Category Archives: Internet

Pattaya City News

July 3, 2007 – 10:16 pm

Pattaya City News offers local sordid tidbits on the internet. Arrests, police raids, murders, scams, Russian hookers, gamlbing drugs clutter this online police blotter. Photos are posted without any regard to ‘innocent until proven guilty. I’ve seen several friends on the site. Not so much guilty, but in the wrong place at the wrong time. […]

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Thailiban and Youtubes

July 3, 2007 – 10:09 pm

Despite Thai IT Minister’s thinking about dropping the ban on Youtubes, the online video site remained persona non grata in Thailand, unless you have an anonybrowser to block the ministry’s attempt to prevent your freedom to watch anything anywhere at anytime. The Thailiban council of Free thought must be meeting at a golf course to […]

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Youtubes Ban Announcement

June 29, 2007 – 1:54 am

The Thai IT Minister is thinking about asking the ruling council to rescind its ban on Youtubes. The popular website’s exile arose from violating the nation’s lese majeste laws. Order #5 also x-ed over 200 political websites and pornographic sites, earning Thailand a listing on the international list of media pariahs. Big Brother knows best. XXX is bad. […]

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Blowing Smoke

June 23, 2007 – 12:56 am

“You only look 35.” A bored bargirl told me the other night. “Really.” It was low season, but my Sleeping Beauty’s mother-in-law’s mirror doesn’t reflect 35. Maybe 42 with the lights playing tricks with my eyes. Flattery such as this is worrying and so are the spam comments arriving as emails. “I dont even remember how I […]

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Briton fails to score Tesco Scam

June 12, 2007 – 11:51 pm

In the summer of 1982 12 people were killed by Tylenol in the Chicago area. The victims had unsuspectingly ingested a tampered version of the popular pain-reliever laced with cyanide potassium. The 65 milligrams of the poison insured none would survive longer enough to call the hospital. Millions of phone calls overwhelmed medical institutions and Extra-Strength Tylenol […]

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