Archive for May 22nd, 2007
Photographer Injured in South Thailand Bomb Blast
1 Comment Published May 22nd, 2007 in News, ThailandVeteran conflict photographer Philip Blenkinsop sustained minor injuries when a bomb exploded in South Thailand’s Yala province, early Tuesday morning. 11 others were injured in the blast. Violent incidents in the South, where 2,100 people have died since January 2004, have been near daily occurances for more than a year now. Some suggest that not […]
Internal Violence Erupts in Lebanon
1 Comment Published May 22nd, 2007 in News, Lebanon, Middle EastFor an excellent source of independent, on-site, up to the minute journalism in Lebanon, please visit my friend Christopher Allbritton’s site
After brokering a deal with YouTube, and threatening its parent company, Google, with a law suit, the popular internet media source is coming back to Thailand. The government banned the site in early April after a video poking fun at the King posted. It is illegal to insult the King in Thailand, a crime which […]