Word: bangkok
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...known for the yellow shirts they wear in their protests, is a loose alliance of groups opposed to the return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that includes businesspeople, Bangkok's urban middle class and royalists. Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in September 2006 after months of streets protests by the PAD, and subsequently convicted of conflict of interest. He fled the country rather than serve a two-year prison sentence. A proxy party supported by Thaksin that came to power in 2008 was dissolved by the Constitutional Court for electoral fraud after months of PAD protests that...
...been set. "We have been asking for political reform, but for five months this government has not responded to us," Panthep said. "We will ally ourselves with any party that wants transparency, the rule of law and an end to corruption." (See pictures of the 2008 protests in Bangkok...
...Both PAD and Thaksin's supporters, known as the 'red shirts,' have been at the center of Thailand's civil unrest for years, flouting the law with apparently little consequences. The PAD seized Bangkok's international airport for eight days late last year, while the red shirts stormed a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian nations in Pattaya in April forcing its cancellation, rioted in Bangkok and twice violently attacked Abhisit...
...Flow: There's an unmistakably nutty, fruity aroma at the ultra-contemporary, climate-controlled cheese room at Flow restaurant within the riverside Millennium Hilton Bangkok, www1.hilton. com. Some of the world's best varieties are flaunted, including Colston Bassett Stilton, Brie Royale with black truffle, and piquant Pecorino di Fossa from Italy. Guests are encouraged to taste before making their selection, which is served with a stylish range of condiments including celery jelly. A cheese-and-wine butler advises on pairings and there's a dedicated cheese table for guests to sit at and convivially share their newfound cheese knowledge...
Book well in advance, because the gazebo is a favorite rendezvous for members of Bangkok's high society, and Agalico is only open Friday through Sunday. The place is a bit hard to find - there's no sign - but having to enter through the side entrance of an unassuming commercial building gives your arrival an Alice in Wonderland quality. And if there's no white rabbit, the white Persian cat that strolls the garden is an acceptable substitute. Diners who like the furniture can have reproductions made by the owner, who also runs a design and landscaping firm. There...