In an effort to combat the spread of HIV, Thailand’s Public Health Ministry wants condom users to wear the right size.
“Larger size condoms can slip off or deaden the pleasure during sex, while smaller ones will cause discomfort to wearers. These factors dissuade people from using condoms – which encourages the spread of HIV/Aids,” said [...]

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Democracies are supposed to be places where debate and criticism flow freely. As we often see, authoritarian rulers pretend to hold democratic principles but freely imprison and harass those who criticize them.
Thailand is a struggling democracy, often confronted with military coups, but even that does not explain the recent sentencing of author Harry Nicolaides.
Nicolaides wrote [...]

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Thailand has a reputation as a land of smiles, but this might be going a bit too far.
Thailand’s police are wearing goofy, smiley faces.
It was not an easy year for Thailand. Governments came and went. Protesters overtook Bangkok’s airport. Widespread demonstrations rocked the country.
It was too much for a lot of people, especially the police, [...]

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Governments have tried many ways to stop protests, but Thai Airways may have found a surefire solution. Protests, organized by the opposition party, occupied and disrupted Bangkok’s two airports for eight days. The airline is not taking it quietly.
The airline may sue the People’s Alliance for Democracy for $560 million. Over 1000 flights were disrupted. [...]

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Thailand has been rocked by protests for the last several months. Protesters occupied Bangkok’s two main airports for the last week, effectively cutting flights in and out of the capitol. About 300,000 travelers were left stranded. The nation’s top court also barred the prime minister from politics and disbanded the three parties in the ruling [...]

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In Thailand, a former sex tycoon is running for Governor. Believe it or not, Chuwit Kamolvisit wants to clean-up government.
Chuwit wants to eliminate corruption. He figures he is the best person to handle the graft since he has experience involved in it. That is probably true if he can be trusted.
A few days ago, he [...]

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A court ordered Samak Sundaravej, Thailand’s Prime Minister, to resign because he moonlighted as a cooking show host.
No, this is not a joke.
The Thai constitution prohibits the Prime Minister from working at another job. At various times Samak’s defense has denied he was paid, insisted he returned the money, claimed he gave the money to [...]

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Thai protesters have laid siege on Thailand’s Government House for close to two weeks now. The protesters have attempted to force Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej from office. So far they have only succeeded in preventing him from using his office.
The police have not attempted to force the protesters out because they have vowed to resist. [...]

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In a World Public Opinion poll, 42% of Americans said George Bush inspired a lot or some confidence in them.
 
The lowest marks are understandable, primarily Middle East Countries–Palestine 3 percent, Jordan 4 percent, Iran 6 percent, Turkey 7 percent and Egypt 8 percent.
 
The next level is a bit surprising, as it has some [...]

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