#Thailand
After beating Bahrain 89-61, Gilas Pilipinas (Ph men's basketball team) faces Thailand at 11 am in Asian Games basketball today.
#Philippines #Gilas #Basketball #AsianGames2023 #PhilippineStar #Thailand #Sports #Asia
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/09/28/2299590/gilas-shoots-second-win-versus-thailand
Bank of #Thailand raises key interest rate to 2.5%, attempting to head off inflationary pressures from government economic stimulus programs. This is the highest rate in 10 years. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2653753
Electric blue #tarantula #species discovered in #Thailand
https://ground.news/article/electric-blue-tarantula-species-discovered-in-thailand_2f4a74
“A…pro-democracy activist has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for a speech he delivered during protests calling for reform of #Thailand’s…#monarchy. #ArnonNampa, a #HumanRights #lawyer, was at the forefront of a [2020] protest movement…when 100s of 1000s…many of them young students, took to the streets to call for democratic changes... The sentence…is the first of 14 lese-majesty cases he faces. He is requesting bail while he appeals...” | Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/26/thai-pro-democracy-activist-arnon-nampa-jailed-monarchy-protest?ref=upstract.com #LèseMajesté #112
Digital Arm of Thailand’s SCBX and Korean Web3 Firm Hashed Ink R&D Partnership - The partnership comes weeks after KBank, rival of SCBX’s parent, announced a $100 million... - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/27/digital-arm-of-thailands-scbx-and-korean-web3-firm-hashed-ink-rd-partnership/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #southkorea #thailand #markets #scb10x #hashed #korea #news
#Thailand Baht falls to 10 month low against the USD, despite evidence that the US can't govern itself; trading at over 36 THB to the dollar https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2653194/baht-slips-to-10-month-low
Prominent #Thailand human rights lawyer sentenced to 4 years in prison for urging reforms to the monarchy, under the Kingdom's lese majeste law https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/prominent-thai-human-rights-lawyer-accused-insulting-king-103484337
Prominent Thai human rights lawyer accused of insulting the king receives a 4-year prison term
Activist who called for royal reform jailed for four years in #Thailand
Thai activist Arnon Nampa jailed for four years after calling for reform of the monarchy
Activist Who Called for Thai Monarchy Reforms Sentenced to 4 Years for Royal Insults
> A prominent activist and lawyer made famous for his open calls for reform of Thailand's powerful monarchy was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison for royal insults, a judge and his lawyer said.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-25/activist-who-called-for-thai-monarchy-reforms-sentenced-to-four-years-for-royal-insults-judge #Thailand #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA
Activist who called for royal reform jailed for four years in Thailand
#Thailand expects 5 million visitors from #China by year's end, after the Kingdom implements visa-free travel for China and Kazakhstan https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2652754/5m-chinese-likely-from-visa-free-policy
Who are we?
#IWW AusROC is the section of the IWW representing the Australasian region, with members in #Australia, #Aotearoa (New Zealand), #Singapore and #thailand We are excited to work with anyone who wishes to set up an IWW branch in the region.
What do we do?
The IWW fights for better working conditions, benefits and pay for all workers across every industry. We believe that the worker, not the CEO or owner is the backbone of any business.
Many farming families are financially burdened after borrowing to fund their crops, according to government data, with debt now spanning generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/indebted-thai-rice-farmers/?utm_content=buffer18f2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #socialissues #thailand #debt #agriculture #rice #india
mBridge CBDC project preparing for new members, launch of minimum viable product - The project now includes central and commercial banks of China, H... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/mbridge-cbdc-project-preparing-new-members-minimum-viable-product #peoplesbankofchina #hongkong #thailand #china #cbdc #bis #uae
Everyone I know in Thailand, and everyone my wife knows, borrow money private, from money lenders, and buy everything on expensive payment plans.
A regular new mobile phone wcan end up with a price of 40 000 baht.
@raymondpert
Chinese envelopes are thicker than German envelopes.
