Slashdot coverage of ProtectTheKing.net

ProtectTheKing.net makes Slashdot:

"In a move that would make the old eastern German Stasi green with envy, the Thai government has modernized a system that allows citizens to snitch on fellow citizens. 'Internet users are being urged to show their loyalty to the king by contributing to a new website called protecttheking.net, which has been set up by a parliamentary committee. On the site's front page it is described as a means for Thai people to show their loyalty to the king by protecting him from what it calls misunderstandings about him. It calls on all citizens to inform on anyone suspected of insulting or criticising the monarchy.' An large unknown population of political prisoners are currently being held for 3 to 15 years in Thai prisons for being interpreted as insulting the monarchy."

Bangkok has another food delivery service - ChefsXP

ChefsXP opened in December and an alternative to the other Bangkok delivery services. At the moment it is online only. 60 Baht for delivery, and prices that are the same as in the restaurant. You can order from:

• BOURBON ST. AMERICAN
• TONY ROMA'S AMERICAN
• HENRY J. BEAN'S AMERICAN
• GARAGE, THE AMERICAN
• LONDONER, THE BRITISH
• BLACK SWAN BRITISH
• WINKING FROG BRITISH
• CAFE SWISS INTERNATIONAL
• NINTH, THE INTERNATIONAL
• CAFE D' ELITE INTERNATIONAL
• GROTTINO INTERNATIONAL
• D' PELICAN INN INTERNATIONAL
• BARBICAN, THE INTERNATIONAL
• MINT BALCONY INTERNATIONAL
• POMODORO ITALIAN
• DUILIO'S ITALIAN
• EL GORDO'S MEXICAN
• OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE STEAKHOUSE
• BLUE ELEPHANT THAI
• BUA THAI
• BUSSARACUM THAI
• THAI TOM YUM THAI

Bangkok Networking Calendar

Nice events calender for Bangkok. From thebrandmade.com

2Bangkok.com turns 8 years old.

Congratulations to 2Bangkok.com. After 8 years of coding away, they have finally found themselves a the forefront of news gathering blogs in Thailand. They started back when mWeb (still using blinking text guys?) and eThailand.com (nice front page SQL error) were throwing money around in the dot com bubble. Hey 2Bangkok - these stats should serve as a bit of a reward for sticking with it.

Ron Morris writes: What is 2Bangkok.com? In 1999 we were called a "portal." Today, doing the same thing, we are called a "blog." I have no doubt that in another few years time there will be a new category to place 2Bangkok.com in.

What 2Bangkok does is to continue to focus on news you can't find anywhere else--politics, Thai mass transit, development, and anything interesting in the Thai world.

Keep up the good work guys... but can we expect RSS feeds anytime soon?