BangKoK Nightclub Fire On New Year’s Eve Killed 59

Awfully sad if you asked me.. that this should happen on new year’s eve.. that is why i always choose not to celebrate in crowded places.  And in Bangkok .. one can expect more of these incidences … because the building itself may not be safe .. due to lots of corruption there.

More on the scene.

Thaksin Pleads Not Guilty

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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the Supreme Court in one of two criminal corruption cases against him. Prime Minister from 2001 – 2006, he was abroad when a coup against him forced him to return to Thailand on Feb 28. Looks like he was banned last year with all his top executive from political office for the next 5 yrs.

Charged with 2 counts of corruption, Thaksin arrival created quite a stir where his supporters were chanting away ..for him to fight it. Thaksin said he was gonna prove his innocence, he was ousted in a military coup for corruption and power abuse.