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Hard at work: Thai Democrat MP caught looking at porn in Parliament

By Andrew Spooner Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:51PM UTC View Comments

Yesterday I reported (see story here) that a pornographic image flashed up three times on the presentation screen during a Thai parliamentary debate while a Thai Democrat Party MP was making a speech. The Democrat’s leader, the British-born and educated, Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva, in his usual inimitable style, immediately blamed someone else – more amusingly...

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WATCH: Did Thai Democrat MP show porno image in Parliament?

By Andrew Spooner Wed, Apr 18, 2012 7:06PM UTC View Comments

Normally debates about issues such as constitutional reform are staid boring affairs, focusing on legal details, procedure and the like. Not today in the Thai Parliament. As Thai Democrat Party MP Pirapan Salirathavibhaga got up to make his case to Thailand’s assembled lawmakers a pornographic image flashed up on the presentation screen. Luckily the moment was...

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How influential is social media in Thailand’s election?

By Jon Russell Fri, Jun 10, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments

Pheu Thai candidate Yingluck Shinawatra is already a successful businesswoman. Pic: AP.

I’ve read, seen and heard a number of statements discussing the role of social media in Thailand politics. Most conclude that the role of social media will be “huge” in the forthcoming Thai election, however the subject is somewhat more complicated and worth exploring. The answer for me is yes and no at the same...

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Thailand’s PM candidates & social media in the election

By Jon Russell Sat, May 21, 2011 6:30PM UTC View Comments

Yesterday I saw Yingluck Shinawatra, the Pheu Thai Party Prime Ministerial candidate, join Twitter. Using the username @PouYingluck (“pou” being a play on “pou-ying” [ผู้หญิง - Thai for woman] and her name English for her nickname crab [ปู]) she ended with day with just over 2,000 followers, which has now reached to 3,750 (at time...

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Experts’ views on Thai-Cambodian dispute

By Tharum Bun Thu, Feb 17, 2011 5:41PM UTC View Comments

Cambodia’s two major newspapers have recently run opinion pieces on the Thai-Cambodian dispute by two experts on Cambodia. In a letter to The Cambodia Daily, Prince Sisowath Thomico, who currently serves as an advisor to the Cabinet of King Norom Sihamoni, concluded that: Asean is really willing to help broker a peaceful settlement to the...

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