Hong Kong to tighten crypto regulation, Thailand to tax crypto overseas: Law Decoded - While Thai regulators aim to tax crypto earned overseas, Brazilia... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-to-tighten-crypto-regulation-thailand-to-tax-crypto-overseas-law-decoded-sept-18-25 #unitedkingdom #ukgovernment #philippines #thailand #hongkong #sec #usa
#Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourism
> Top Thai officials welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on Monday, the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost the country's tourism industry that was badly damaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/thailand-receives-chinese-visitors-new-visa-free-policy-103457109 #China #travel
#southeastasia #tootsea
He’s Coming To Me: Episode 7 Part 4
https://autisticgoblin.ca/2023/09/25/hes-coming-to-me-episode-7-part-4/
Thais have mixed feelings about visa-waiver program for Chinese tourists
> ...many unauthorized tour operators, some of whom the government took to court accusing them of pressuring visitors to spend at a network of overpriced shops, hotels and restaurants run by Chinese owners.
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/visa-waiver-chinese-inspires-mixed-feelings-09222023143531.html #China #Thailand #southeastasia #TootSEA #travel #tourism
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"U.S. Culture and Multiculturalism": A longtime professor in Japan looks back at the U.S. in terms of culture. See this self-explanatory slideshow for Thai and Japanese university participants on what culture is, world cultures and values, and comparative culture. For example, you can see intercultural communication research findings on where the U.S., Japan, and Thailand stand on the cultural dimension of individualism vs. collectivism. The presentation aims for objectivity, so you can draw your own conclusions:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374143089_US_Culture_and_Multiculturalism
#Japan #Thailand #America #American #culture #values #cultures #cultural #intercultural #communication #multiculturalism
#Thailand party names new leader
> The progressive (Move Forward) party will lead the opposition after conservative lawmakers and an unelected senate blocked its attempts to form a government.
https://www.gulf-times.com/article/668880/international/thailand-party-names-new-leader #southeastasia #TootSEA
#Thailand - Supreme Court revokes Pannika Wanich's political rights for life
> The decision stemmed from the case where conservative activist Srisuwan Janya filed a complaint about Pannika's post in her student days that criticised the monarchy, deeming it a violation of political ethics and the duty of Thai citizens to protect the monarchy.
https://prachataienglish.com/node/10609 #southeastasia #tootsea
Mid Autumn Festival mooncakes 🤤♥️♥️♥️ they were SO GOOD. The big traditional one is lotus with melon seed flavor, the small red one with the lovely rose design is the BEST strawberry mooncake I have ever eaten and the yellow and green one was a delicious mango 😍 #thailand #mooncakes #food
In several districts of Uttar Pradesh, numerous farmers are opting to cultivate this exotic fruit alongside traditional crops.
#Mexico #Thailand #U.P.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/from-mexico-thailand-to-u-p-villages-dragon-fruit-farming-a-growing-trend-among-farmers-101695558952394.html
#ASEAN members host the first South China Sea military drill, to prepare in case of #Chinese imperialist aggression.
All ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations took part - #Brunei #Cambodia #Indonesia #Laos #Malasya #Myanmar #Philippines #Singapore #Thailand #Vietnam - and were joined by prospective member, #EastTimor.
#StopChinaAggression #TerritorialIntegrity #UNCharter #UN #BRICS #war #InternationalLaw #defence #asia #pacific #SouthChinaSea #China
Dusky Langurs are beautiful primate threatened by #palmoil #deforestation in #Malaysia #Myanmar and #Thailand. Help them by supporting @LangurPenang and #Boycott4Wildlife the supermarket brands destroying their home https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/06/27/dusky-langur-trachypithecus-obscurus/ via @palmoildetect
#Thailand - 57-year-old man arrested for 10-year-old FB posts
> Wichit posted ten messages on #Facebook between 24 October 2014 and 20 June 2015. The content of the posts dealt with political matters during the post-coup period and some of them referred to the monarchy.
https://prachataienglish.com/node/10612 #112 #southeastasia #TootSEA
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Comic Con in Thailand! 🇹🇭
A return after 6 years.
