|
Southeast Asia - A region on the move, filled with warm and friendly people,
where the sun always seems to shine and even a budget-conscious guy like me can live well and have a good time.
|
|
| Hong Kong Skyline from kowloon - April 08 |
The Hmong, their families in tow, carry on the battle against communist forces in Lao. factfinding.org
.
News flash 10 08 - Small
chested Vietnamese banned from country's highways and byways foreignpolicy
.
.
| New Viet gov ruling - cyclo's will be illegal 6/08 |
|
|
| Cyclo guys - dong khui area - Saigon |
Thailand's December 24 th parliamentary elections won by the People Power Party - The
People Power Party is the reconstitution of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party. Thaksin was
forcing into exile and the Thai Rak Thai political party dissolved by the ruling junta in the aftermath of Thailand's Sept.
19, 2006 military coup. NPR
Thaksin Shinawatra "casts a long shadow"
The day after Prime
Minister Samak Swndaravej and Thailand’s new freely elected government were sworn into office, foreign minister Nappadon
Pattama hinted that a diplomatic passport may be in the works for exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Wednesday, Feb 6 http://www.newsvine.com
So Much of the talk
of a diplomatic passport for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's. As today, the 28 of February,
he wings his way back to Thailand to face arrest. NPR
Low Thai
voter turn out fears arise as phase two of the military junta's new election process for the senate
opens up. BBC
June 2008 - update Thai Politics Asia Sentinel
Thaksin
- astrology explains away Thailands current political and economic problems - Bangkok Post
August
2008 - Thaksin Shinawatra skips bail and with his wife Pojaman heads
off to Briton - The Gardian
August 28 08 - Thailand Polictical unrest in photos
The state
August 30 08 - On going protests by the
Peoples
Allience for Democracy (PAD) and its supporters closed down three airports in the
south of Thailand - ABC News on line
October 21 08 - Now fugitive ex-PM Thaksin
Shinawatra in exile in England BBC
October 23 08 - Thaksin come home Economist.com
November 10 08 - Thaksin's troubles
continue - as GB revokes his visa Times on Line
Save up to 50% on Last Minute Fares at Hotwire!
|
|
| Gia My and Van - shrimp shopping at the beach |
Low Weekend Flight
Deals for September on Orbitz!
http://dougsasia.blogspot.com/
,
.
|