The roots of Thailand’s tension
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
By Charles E Morrison Street politics appear to have become the norm in Thailand, a country once noted for its relative social stability, where even coups …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KD23Ae03.html

SE Asia Stocks-Mixed on caution over banks, S’pore down
Reuters – USA
SI) and Thailand’s Bangkok Bank BBL.BK on fears of more pain in the US banking sector. Singapore’s Straits Times Index .FTSTI led the decline with a 2.3 …
www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices
AndRealEstateNews/idUSBKK43767920090422

Thai Political Divisions May Worsen GDP Contraction
Bloomberg – USA
By Suttinee Yuvejwattana April 22 (Bloomberg) — Thailand’s central bank said the economy may shrink more than expected as political chaos that led to an …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=asyejid.wxGU&refer=asia

Thai Parliament to Debate Emergency Rule, Arrests of Protesters
Bloomberg – USA
Unless he can forge a compromise, protests that have plagued Thailand for the past year may resume and his four-month-old administration might fall.…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2060
1087&sid=aRuJgx7errkU&refer=home

Wall St may lift Thai shares despite politics
Reuters – USA
[nT263822] – For the Thais press digest click on [PRESS/TH] – For Thailand’s IPO diary click on, – For Thailand’s stock exchange news click on [TH-SET] …
www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAnd
RealEstateNews/idUSBKK47786020090422

Thailand’s film censors block ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’
AsiaOne – Singapore
The National Film Board is standing by its decision to ban “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” in Thailand, citing that its explicit sexual content goes against …
news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/
Showbiz/Story/A1Story20090422-136716.html

Thailand to extend state of emergency
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Thailand is set to extend a state of emergency as red-shirt protesters plan to continue a clandestine campaign against the government. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=92085&sectionid=351020406

Thai foreign minister says unrest will be overcome
Reuters – USA
By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) – Thailand will be able to overcome the civil unrest that has paralyzed and embarrassed the Southeast Asian …
uk.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices
AndRealEstateNews/idUKN2145533220090421

Press Release: ING Investor Dashboard Sentiment Index for Thailand …
ING Investor Dashboard Sentiment Index for Thailand Rises 10% for Q1 2009 ING, the global financial services group, recently released data from its quarterly ING Investor Dashboard Survey which shows a rise of 10% in investor sentiment …
www.thaipr.net/nc/readnews.aspx?newsid=
488D5B21ABAC8C4C080A61F0FBBD41F4

Koh Chang “ Thailand tourism industry road shows a waste
By admin
That event alone was bad enough to gravely undermine Thailand’s national reputation. Though those rioters have retreated, confronted with a broader military crackdown, the crisis is far from over. Perceptually, Thailand has sustained …
www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=99

Pacific Media Centre | APJ: A tale of censorship crises – Fiji and …
By PMC feedback
While the international media is relaxed about Thailand’s Easter political crisis, condemnation is being heaped on Fiji’s military regime. Thai and Fiji islanders have woken up to a new era of shadowy rule of law – a challenge for local …
pacificmediacentre.blogspot.com/2009/04/
tale-of-censorship-crises-fiji-and.html