailand with the UNHCR requesting contact to 126
Rohingyas who were said to be detained in Thailand.
The UNHCR wanted to question them as witnesses.
First the PM denied that request. Upon public
pressure he later "granted" it. Not even a day later
you could read a statement from the spokesman of the
Foreign Ministry that unfortunately this wasn't
possible because those Rohingyas had already been
"escorted" to sea. Let's hope their boat did not
unfortunately get lost with them all drowned.
Thld-NEWS Jan. 17, 2009
Allegations of
Human Rights Groups are overshadowing Thailand in
the world news again: it is said and more or less
proven by witness reports and indirect admissions of
military personnel that burmese refugees who were
trying to illegally enter Thailand were beaten by
military personnel and then towed out to sea in a
small motorless boat with little water and food and
abandoned. About 300 of them died until the indian
marine rescued the people remaining. The thai
government wants to "look into the affair".
Thld-NEWS Jan. 1, 2009
At least 59
dead and more than 100 injured are the result of a
fire in the popular Bangkok Nightclub "Santika".
Many foreigners are expected to be among the
victims. The reason for the fire has not been
established yet. It could have been fireworks
lighting in there. Let's hope it was not arson or
bombs like exactly two years ago in Bangkok.
Thld-NEWS Dec. 30, 2008
The problem of
the redshirts blocking parliament was solved by the
PM without ordering police violence. The parliament
meeting was simply moved to the complex of the
foreign ministry. The demonstrators marched along
but their masses couldn't move as smoothly as a few
hundred MPs. So they came kind of late to the place.
Anyway it was time they move on to New Year's
celebrations.
Thld-NEWS Dec. 29, 2008
Following the
example of the PAD the red-shirted Thaksin-Followers
staged a protest in front of Parliament today to keep
the new government from announcing its policy. Some MPs
were afraid of entering the building. So the parliament
meeting was cancelled and delayed until next year. Plan
of the red-shirted DAAD is to hold a three/day/rally
first, then celebrate New Year back home with their
relatives and then continue their protest until the
government has resigned and new elections are held.
Thld-News Dec. 17, 2008
Two days into
having a new Prime Minister, Oxford-educated Abhisit
Vejajiva from the Demorat Party, 44, things seem to calm
down a little in Thailand, and the exchange rate from
Euro to Thai Baht soars up again. Only the Thaksin
followers seem less happy, calling for demonstrations,
occupation of parliament and revenge on the MPs who
changed sides to support the Democrat Party now.
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