Category Archives: poor

The Siege of Tough Guys

April 25, 2010 – 7:58 pm

Bangkok is entering another week of crisis. The red-shirts remain in charge of the entrance of Lumpini Park. The PM of the reigning elite has rejected the Thaksin supporters’ call the dissolution of the Parliament.The Oxford graduate Sunday’s announcement that the mob will be dispersed by yet-to-be-determined force was tempered by the military’s Supreme Commander […]

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Zimbabwe Park

August 20, 2008 – 1:03 pm

Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe pioneered a new trend in urban renewal by razing the slums around Harare and exiling the poor to the hinterlands and now Thai PM Samak has proposed to replace Bangkok’s sums with parks. As for poor of Klong Toey and other huddles of hovels they can move back to the country. […]

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Samak Wins Confidence of Senate

June 27, 2008 – 6:26 am

PM Samak easily withstood the opposition’s call of no-confidence, as his coalition-led Senate polled 280-162 for the wily politician although protest will continue against his government in the months to come. These demonstrations will amount to little since the army has vowed to remain in the barracks and nnone of the poitcal parties are willing […]

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Free Trip to Pattaya

June 14, 2008 – 6:20 pm

Pattaya Addicts Forum is offering a free trip to Pattaya Check out this URL http://www.pattaya-addicts.com/forum/COMPETITION-Win-FREE-Trip-Patta-t21391.html

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