November 26th, 2006 by admin
Thailand’s culture police turn an opera into a censorship drama
BANGKOK: — Art lovers are rallying round the beleaguered director of Bangkok Opera after Thai government censors forced him to change his work, Ayodhya, or risk being shut down.
In a country still jittery after September’s military coup, officials from the Ministry of Culture, an Orwellian body [...]
November 26th, 2006 by admin
Australian man rescued after being adrift three weeks on his yacht
PHUKET: — Marine police has rescued an Australian man who was adrift for three weeks on his yacht after its engine broke down on his way from Australia to Phuket.
Rocky Donald, 52, was rescued Saturday evening abut 5.5 kilometres off Patong Beach.
A marine police boat [...]
November 25th, 2006 by admin
Rapists of British tourist escape death
(Compiled by Bangkokpost.com)
Two Thai fishermen convicted of raping and murdering a 21-year-old British tourist on New Year’s Day have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, their lawyer said today.
Bualoy Kothisit, 23, and Wichai Sonkhaoyai, 24, were sentenced to death after a speedy trial in January but won a [...]
November 25th, 2006 by admin
Thai martial law may go as “new year gift”
Thailand’s post-coup government may lift martial law in most of the country as a “New Year gift” but will retain it in areas where it fears opposition is not dead, a senior official said on Friday.
“The lifting of the martial law will be made in line with [...]
November 25th, 2006 by admin
Office of Council of State rules FDA 24-hour ban on alcohol advertising invalid
The Office of the Council of State has indicated that the announcement by the Food and Drugs Administration concerning around-the-clock banning of alcoholic drinks has no legal effect.
Deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department, Md. Narong Sahamethaphat, said that the Ministry of Public [...]
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