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約6年振りに帰って来ました！
本日はタイのComic Con
Image source: Tsukishiro Himari
#月城ひまり #TsukishiroHimari #Isiliel #地下アイドル #アイドル #Idol #Thailand #ComicCon #ComicConThailand
Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party names new leader
Thai Navy Chief Propose Chinese Submarine Engines Instead of German
> Originally, delivery of the first submarine was expected to be in 2023, but construction on the submarine ground to a halt in 2022 when Germany’s Motor and Turbine Union company did not supply its cutting-edge MTU396 diesel engines to CSOC for installation in the Thai submarine due to a European Union government embargo on the sale of military items to China.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/09/21/thai-navy-chief-propose-chinese-submarine-engines-instead-of-german/ #Thailand #China #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA
An interesting stamp issue from Thailand 🇹🇭 this week: 140th anniversary of the first public stamp issue in 1883 (the Solot Issue). A classic for "stamp-on-stamp" collectors. Thailand have done variations of this twice before. This is the nicest of the issues. Issued 20-09-2023
#philately #Thailand
Meet _Chilobrachys natanicharum_, a newly described tarantula from Thailand with legs that iridesce with "a blue-violet hue resembling the color of electrical sparks". You seriously gotta see this. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/106278/ :OpenAccess:
An article about some previously described metallic blue tarantulas from southeast Asia, including another Chilobrachys: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/turquoise-tinted-tarantula-discovered-sri-lanka-180972990/
#spiders #tarantulas #Araneae #Theraphosidae #Thailand #taxonomy #arachnews #OpenAccess
The US Federal Reserve's interest rate policy of 'higher and longer' has made #Thailand investors skittish and the SET (Thai stock exchange) is in bearish territory. The FED plans one more hike this year, then 2 cuts next year. https://thethaiger.com/news/business/feds-high-interest-rates-outlook-spooks-thai-stock-market-investors
#TASS - Lavrov discusses economic ties with Thai counterpart on sidelines of UN General Assembly - TASS
> MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of #Thailand [..] discussed boosting trade and economic ties between the countries and coordination of efforts within the UN during a meeting on the sidelines [..] of the UN General Assembly in New York https://tass.com/politics/1678809 #southeastasia #Russia
High-octane thriller: Blockbuster movie scares Chinese tourists away from Thailand
> thanks to social media rumours and a blockbuster movie, the kingdom's image among many Chinese people is now one of dangerous illegality and seedy scam border compounds -- leaving visitor numbers plummeting
https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2116999.html #Thailand #Travel #SocialMedia #Tourism #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA #China
Power agreement with Thailand hastens timeline for Laos’ Pak Beng Dam
> Communities on both sides of the Mekong River are expressing concerns after developers of a controversial dam in Laos signed a power agreement with Thailand even though compensation for villagers impacted by the project remains unresolved.
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/laos-dam-mekong-thai-power-deal-09212023151235.html #Thailand #Laos #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA #Mekong
#Thailand - More power to the family — how Shinawatra loyalists are back in corridors of power after 9 years
> Since the 2014 power seizure, which was followed by five years of a post-coup junta and four years of an elected government – both led by former coup leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha – this is the first chance the Shinawatras have had to be in the corridors of power.
https://asianews.network/more-power-to-the-family-how-shinawatra-loyalists-are-back-in-corridors-of-power-after-9-years/ #Thaksin #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA
Oh wow, I only just found out: https://newnaratif.com/story-fellowship-2023/ - call for submissions deadline THIS SUNDAY, 24 Sept.
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Mobility, Home, and Belonging Across East and Southeast Asia:
This fellowship aims to give back power with a chance to tell their own stories. We aim to conduct a capacity building, in the form of a Story Fellowship grant and mentoring, for migrant and undocumented communities in the regions. Through this programme, we aim to publish stories that highlight voices, concerns, and aspirations from the communities.
(...) Selected fellows will receive training and mentoring on storytelling and advocacy by experts in journalism and human rights advocacy, as well as US$1,000 per contribution to fund their proposed work.
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#TootSEA #SoutheastAsia #EastAsia #journalism #fellowship #writing #WritingGrants #publishing #Malaysia #Singapore #Indonesia #Philippines #Myanmar #Thailand #Laos #Vietnam #Cambodia #Brunei #Taiwan #Japan #SouthKorea #migration #refugees
#Thailand PM #Srettha says that the law that decriminalized #marijuana in the Kingdom must be rewritten, and use of the drug restricted to medical cases only. Those who believed that recreational use would be permitted are, of course, disappointed. https://time.com/6316295/thailand-cannabis-restrictions-srettha/
New "electrical" blue tarantula species found in Thailand.
CBS News reports that entomologists said "the blue coloration in animals is a fascinating and relatively rare phenomenon in nature."
