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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted citizenship by Montenegro and is currently visiting the Balkan country with his children, local police say. They say Mr Thaksin arrived from Dubai at the weekend and there have no legal reason to arrest him. (thaksinlive.com) More…

One of the most unusual musical instruments that I have come across in Thailand is the “angklung”. It is made from carved bamboo tubes which are attached to a frame which is then shaken to produce a note. Each frame has…

A fun sport to watch in Thailand is Blindfold Boxing. The idea is quite simple. Put two people in a boxing ring, blindfold them, and then ring the bell. The results are often hilarious as the fighters swing out at thin air trying to…

Riot policemen stand guard while supporters of former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra gather outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok March 17, 2010. Despite the fourth day of street rallies in Bangkok, Thai stocks hit a 19-month high and the baht currency raced to its strongest …

Supporters of former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra carry containers of human blood as they make their way to pour the blood on the gates of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s home in Bangkok March 17, 2010. (Reuters) (Natthiti Ampriwan/Bangkok Post) Supporters of former…

A popular destination for school children during the long summer holidays is Safari World north of Bangkok. I have been there a few times and have always enjoyed each visit. In this picture, two schoolgirls are having fun feeding the giraffes long green beans. Original post blogged on www.mythaiphotos.com .

Supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra break the police line to pour human blood in front of the Democrat Party headquarters in Bangkok March 16, 2010. (Reuters) A Brahman Priest performs a religious ritual in the pool of human blood poured in front of the Democrat Party headquarters in Bangkok March 16, 2010. (Reuters) …

The red shirt protests have been going on in Bangkok for 4-5 days now. Countless thousands of protesters have been camped out along the Royal Avenue. The news hasn’t received that much attention yet in the international press, mainly because there hasn’t been any violence. Thailand is not like other countries …

A Brahman Priest pours a canister of human blood on the gates of the Government house in Bangkok March 16, 2010. Thousands of protesters in Thailand donated blood and poured it later outside the premier’s office on Tuesday, a “sacrifice for democracy” aimed at…

Thai riot soldiers holding army shields take part in a practice at the Government House in Bangkok March 16, 2010. Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that four days of peaceful protests had …

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra donate blood during a gathering in Bangkok March 16, 2010. Anti-government protesters will collect one million cubic centimetres of blood to pour outside the Government House in Bangkok, in a symbolic move to denounce the government as part of their demonstration to call …

Thai security forces inspect the site of a grenade attack on a military base in Bangkok on March 15, 2010. The attack wounded two soldiers as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed at another barracks in the Thai capital, a military spokesman…

Scouting was first introduced in Thailand on July 1st 1911 by King Rama VI. Thailand was the third country in the world to take up Scouting. It is also believed to have the largest Scout membership among all countries around the world. This is because Scouting is part of the school curriculum and is compulsory…

Over the past few days, the red shirts have been streaming into Bangkok to join the protest site on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue. On Sunday the red shirts from Samut Prakan came together to join the protest. The local red shirt radio had been broadcasting for several days…

Red-shirted supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra wave flags and shout slogans during an anti-government protest outside a military barracks in Bangkok on March 15, 2010. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of protesters to…

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators gather Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Protest leaders have given the government until Monday at noon to accede their demands or face mass marches on key locations in Bangkok. (Richard Barrow/www.paknam.com) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Thousands of red shirt supporters from Samut Prakan, 30 kms south of Bangkok, make the long journey into Bangkok on 14th March to join the rally in Bangkok. They went on foot, by motorcycle, on the back of pick-up trucks and in …

Supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra travel by boat from Ayutthaya provinces into Bangkok March 14, 2010. Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday to give Thailand’s military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face crippling demonstrations across the capital in coming days. (Reuters) Supporters …

A total of 5,000 red guards are believed to be deployed at the rally site in Bangkok and at 30 other locations in the area. This includes 200 mobile units on motorcycle. They will be providing protection to the red shirts at the rally and also intercepting…

Supporters of former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra gather on a highway in Bangkok March 13, 2010. Anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from the countryside on Saturday for what they are calling a “million-man march,” aiming to paralyse the capital and topple a government they say is a…

The city where I live, Samut Prakan, is a red shirt stronghold as they voted for Thaksin. Today there were about 4-5,000 people parading through the town demanding that Prime Minister Abhisit steps down. You can see more of our photos

Supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra take part in a rally at Victory Monument in Bangkok on March 12, 2010. Tens of thousands of supporters of Shinawatra began to mass in their trademark red shirts ahead of weekend protests in Bangkok aimed at toppling the government. …

A popular recreation for Thai people at the seaside is playing on a Banana Boat like this one. The whole family jump on the back wearing life vests. They are then towed up and down the beach front by a …

A fisherman works on his fish farm on a partially dry reservoir on the Mekong River during a drought affecting the Thai-Lao border area of Wiang Kaen district, Chiang Rai province, north of Bangkok March 11, 2010. Severe drought has hit Southeast Asian…

A Thai policeman stands guard outside Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s house in Bangkok March 10, 2010. The Thai government has invoked a tough security law, the Internal Security Act, giving the armed forces broad powers to control an upcoming rally by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra if necessary….

Thai policemen inspect identity cards at a checkpoint in outskirts of Bangkok. The Thai government has invoked a tough security law, the Internal Security Act, giving the armed forces broad powers to control an upcoming rally by supporters of former …

Bangkok used to be known as the Venice of the East due to its large network of canals. However, most of these have now been built over to make way for roads. One of the main canals still remaining in Bangkok is Khlong Saen Saeb which dates…

The Thai government over the past few years have been so focussed on first the yellow shirts and then the red shirts that hardly anyone has noticed the rampant increase of drug use in Thailand. It is almost getting to epidemic proportions …

His Majesty the King receives a briefing yesterday on the situation in the country from the prime minister. Abhisit Vejjajiva was granted a private meeting with His Majesty on the 14th floor of the Chalermphrakiat building, Siriraj Hospital. (ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU) More Thailand pictures can be found at