Monthly Archives: August 2008

Man City Owner On the Run

August 11, 2008 – 6:49 am

Thaksin and his wife missed their flight from Beijing to Bangkok. Their lawyer reported on Sunday that the couple would show up in court on Monday. Several hours later the Thai media announced that the ex-PM would make a statement from Heathrow, indicating he might be contemplating a runner instead of facing the charges of corruption […]

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Thaksins on the Run

August 10, 2008 – 1:39 pm

Paris was my home throughout the 80s. I traveled to New York twice a year. The flights out of Charles De Gaulle were scheduled for the morning. Mostly 9am. It took about 3 hours to arrive at the airport on time. One night I was at the Bains-Douches. After three drinks I stepped outside to […]

By Peter | Posted in Crime, Thailand | Comments (0)

Yodrak Salukjai RIP

August 10, 2008 – 12:58 pm

Pleng Luk Thung or Music of the rice field children is the plaintive country music of Thailand. The songs about the bad times, broken hearts, and busted dreams appeal to the exiles from Ban Nok or the hicks much like country/western brings tears to the eyes of Okie oil drillers stuck on a drilling platform […]

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THE SUN ALSO RISES 2008

August 10, 2008 – 12:55 pm

Hemingway’s 1926 novel about expatriates traipsing about post-WWI Europe is considered by many critics to be the author’s best novel, however time has not been kind to the Wisconsin writer. Yesterday I was driving from Sarasota FLA to Palm Beach with my friend Leslie and her 15 year-old son, who had spent the last 3 […]

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Free Okeechobee

August 10, 2008 – 12:49 pm

Leslie’s son and I have formed the Free Okeechobee Movement. “If you take down the dikes then the lake will flood everything.” His mom shook her head. “So?” We both said. 2008 Peter Nolan Smith For a related article click on this URL https://www.mangozeen.com/alligator-protection.htm

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