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Short video clip showing red shirt parade through Samut Prakan. – Posted from my iPhone

I am at the city hall in Samut Prakan. There are about 300 red shirts in this area so far. Many more are expected. They will pay respect to Rama V statue here before moving out by bus to Bang Saothong at about 1 p.m. Riot police on duty here and outside police station and courthouse. Follow events …

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 speedboat as …

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 countries, parching the region’s major river, Mekong, whose water level has dropped to only 33 centimeters, the lowest in…

We are at Rabieng Ta-le restaurant alongside the Gulf of Thailand in Samut Prakan. It is a great place to come to enjoy the sunset in the evening. The restaurant is at Bangsaen 2. They have some great seafood. We have ordered softshell crab curry, spicy crispy catfish curry, fried shrimp, and fried crab rice. The food has just started…

Anti-government rallies are being planned by the red shirts in Bangkok from 12th-14th March 2010. They are hoping for a million protesters though the final figure is expected to be less than half that. However, it is still a sizeable protest and precautions …