Here in Bangkok, four days after the new year’s eve bombings, the mood is still tranquil. But the question remains: whodunit?
My buddy Dan Ten Kate has a good story in the Asia Sentinel:
“Thailand’s Bombing Mystery Gets Murkier: Allegations, conspiracy theories and bomb threats continue to swirl in Bangkok.”
A snip:
Although Thailand’s junta leaders have […]
The mood is calm in Bangkok today, despite the fact that nine small bombs exploded throughout the city last night, killing three and injuring 34. (Nine of the wounded were foreigners.)
My family and A and I had lunch and walked around central Bangkok this afternoon. All was calm.
Meanwhile, everyone’s wondering: who’s responsible for this […]
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Update — 1:38 a.m.: This good BBC story offers a useful map of the locations of the bombings.
Also, there’s this:
Police do not believe foreign groups or militants from the Muslim south are to blame, says the BBC’s Jonathan Head.
Our Bangkok correspondent says many Thais suspect the bombs were the work of opponents of the […]
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AP:
At least six bomb blasts rocked the Thai capital late Sunday, killing at least two people and prompting the city to disperse thousands of people who had gathered to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings, which capped a year of unrest in Thailand, including a military coup three […]
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A and our friends Ploy, Dan, and Beau headed to Bangkok’s Great American Rib Company last night to celebrate Turkey Day with ample and tasty portions of turkey, gravy, stuffing, potato salad, coleslaw, pumpkin pie, and even jalapeno cornbread. All that I found lacking was a Lay-Z-Boy on which to recline post-meal and dream about […]
I happened to be up early a few days ago — we’re talking pre-dawn, a time of day during which I am most certainly not at my best. But I managed to snap some pics of the sunrise from my roof deck. (The one at my house, it should be noted, is a reasonable four […]
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That’s the subject of my most recent Gridskipper post. And here’re some additional pics of Sirocco, a rooftop restaurant perched 64 stories above Bangkok — and with little more than a glass railing separating patrons from the sheer drop.
Last night A and I attended Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont’s first major address to the foreign press since he took office following the September 19 military coup. In a wide-ranging speech followed by a question and answer session, the PM and his cabinet members outlined their plans for holding new elections — and touched […]
Seth Mydans had a good story in yesterday’s IHT:
It was a smiling coup for the Land of Smiles, quick, neat, bloodless and broadly popular among the citizens of Bangkok. For several days, the tanks in the streets were a sort of petting zoo as families brought their children to climb onto the big, friendly machines.
Now, […]
New Mandala:
It was only a matter of time before more stories about the planned filming of Rambo IV: In The Serpent’s Eye started seeping out. This action flick is slated to be “shot” in a Thai national park in the far north over the coming dry season. The global media just gorges on […]
Last night A and I had the pleasure of meeting up with Claire and Frans [their Flickr site; Frans’s site], my good friends since college. They’re in Bangkok for a few days on their way to Bhutan. (Yes, I am utterly roiling with jealousy that they’re going there).
We ate at Baan Khanitha; if you ask […]
Bangkok’s brand-new airport. That’s the subject of my latest Gridskipper post.
How to carry a bucket and drive a motorbike at the same time. Awesome.
The tag says it all:
“ASIAN SIZE XL.”
I bought this pair of shorts here in Bangkok recently. If you’re a large person like me and you’ve ever tried to buy clothing in Asia, you’ll appreciate the fact that Adidas has seen fit to label these bad boys honestly. An XL in Asia is perhaps an M […]
Torrential rains hit Bangkok last night; I ended up stuck in a Starbucks — stupidly sans umbrella or even rain jacket — until the storm abated. I snapped these pics on my way back to my apartment. As you can see, there was some serious flooding. And more may be in store…