A royal funeral in Bangkok

The Thai King's sister's cremation temple. The ceremony went on for weeks and the city was crowded with people paying their condolences.

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The Saga Continues...

December 9th 2008
Well, they finally left the airport. It took a whole week, but eventually after an impossible stalemate, via a political wrangle I don't really understand, the national courts decided that the government should be dissolved and the PM banished from politics for 5 years. As a results there was jubilation in the occupied airports as the PAD had achieved their goal. Meanwhile, on the streets of B ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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