Malaysian nicknamed the ‘Godfather’ jailed in US for rhino horn trafficking
The estranged son of #Thailand's King urges open discussion of the monarchy, and the kingdom's draconian lese majeste law, which sentences persons judged to have offended the monarchy (or adjacent institutions) to 15 years in prison https://apnews.com/article/thailand-monarchy-open-discussion-antidefamation-c91a732eafe86d2d1e8519205d46d1a1
#Thailand's currency #THB has fallen to a 10 month low against the #USD, to a rate of about 36 to the dollar. Thai stock market falls as well, attributed to high petroleum prices and concern about stimulus spending https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2650109
An unusually dense plankton bloom off the Eastern coast of #Thailand has created an aquatic dead zone, severely effecting fisherfolk who farm for mussels in the area. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/severe-plankton-bloom-off-thailand-creates-marine-dead-zone
#Thailand bioplastics manufacturing group call on the Industry Ministry to act to boost foreign investment in bioplastics, Thailand is among the top 5 bioplastic manufacturing nations, but 90% of its product is exported. Thailand is rich in raw materials that can be used for this purpose, and it can aid in the reduction of plastic waste, which would be a significant ecological gain https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2649182/bioplastics-makers-call-for-state-measures
#Thailand's former PM #Thaksin, the bête noire of the military and the royalists, deposed in a military coup, and incarcerated on his return from self-exile, may be eligible for parole as early as late February of 2024. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/former-thai-pm-thaksin-eligible-parole-february-official-2023-09-18/
#Thailand meteorological department issues a strong warning of heavy #monsoon continuous rainfall affecting 51 provinces including #Bangkok. 70% of the regions are predicted to be hit hard. Some areas are expected to experience flash flooding https://thethaiger.com/news/national/monsoon-rains-warning-for-51-thai-provinces-including-bangkok-public-urged-to-exercise-caution
Nightly scenes from Bangkok 🇹🇭 #streetphotography #photography #bangkok #thailand #omsystem #neonsign
#Thailand authorities arrest 4 #China nationals and one Laos national who engaged in a crypto currency scam that defrauded investors of 2.7 billion THB (about 76 million USD) https://cryptopotato.com/thailand-authorities-nab-5-individuals-for-76-million-crypto-scam-report/
Let it be (2018) [3 min] by Pimpisut Akrapandit | #Thailand
#3D #3DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Nature #Magic #Waiting #SilpakornUniversity
#Thailand: household debt, long a problem in the Kingdom, is getting worse, according to analysis from TMBTanachart Bank. Heavily indebted borrowers at 30% of unsecured loans, debtors paying 50% of income for debt repayment. 4.5 million accounts classified as Non Performing Loans https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2647787/debt-problem-getting-worse-say-analysts
This is the best article I’ve seen on fish sauce and veg substitutes for it. Pailin is from Hat Yai and her food recs and recipes are very close to my taste. Her YouTube channel is very good too!
My personal everyday fish sauce is the blue Megachef.
China’s Long Arm Nabbed the Dissident Lawyer #LuSiwei. “Given #China’s…investments in…Southeast Asian countries, the governments of #Cambodia, #Thailand, #Vietnam & #Laos have detained or extradited Chinese dissidents, presumably at Beijing’s request. In 2009, Cambodia deported 20 Uyghur asylum seekers to China. More recently, China critics…disappeared from Vietnam & Thailand, only to resurface in Chinese prisons.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/asia/china-rights-lawyer-arrested-laos.html #EnforcedDisappearance #ArbitraryDetention
How ‘war on terror’ was fought, won in Southeast Asia – for now
Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party, resigns
Thailand's government, seeking return of tourists from China, approves visa-free entry for 5 months
> Thailand’s new government has approved a measure granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country’s tourism industry is a top economic priority
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/thailands-government-seeking-return-tourists-china-approves-visa-103159460 #Thailand #China #Khazskstan #travel #tourism #southeastasia #tootsea
#Thailand Meteorological Department warns of heavy rainfall in most of the country, not excluding #Bangkok, as the nation is between 2 monsoons. Some flooding, especially in low lying areas seems likely. It does not require much rain to bring Bangkok rush hour to a standstill https://thethaiger.com/news/national/heavy-rainfall-warning-for-north-northeast-central-and-east-thailand-thunderstorms-expected-in-bangkok-as-monsoon-trough-moves-in
#OneCoin co-founder, who pleaded guilty late last year to fraud and money laundering charges, sentenced to 20 years in prison. Karl Sebastian Greenwood was arrested in #Thailand and extradited to the US in 2018 for his role in a pyramid scheme that prosecutors said defrauded investors of $4 billion.
🚂 🌳 The tree tunnels of Bangkok‘s suburbs. My favourite part of the city.
