Posts Tagged ‘human rights’

GT200: The Only Remaining Obstacle

19, Feb 2010

From this report in The Nation, we can see why the army will continue to use the GT200 device in its daily operations despite the fact that it has failed scientific tests.
Prime Minister Abhisit said he did not want to confront the Army but assigned the scientists who had conducted the test to explain to the officials [...]

GT200 Dowsing Rod Update: Gen Anupong Bans Further Purchases Pending Investigation

29, Jan 2010

Gen Anupong, Dr Pornthip, Suthep, Abhisit
(Photo credit: 1, 2, 3, 4)
The shocking scandal of the GT200 ‘bomb detector’ continues to be the talk of the town. In my earlier post I already looked at the BBC’s exposure of the scam and the frankly unbelievable responses by PM Abhisit and other people from Thailand’s uppermost [...]

Authorities Insist GT200 Does Work, The Nation Says No

26, Jan 2010

PM Abhisit Vejjajiva on his internet Q&A programme, talking about the GT200
If anyone wants an indicator of how low our government has sunk in recent months, there is probably no better one than the fact that The Nation is now talking more sense than the Oxford-educated PM Abhisit Vejjajiva.
The BBC recently conducted an investigation into [...]

It’s Thaksin’s Fault!

23, Jan 2010

PM’s Office Minister Sathit Wongnongteay (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
This government really has become too predictable.
Following a disparaging report by Human Rights Watch, in which the lobby group lambastes the human rights situation in Thailand (see the PPT blog for more information), the government’s chief spin doctor Sathit Wongnongtoey decided to take the matter upon himself and issued an [...]

Only in Thailand: When Your Job Title Means Nothing

12, Nov 2009

This is for anybody who still wonders why no one takes Thailand seriously.
Bangkok Post reports:

The Siam Samakkhi Group on Tuesday filed two complaints alleging lese majeste with Dusit police against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and two other people.
The complaints were lodged on behalf of the group by senators Somchai Sawaengkarn and Warin Thiamjarat, Gen [...]