Flag Of Thailand Resources

Flag finds a permanent RSL base
FROM the jungles of Thailand to the Jerilderie RSL, prisoner of war Edward Horgan’s blood-splattered flag is a historic reminder of the sacrifices made by soldiers.

Local Scene: Anti-Flag in Asia, Code Orange Kids signs with Deathwish, and more
Anti-Flag takes peace and punk to Asia Anti-Flag is out making new friends -- in Southeast Asia. On its first-ever swing through the region, the political Pittsburgh band has been rallying the punks at the Silver Lake Music Festival in Thailand (with the likes of Incubus, Owl City and Seether) and in Indonesia, and is now moving on to Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Golf: Jennifer Rosales begins Ladies Asian Golf Tour stint in Thailand
Jennifer Rosales arrived in Bangkok Sunday, just in time to prepare early for the 25th Thailand Ladies Open, the kick-off leg of the Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT), which starts Wednesday in Thailand.

Honda sees sharp drop in profit on Thai floods
Tokyo —Battered by the strong yen and supply disruptions from Thailand's floods, Honda said Tuesday that its net earnings in the October-December quarter tumbled 41 percent to 47.6 billion yen ($625 million) and projected a sharply lower full-year profit.

At home with the Shan people of northern Thailand – Part 2
PART 1 of this story can be found here. FOR those with Rousseau-inspired notions of colourful tribal people living at one with nature, the Shan of Muang Pon are going to be a big disappointment. These villagers, with their satellite TVs, Toyota, Honda and Nokia, are a thoroughly modern bunch. But they are still distinctly

Ford Profits Race Higher, Fall Short Of Checkered Flag
Shares of Ford Motor flattened in morning trading Friday, after the automaker's fourth-quarter profit came up short of estimates.

Privatization Plans For Thai Airline, Oil Firm Stir Debate
Flood defences remain a hot topic in Thailand following last year's tragic inundations. But major infrastructure projects mean more debt on the balance sheet in these straitened times, so the Thai government is getting creative in its accounting. First, it shifted debt a 1997 bank bailout to the central bank and is asking banks to pay more in deposit insurance to cover interest payments. The ...

Abduction of Chinese workers in Sudan stirs criticism of Beijing
When China evacuated some 30,000 of its citizens from Libya early last year, official media fell into patriotic rapture. Television screens and newspaper front pages filled with pictures of flag-waving returnees. Xinhua, the state-run news agency, issued a commemorative DVD. The People’s Liberation Army Daily vowed that “no Chinese will ever be left behind.” Read full article >>