Thailand Refuses Sister of the Dalai Lama

Thailand has refused to grant a tourist visa to the sister of the Dalai Lama for fear of angering China, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Jetsun Pema, the younger sister of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, who like her brother lives in India, was due to take part in a three-day cultural show in Bangkok beginning Friday until the Thai embassy in New Delhi refused her.
Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to Thailand’s foreign minister said:

We support the cultural show but in the case of the Dalai Lama’s sister we have reserved our right to reject her visa application along with her husband’s because we don’t want to get involved in international politics.

The 69 year old sister of the Tibetan monk was due to give a speech on Buddhist education for Tibetan exiles that the Ministry feared would touch on Chinese politics in the region.

It’s quite sad that as independent as Thailand would like to think it is, it is really just another of China’s lackeys in this oppression of the Tibetan people. You would think that the Thai government would have learned some invaluable lessons from the Japanese during their occupation of the Kingdom and why bowing to such governments only serves to make you weak in the eyes of the world. Then again the handling of the whole Thaksin debacle has really left no doubt as to the toothlessness of the Thai government.

Getting Out the Vote

In what is probably the most important news this week FHM Thailand is in dire need of readers to select a winner in Thailand’s Girl Next Door Contest. They’ve narrowed the field down to the top ten and now need to find the winner. This will be a very tough job, as you can see they field is literally littered with beautiful Thai women. Remember, voting is a right and a privilege and should always be taken seriously. In these important and dark times your vote counts now more than ever.

We need to show support for FHM Thailand as it’s the only true source of unequaled and unbiased political discussion in the Kingdom. Alright, that was a lie. I don’t know what they write about because I still can’t read Thai…even if I could I would still be too distracted by the pictures to care. Speaking of which: