According to Naval Technology (NT), Thailand was “De-Invited” to the globe’s largest naval exercise, RIMPAC. The world’s largest naval exercise is the Pacific. Rim of the Pacific – or RIMPAC – will see ships, submarines and aircraft from 22 nations train together for an intensive four week period, says NT. For the first time in RIMPAC’s…
The attached ADB paper says: “The idea of the Asian bond market emerged first from Thailand in the summer of 2002. The creation of a bond market requires both issuers of bonds and investors in those bonds. The Thai initiative focused mainly on the investor side as then-Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, proposed that the members…
Thailand just got “Slammed for Human Trafficking” in U.S. State Dept. Report, says Forbes. And Forbes says Thailand is bracing for the repercussion. On repercussion, the Thai junta is counting on Thailand not having to face sanctions. The junta spokesman, before the report came out, said the junta does not expect, if Thailand was downgraded,…
I live in Bangkok at the richest district in Bangkok and I often go for very long exercise walk. During those long walks, Chinese style row shops-houses and street hawk are all over, and I noticed, a great deal many of the people I see, selling things, will have their TV turn on, and most…
Thailand’s dissident movement have been closely watch and followed by the globe. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, for example, are outraged over all things related to oppression and suppression that covers Thailand, not just the dissidents. Global Capitalist leaders, are trying to figure how to balance fear and greed, Greed from Thailand’s economy being…
Several local press reported today, that the Thai junta, excited by the success of screening a “Guts and Glory” war movie with “Kings and Massive Patriotism” for Thais to see, for free in modern movie theater across Thailand, is planning to show the movie, at some 1,000 mobile movie screen, across Thailand. Details remains scarce,…
Thailand’s slave labor has been around and reported for years now. Perhaps finally, Thailand will pay a price, by going on a USA black-list. Responding to the black-list threat, today, the Thai junta spokesman, said the blacklist impact on Thailand’s overall economy will be minimal, but may impact global consumers perception. Steve Herman, Voice of…
Prayuth’s Boast & Malaysia’s Snub On this past Sunday, Thai junta head, Prayuth, went on TV and “Boasted” that foreign countries were more understanding of Thailand. However, just a day earlier, Bangkok Post national security journalist twittered, that Malaysia, similar to Thailand in having an elite ruling class governs the country in a very monopolistic…
Days after the coup, the United Nations general secretary made several statements, but mainly for a quick return to the democratic process in Thailand. The Thai junta subsequently made statements that elections could be in about 1 to 2 years. However, then, the human rights situation in Thailand made a turn for the worse and…
Thailand moved deeper into Orwell’s 1984 today. Thailand’s government public relations TV, NBT, news director was removed for airing anti-coup news today (source). The news director of the state-run NBT television station was abruptly removed today for broadcasting a news item which was deemed opposing the National Council for Peace and Order. The station director,…
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