Monthly Archives: May 2007

4 More Years – GW Bush 2008

May 23, 2007 – 10:37 pm

The 2000 US Presidential election ended in controversy. A recount in Florida was denied by a GOP governor Jeb Bush and a partisan Supreme Court ruled any further legal proceedings a waste of time. After his inauguration GW Bush plodded along like a C-student surprised to find himself president of the high school senior class. Nothing was […]

By Peter | Posted in News, religion | Comments (0)

Tourist Visa Rule Rumor

May 22, 2007 – 12:07 am

Nothing riles the vagrant farang population more than a rumor about a tourist visa change. Forget the southern unrest, the coup, Thaksin, rising gas prices, the rains, or a stuttering economy. Any threat to these foreigners’ semi-illegal residence in the Land of Smiles is regarded as a danger worst than Global Warming. The newest is that […]

By Peter | Posted in Visa | Comments (0)

Thailand’s Happiness Index Deficit

May 14, 2007 – 3:17 am

In 1972 Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck attempted to reform his country’s feudal economy on a Buddhist spiritual level rather than a capitalistic model. To best judge his efforts the king created a Gross Domestic Happiness Index based on life satisfaction, life expectancy at birth, and ecological footprint per capita. The Wall Street Journal ignores […]

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Mrs. Thaksin’s Internet Offer

May 14, 2007 – 2:31 am

A Nigerian scam letter is seeking suckers with a Thai-accented hoax. ATTN: DEAR KHUN MY NAME IS MRS.NOI THAKSIN SHINAWATRA THE WIFE OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND.WHO HAS JUST BEEN OVERTHROWN ON POWER BY THE THAILAND MILITARY GOVERNMENT ON THE [19TH OF SEPTEMBER 2006.] RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON EXILE IN LONDON, WITH MY […]

By Peter | Posted in Internet | Comments (0)

Thai Cyber Crime Law 2007

May 9, 2007 – 11:31 pm

The National Assembly non-elect has passed a cyber crime bill to counter any attempts to circumvent the nation’s IT Iron Curtain against any sites critical of the country ie youtubes, but also subject to the dragnet will be hackers, porno internet websites, and data thieves. This is the type of censorship one expects from GW Bush and should […]

By Peter | Posted in Internet | Comments (0)