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...written with a smirk. Michel believes that only the body is to be trusted, its pleasures the only reliable refuge. Capitalism he's resigned to. Religion he thinks of as a fool's game that leads to murderous fundamentalisms. The book ends with a terrorist attack at a Thai resort and some especially nasty passages about Muslims--the grieving Michel describes his pleasure at any news of pregnant Palestinian women being killed...
...Thailand's arrest of three Thai nationals in June and a Singaporean in May sent a chill through the country's balmy resort towns?police alleged the men were part of a Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist cell planning to commit Bali-style bombings in the tourist resorts of Pattaya and Phuket. Although the accused are in jail awaiting trial, a senior Thai intelligence source says the danger has not passed. An unidentified Thai believed to have planned the attacks remains at large and may still be able to carry them out. "We busted one cell but we know there...
...Asian can discuss anything from democracy to dildos without having to divulge his or her identity. "The people who had no voice before can now reach a whole city for the price of just one baht [the cost of a phone call]," says Kanok Ratwongsakul, host of an influential Thai political talk show...
...stations, had abruptly pulled the 24-hour show off the air. Critics claim they were punishing the media group INN for barbs aimed at Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that were made on another INN-owned radio show, but a government spokesman denies it. The plug pulling wasn't unusual; Thai media companies are ever mindful of getting their licenses revoked and are often forced to adjust their programs accordingly. This time, though, the public came to radio's rescue. Within hours, thousands of irate listeners had signed a petition demanding their show back. Parliament was lobbied, and scores of taxi...
...Amount paid for six Thai spirit houses by English footballer David Beckham and his wife, Victoria...