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#bangkok #thailand #visitthailand #treetunnel #train #trainlife #omsystem #omdigitalsolutions #amazingplaces #treephotography #bangkokstuff #thailandtravel
Royal pardon to Thaksin Shinawatra reduces the former #Thailand prime minister’s combined prison sentence from eight years to one. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2639963/royal-pardon-reduces-thaksins-jail-term-to-one-year.
Thai activists collected over 200,000 signatures in three days to petition for constitutional change. A good example of grassroots democracy in action
Latest issue of #AsiaUndercovered it out!
This week:
- Refugees face more hurdles in #Japan.
- Prime Ministers but little real change in #Thailand and #Cambodia.
- Growing herbs to save forests in #bangladesh @mongabay
and much more
https://www.undercovered.asia/asia-undercovered-round-up-30-aug-2023/
Prayut's Farewell Message Affirms His 20-year National Strategic Plan
>“It was nine years in which the country developed by leap, attained advances in different areas on par with civilised countries,” wrote Prayut. He cited upgraded infrastructures, push for digital economy, FTA negotiations and more.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/08/27/prayuts-farewell-message-affirms-his-20-year-national-strategic-plan/ #Thailand #junta #coup #southeastasia #tootsea
This video of an amazing instant noodle store in Bangkok makes me (1) miss Thailand terribly (2) miss Southeast / East Asian instant noodle culture. (everyone makes very pimped up instant noodles, without having to make super dramatic YouTube or TikTok videos about 'ramen life hacks')
Fortify Rights calls on Thai authorities to drop charges against three human rights defenders
Malay Tapirs are gorgeous creatures living in #Sumatra #Myanmar #Thailand #Indonesia they are endangered by palmoil #deforestation. We can protect them when we make supermarket choices #Boycott4Wildlife via
@palmoildetect
https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/05/malay-tapir-tapirus-indicus/
Thailand:“Thai authorities should immediately & impartially investigate the attack on a Cambodian…who had sought refuge in #Thailand… 3 Khmer-speaking men beat #PhornPhanna…on August 22... Phanna, 40, a member of #Cambodia’s opposition #CambodiaNationalRescueParty, fled to Thailand in…2022 to escape government persecution… In recent years, the Thai authorities have arrested…Cambodian dissident refugees & returned them to Cambodia, where several…faced…prosecution.” | HRW https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/25/thailand-cambodian-opposition-activist-assaulted
Thailand: Cambodian Opposition Activist Assaulted. “Thai authorities should immediately & impartially investigate the attack on a Cambodian opposition activist who had sought refuge in #Thailand… 3 Khmer-speaking men beat #PhornPhanna…on August 22, 2023…causing injuries to his face & chest. Phanna, 40, a member of #Cambodia’s opposition #CambodiaNationalRescueParty, fled to Thailand in July 2022 to escape government persecution.” | HRW https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/25/thailand-cambodian-opposition-activist-assaulted
I don't think I have the words to explain how bad Thaksin Shinawatra is for #Thailand. Trying a #Philippines analogy, Thaksin has the brutality of Duterte but the popularity of Erap and Marcos Jr. combined, but the cunning of Arroyo.
Blinken statement on the new prime minister of #Thailand does not mention anything about the selection process in which the progressive party that got the most votes in national elections was blocked from taking power by conservative senators.
Die Menschen in Thailand sind freundlich, zum Teil überwältigend freundlich.
Was ich als sprachaffine Europäerin dennoch nicht verstehe: Obwohl hier fast jeder im Tourismus arbeitet, sind Englischkenntnisse eigentlich nicht existent.
Die Rezeptionistin kannte "salt" nicht, gab mir Ketchup (obwohl ich Salz wegen einer Dehydrierung dringend nötig gehabt hätte).
