Car bomb blast (Thailand) in

February 2nd, 2009

Car bomb blast in south Thailand leaves two dead (The Star Online)
BANGKOK: A bomb planted under the car of a district official in Thailand's restive south exploded Thursday, killing two people inside the car and seriously injuring the official, police said.

THAILAND: Court makes Sondhi petition urgent issue (AsiaMedia)
The Central Administrative Court yesterday took up as a matter of urgency a petition by media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul to lift the ban on the satellite broadcasting of his "Thailand Weekly" talk show.

Thailand - Thailand: Strict ICT Measures

February 1st, 2009

Thailand: Strict ICT Measures To Curb Online Games And Porno Websites (Bernama)
BANGKOK, Feb 1 (Bernama) — Thailand's Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Tuesday vowed to take strict measures against operators of online games shops and pornographic websites in response to complaints that many computer game shops nationwide violate the law by allowing teenagers under 18 years old to play games later than 10pm.

Boonthung Thailand’s big hope (The Nation)
[ATHLETICS] Double SEA Games gold medallist Boonthung Srisung is Thailand’s lone hope at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, which will be held at the Pattaya Indoor Athletics Stadium from February 10-12.

BURNING ISSUE: Yian Pin: A man who’s grateful to THailand (The Nation)
WAS IT TYCOON’S INTENTION: to exploit Thailand’s natural resources? If you believe the sky belongs to Shin Corp and the land belongs to Charoen Pokphand, then you should believe that the underground belongs to Yian Pin, or Chanchai Ruayrungruang.

Fugitive would be tortured in Thailand if Canada extradites him says lawyer (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
VANCOUVER (CP) - Fugitive banker Rakesh Saxena could be killed or at least tossed in a prison cell and locked in leg irons if Canada surrenders him to Thailand to face allegations that he embezzled millions of dollars, a lawyer told the B.C. Appeal Court on Monday.