by Ricky Ward | Nov 8, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป
Street demonstrations clogging once again the streets of Bangkok in response to the Peur Thai coalition’s “Amnesty” bills as pushed through parliament in the dead of night a week earlier, have not only forced a humiliating government back down, but...
by Ricky Ward | Nov 8, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป
Today I was told by a local resident of Pa Ha that voters for No 1 were paid 1000 baht for a vote and for No 3 1500, during the November 3rd elections for the Mayor of Chiang Mai. Between them if they paid for every vote they got, these two candidates spent over 60...
by Ricky Ward | Nov 2, 2013 | Climate Change / การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ, General / ทั่วไป
The Thai government “Water is Life” 350 billion baht mega project exhibition began touring the provinces in late October 2013 and an account of the Chiang Mai meeting appears here. At the exhibition staff claimed the details were on a government website...
by Ricky Ward | Oct 31, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป
Wednesday 30th October was a grey morning with clouds obliterating Doi Suthep-Pui behind the sparkling new Convention and Exhibition Center recently completed under the guidance of former Prime Minister Banharn Silipa-Archa. Mr Banharn had given more in the past to...
by Ricky Ward | Oct 23, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
October 2013 marked the arrival of the third Governor of Chiang Mai province in the space of twelve months. Together with the trees delivered this morning was included the following letter of welcome and the documents highlighted in blue for his consideration. To: Mr...
by Ricky Ward | Oct 19, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง
Stuck in evening traffic while taking a friend to a medical clinic – 25 minutes for 3 km – motorists enjoy the prospect of even greater delays when Suan Dok Hospital opens its near completed multi storey car park at the Suthep-Sirimangkalajan intersection....
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