Election Fever

PM Thaksin (the one who was gonna buy Liverpool last Summer!)isn't very popular at the moment. Protests have been held all over Thailand against his alleged corruption so he called an election pledging to stand down if he doesn't receive 50% of the vote. (They don't serve alcohol anywhere the day before an election!)

Election Day and Bye Bye Thai

April 2nd 2006
Bonjourno, we managed to get to Hat Yai and book into a cheap hostel on 1st April. After the travelling from Krabi we didn't get much of a chance to explore much before darkness descended (We did however manage to get a KFC, sooo cheap over here for a Zinger meal!) The Thai Prime Minister is in hot water at the mo, he's been accused of corruption many times in the past but this time it's reall ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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