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Criminal law in Thailand Part XXVI: Search and seizure
29/08/2010 : This week we'll begin our discussion of search and seizure. This means when and under what circumstances the police are allowed to search your person or your private property such as your car or your house to look for evidence of a crime.
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Samui taking flight again
29/08/2010 : The controversy over oil exploration off the coast of Koh Samui does not seem to have dented tourism on the island. The number of visitors increased by 19% in the first half of 2010 compared with last year, which admittedly was a low tide for Samui, said Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks.
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Let the voters sort things out
29/08/2010 : Supavud Saicheua, managing director and head of research of Phatra Securities, says the government's gung-ho implementation of populist policies stems from the belief that they will yield higher political gains than concentrating on pushing up economic growth.
Burma's vote to nowhere
29/08/2010 : In the lead-up to the 2010 elections, the regime has jailed hundreds of political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. It has also introduced a series of electoral laws and campaign restrictions to stifle the opposition, all while claiming the measures are to make sure the elections are "free and fair".
Bangkok's 'cigarette police'
29/08/2010 : Many foreign tourists in Bangkok have complained they have been "burned" after being fined for littering by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) inspectors. An investigation by a Spectrum team lasting several weeks has revealed that foreign tourists appear to be the targets of the city's uniformed inspectors.
Victim of his own elevated expectations
23/08/2010 : At the Bunch of Grapes bookstore on Martha's Vineyard, the sojourning President Barack Obama bought a few books, including ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' by Harper Lee. It was for his daughter, but it may have also conjured a sweet memory for the beleaguered president. Only a couple of years ago, when he was campaigning, Mr Obama inspired comparisons with the noble lawyer Atticus Finch. Now, after flipping about on some hot-button issues, most recently the plan for an Islamic community centre and mosque near ground zero, he's more likely to be painted by disillusioned supporters as Atticus Flinch.
All quiet on the eastern front
22/08/2010 : It was 9am and the customs checkpoint in the eastern Thai border town of Aranyaprathet was bustling with activity. Long lines of trucks entered the Cambodian town of Poipet with goods and fresh produce, as Cambodian workers pushed carts loaded high with Thai-made products into the city.
Giving voice to cultural diversity
22/08/2010 : Unlike many young people who have little knowledge of their cultural heritage, Yupin Morlido is happy to still be farming after finishing Grade 12, and working in the rice fields does not make her feel inferior.
Will an aerial assault save the cassava crop?
22/08/2010 : The young cassava plants look green and lush on the hills of the large plantations in the country's Northeast, but on the undersides of their leaves mealybugs are quietly multiplying and preparing to mount a lethal attack.
What is lost when a language dies?
22/08/2010 : Soda Ritkongpho spoke with pride of his experience using the traditional yao treatment of the So ethnic people to cure his seriously ill wife. "My wife is still alive and well because we used the yao ritual to cure her," he said.
Malaysian economy trumps race card ahead of possible election
22/08/2010 : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has planted its foot firmly on Malaysia's political soil and urged the government to move decisively and reform the country's controversial four-decade-old affirmative action policy that favours native Malays.
Gold prices expected to keep Climbing
22/08/2010 : Amid the continuing economic and political unease many investors see gold as the ultimate safety net, and while the price does tend to fluctuate, they are looking forward to an expected record high of US$1,300 (41,200 baht) a troy ounce by year's end.
