The opposition won the Thailand's May 14 election by a big margin and is preparing to take the reins of government. It's anyone's guess as to whether the country's military is going to let this happen.
The Yellow Line monorail officially launched in Bangkok today. Good luck finding an official map though, let alone a unified map showing the lines of all of the operators. There are some dedicated map makers though that have already made updates, and I have updated my guide that lists all of the maps. The Wiki map here is one of the maps that shows the new yellow line.
BANGKOK, June 4 (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be Thailand's next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights.
🧵Huge win for democratic forces in #Thailand against the military and its conservative allies as well as the Shinawatra clan. The generals rigged the rules for forming a government in their own favor. 1/ #democracy v. #autocracy
An aggressive color-changing lizard, a poisonous snake named after a goddess in Chinese mythology and an orchid that looks like a muppet among hundreds of unique species of plants and animals newly discovered in the lower Mekong region in the past two years, a new report released on Monday said....
Cash-free payment systems link up across Southeast Asia - trying the Article type instead of Link to see how it looks federated. Anyway, sharing because was listening to BFM and got annoyed by the guy saying how Singapore is linking up with Malaysia now, like it's not happening across the region.
Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights (www.openlynews.com)
BANGKOK, June 4 (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be Thailand's next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights.
David and Keng on the Road (davidnkeng.wordpress.com)
RVing, Hiking, and Traveling
Scientists discover 380 new species in lower Mekong (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
An aggressive color-changing lizard, a poisonous snake named after a goddess in Chinese mythology and an orchid that looks like a muppet among hundreds of unique species of plants and animals newly discovered in the lower Mekong region in the past two years, a new report released on Monday said....
Little Breakfast Sandwiches in Sakhon Nakhon, Thailand
Cash-free payment systems link up across Southeast Asia
Cash-free payment systems link up across Southeast Asia - trying the Article type instead of Link to see how it looks federated. Anyway, sharing because was listening to BFM and got annoyed by the guy saying how Singapore is linking up with Malaysia now, like it's not happening across the region.
Escaping China with a spoon and a rusty nail (www.codastory.com)
How one Uyghur man fled Xinjiang via the notorious smugglers' road and broke out of a Thai prison....
Thailand snubs ASEAN with Myanmar meet (www.thejakartapost.com)
Jakarta insists that bloc’s rules must be followed....