Tag Archives: riots

May Day Thailand

May 1, 2023 – 8:33 am

Thailand has an amazing galaxy on public holidays, mostly religious or honoring the royal family history. Many farangs are befuddled by this unexplained cosmos, especially since the nation celebrates three different New Year’s Days. Western, Chinese, and Thai. Today is a bank holiday in Thailand, but few Thais or westerners know the origin of this […]

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First Line Of Defense

April 23, 2020 – 3:52 pm

Over a hundred days have passed since the first Covid 19 case struck these shores. 50,000 deaths and a million infection have overwhelmed the American Health System and millions of workers have been released from their jobs without any sign of a return to normalization. We are fucked by a complete lack of leadership by […]

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Red Rhum Rally

March 14, 2010 – 2:37 pm

Tens of thousands of Thaksin’s red-shirt supporters have descended on Bangkok in an effort to overthrow the present government of Prime Minister Abhisit. The numbers fall far short of the million predicted by the UDD. Funds are short for the Thaksinites. The Thai Supreme Court seized a billion dollars last month. According the reports the […]

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