myjawe Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 hello, I just found a website called The Isaan Record about life in Isaan. It's a good change to blogs about Thailand. Do you know who is writing it ? Is it famous ? Link removed ! thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Interesting site. Never knew it existed. Good luck to him. Claims to have support from 'National Endowment for Democracy' and the Heinrich Böll Foundation. From wikipedia which has some interesting comments on these organisations, mission statements as follows - 'The National Endowment for Democracy is a U.S. non-profit soft power organization that was founded in 1983 with the stated goal of promoting democracy abroad. It is funded primarily through an annual allocation from the U.S. Congress in the form of a grant awarded through the United States Information Agency.' 'The Heinrich Böll Foundation is part of the Green political movement that has developed worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice. We place particular emphasis on gender democracy, meaning social emancipation and equal rights for women and men. We are also committed to equal rights for cultural and ethnic minorities and to the societal and political participation of immigrants. Finally, we promote non-violence and proactive peace policies.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkingOrders Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 The writing on that site is very good. Thought provoking. I just looked it up. Writers have bylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 The articles, where written by a Thai, demonstrates excellent English. The site seems to have been active for about a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myjawe Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 hours ago, tso310 said: The articles, where written by a Thai, demonstrates excellent English. The site seems to have been active for about a year. How could a Thai write so well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 33 minutes ago, myjawe said: How could a Thai write so well ? Well the one about her mother going to Denmark was educated there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malathione Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 16 hours ago, tso310 said: The articles, where written by a Thai, demonstrates excellent English. The site seems to have been active for about a year. What makes you think it's only been around for a year? I've been reading it for several years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashboy Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 11:18 AM, tso310 said: Interesting site. Never knew it existed. Good luck to him. Claims to have support from 'National Endowment for Democracy' and the Heinrich Böll Foundation. From wikipedia which has some interesting comments on these organisations, mission statements as follows - 'The National Endowment for Democracy is a U.S. non-profit soft power organization that was founded in 1983 with the stated goal of promoting democracy abroad. It is funded primarily through an annual allocation from the U.S. Congress in the form of a grant awarded through the United States Information Agency.' 'The Heinrich Böll Foundation is part of the Green political movement that has developed worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice. We place particular emphasis on gender democracy, meaning social emancipation and equal rights for women and men. We are also committed to equal rights for cultural and ethnic minorities and to the societal and political participation of immigrants. Finally, we promote non-violence and proactive peace policies.' I would not trust anyone or anything that is sponsored or credited by an institute/charity that is supposedly promoting democracy. Normally there is something behind it and has nothing to do with democracy. Think Vietnam War; Think Iraq, Think Afganistan, Think Libya, Think Syria and especially those "white hats" promoting democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salerno Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 8:33 PM, tso310 said: The site seems to have been active for about a year. Site has articles dating back to start of 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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