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Ta-Phae, Chiangmai
A tourist cycled passed Ta-Phae gate
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A bell sound reminds us to live in the present (Wat Rong Khun, Chiangrai)
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Sunset at Phromthep peninsula, Phuket.
Flora
Orchid at Palm Beach Resort, Phuket
Fauna
A big cat at Safari Park, Kanchanaburi
Food
Yummy and spicy seafood in Southern Thailnd
Water Transportation
San-saeb canal, Bangkok
Chao-Phraya River
Chang Building
Modern architecture near Ratchayothin intersection, Bangkok, designed to look like an elephant.
The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
A former reception hall within Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. It is now a museum.
Special Events
Democracy monument at night, decorated during December each year.
Politics
Protests by the redshirts during March - May 2011
Thai Arts & Crafts
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Funeral in front of court house
May 09, 2012 : Thailand drew world attention again when Mr.Ampon Tangnoppakul, known as Uncle SMS or อากง (Ah-kong), died in prison from liver cancer. He received a 20-year jail term from Article 112, the most severe Lese Majeste law on this planet. Ah-kong, a 62-year old man who was apparently in bad health, asked for bail 8 times but all denied by the Thai court. This was ultimately a shame for Thailand justice system, so his wife agreed to set up Ah-kong funeral right in front of the criminal court for one day before he was moved to Wat Dan Samrong.
The owner of this website was among more than ten thousand people who signed for a nullification, or at least a reform of Article 112 as outlined by The Enlightened Jurists, or “Nitirat,” and carried out by the Campaign Committee for the Amendment of Article 112. So far the government refused to touch upon this sensitive issue. I wonder how many more lives would be lost before this country and its people are freed from the ongoing substandard human rights treatments and democracy. It seems a long, thorny way to go.
Thammasat Freedom Under Siege
Thammasat University is one of the leading academic institutions in Thailand, especially in laws, journalism, social and political science. It also has rich history on democracy struggles in this country since the establishment by Dr. pridi banomyong. The most horrible incident happened on October 6, 1976, when demonstrators, mostly students, were framed as enemies of the monarchy and were later beaten and killed in the university. On that year, the lese majesties laws, known as Article 112, was amended to a significantly severe punishment of 3 – 15 years jail term.
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