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Milosh: 'Awful Game'
Oct 24th, 2008 · On his third and latest album, iii, Canadian musician Michael Milosh serves up a collection of seductive, down-tempo electronica, inspired by his year living and recording on Thailand's tropical Koh Samui island. A classically trained cellist since the age of 3, Milosh writes on his MySpace page that he's "always had an intense attraction to songs that are sad, soft and beautiful" and that in his music, he attempts to "ride that thin line of mixing technology with some heart." On iii, he's succeeded in doing just that.
Candidate Roughs Up TV Interviewer
Oct 3rd, 2008 · Politicians always complain about the media. Now one man in Thailand is fighting back, literally. In Bangkok, an underdog in the governor's race did not like the questions in a TV interview. So he elbowed his interviewer in the face. And kicked him on the floor. He later apologized, saying, "a man like me, you can kill him but you can't insult him." The candidate is running 30 points behind in the polls. No word on whether the assault raised or lowered his standing.
Thai PM Forced Out Over Cooking Show Stints *
Sep 9th, 2008 · Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has been forced out, but not by the anti-government demonstrators that have taken over his compound in recent weeks. A court finds that the TV appearances of Thailand's prime minister violated the consititution.
'Bangkok Dangerous': A Hit Man Adrift In Thailand *
Sep 5th, 2008 · Pang Brothers' partially sanitized remake of their own 1999 thriller is hardly philosophical — but it's style and its soul are more Asian than American, and it leaves some space for contemplation between the shootouts.
Embattled Thai Premier Known For Politics, Cooking *
Sep 5th, 2008 · Samak Sundaravej has had a 40-year career in Thailand's politics, but it's not clear whether he can ride out the country's latest political crisis.
Clashes Force State Of Emergency In Thailand
Sep 2nd, 2008 · The prime minister of Thailand has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok after a violent clash Tuesday night between anti-government and pro-government crowds that left at least one dead. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has been accused of corruption.
Thai Protests Prompt Declaration Of Emergency *
Sep 2nd, 2008 · The prime minister of Thailand declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the capital, Bangkok. For a week, thousands of anti-government protesters have camped on the grounds of the prime minister's office and have refused to move until he resigns.
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