The positive global publicity generated by last year’s 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King’s accession to the throne was a major contributing factor for the tourism industry, as it recorded 13.82 million visitor arrivals – more than 20 per cent higher than in 2005.
At the same time, however, arrivals were affected by the September [...]
Sufficiency tourism on the way
April 8th, 2007 by Nicholas Farrelly · 5 Comments
Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Surayud regime · Thailand
The regime’s royal ridicule
April 8th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 51 Comments
Surayud’s puppet regime has achieved a dubious first. Unlike any other recent Thai government they have subjected the king to widely publicised international ridicule. About two weeks ago, a juvenile and irreverent clip mocking the king was posted to the video sharing website YouTube. When New Mandala first saw the clip it had been viewed [...]
Tags: Surayud regime · Thailand