Im Café kannte man keinen "sugar". "Ice" ist auch nicht überall bekannt. 1/3
Thaksin sellout resets Thailand's topsy-turvy politics - Asia Times
>Ex-premier returns from self-exile the same day his aligned Peua Thai forms a coalition government with his military tormentors
https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/thaksin-sellout-resets-thailands-topsy-turvy-politics/ #Thailand #Thaksin #elections #southeastasia #TootSEA #ThaksinShinawatra
Meanwhile, property tycoon Srettha Thavisin will be the next prime minister of #Thailand after winning a parliamentary vote due to an alliance between Pheu Thai, the party that he will lead and parties linked to the former junta. https://www.voanews.com/a/ex-thai-pm-thaksin-enters-prison-after-returning-from-years-in-self-imposed-exile-/7234978.html
News at 3PM: #Microsoft has struck a deal with #Activision Blizzard. Two children have been rescued from a cable car in Pakistan. There are calls for NHS bosses to be regulated. Scotland's drug-related deaths have fallen, reaching their lowest since 2007. The #BRICS Summit is underway, with trade and energy discussions on the agenda. In #Thailand, Srettha Thavisin has been elected as the new Prime Minister. A significant breakthrough suggests MRI scans could screen men for prostate cancer. #BBC
Former prime minister of #Thailand returns from self-exile and is being held in a private room on the medical ward of Bangkok Remand Prison. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2633953/thaksin-has-own-room-on-prison-medical-ward.
News at 9AM: #Thailand threatens Facebook with legal action amid its third Prime Minister vote. Spain celebrates Women's World Cup victory. Biden visits wildfire-stricken #Maui, promising support. Nine candidates prepare for the first Republican 2024 debate, Trump to skip despite leading polls. #BRICS Summit begins amidst Ukraine War tensions. Lucy Letby, murderer nurse, sentenced to life imprisonment. Renewed interest sparks in moon exploration. #wildfire #LucyLetby #BBC #News
Can anyone offer any fruitful direction for this enquiry I've received?
"I'm in my final year at university and engaged in a project focused on Thai lettering, script, and sign painting. I'm reaching out through this email to inquire whether you might have any resources pertaining to Thai ghost signs (which I am currently in the process of collecting)."
cc @ohbendy
#Thai #Thailand #ThaiScript #ghostsigns #lettering #signpainting
#BBCNews - #Thaksin #Shinawatra : Divisive ex-PM returns to #Thailand after 15 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66577725
News at 6AM: Biden visits wildfire-stricken #Maui, pledging long-term support. The first Republican 2024 debate is set for Wednesday, with Trump opting out. #Thailand threatens legal action against Facebook. Spain celebrates Women's World Cup victory. The #BRICS Summit begins Tuesday, with Ukraine War tensions anticipated. China cuts key interest rate amid faltering recovery. #Ecuador's presidential #election heads to a run-off amidst violence. #BBC #News
Erin Cook in #Thailand writes: “Pheu Thai has firmed up an alliance…[that] gives #PheuThai’s prime minister candidate #Srettha 314 votes…for [Tuesday’s] vote in the House for Srettha to do what #PitaLimjaroenrat could not — become prime minister.
“This isn’t even the big story today.
“#Thaksin Shinawatra is back! …the former prime minister returned to Bangkok this morning…He is widely expected to receive a royal pardon at some stage.” https://open.substack.com/pub/darimulut/p/thaksins-back-sretthas-up-and-its?r=7p2cc&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post #WhatsHappeningInThailand
Short-term #EnforcedDisappearances: “Every Minute Counts": Contribution to project for a joint statement by #UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances & #WGEID | led by Peacemakers Trust. Full submission 15 August 2023: https://www.peacemakers.ca/publications/PeacemakersTrust.Input.CED.WGEID.Short-Term.EID.15Aug2023.pdf.
Countries mentioned include #Afghanistan #Canada #China #Colombia #Iran #Laos #Myanmar #Russia #Sudan #Thailand #Türkiye #USA.
See more about our project to combat enforced disappearances at https://peacemakers.ca/research/HumanRights/EnforcedDisappearance.2023.html
Short-term #EnforcedDisappearances: “Every Minute Counts": Contribution to project of joint statement by #UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances & #WGEID | Peacemakers Trust 15 August 2023 | Full submission: https://www.peacemakers.ca/publications/PeacemakersTrust.Input.CED.WGEID.Short-Term.EID.15Aug2023.pdf. Countries mentioned include #China #Colombia #Iran #Myanmar #Russia #Thailand #Türkiye #Canada #USA And see https://peacemakers.ca/research/HumanRights/EnforcedDisappearance.2023.html
New report: Supplying #SLAPPs - Corporate Accountability for Retaliatory Lawsuits in #Thailand’s Poultry #SupplyChain “highlights the continued use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP suits) by #Thammakaset Co., Ltd. to harass #migrant workers, #lawyers, #journalists, and other #humanRightsDefenders...” | Global Labor Justice https://globallaborjustice.org/glj-ilrf-icar-report-supplying-slapps/ #BizHumanRights #LabourRights #LaborRights
