Stories submitted by TheEditor
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Tonic Rays Release Debut Album
The Tonic Rays are excited to announce the release of their debut album of all-original rock on 1 Dec 2007. The band will be celebrating with live performances at three launch parties:
- 8 Dec - The Riverside, Chiang Mai
- 14 Dec - The Roadhouse, Bangkok
- 21 Dec - Be-Bop Bar, Pai
All parties will begin at 11pm, admission is free. Original rock band November 222 will be opening the show. The Tonic Rays CD will be available at a special launch-party price.
After the launch, the CD will be available online at CDBaby.com, MySpace.com, Snocap, Reverbnation and TheTonicRays.com. Downloads of the entire album or individual songs will be available in 8-10 weeks from iTunes, Amazon MP3, Napster, Rhapsody, MusicNet, eMusic, Sony Connect and Groupie Tunes.
Journalists can request review copies via the band's website, TheTonicRays.com.
See you there!!
The Tonic Rays are:
Marie Dance
Joe Cummings
Chakkaphan Wattanapan
Mark IwamotoPosted by: TheEditor on 03 Dec 2007, 11:42 -
ESEA Welcomes New Contributors
Look out in the near future for postings by a group of writers from VirtualTravelGuides.com, the company behind 1stopchiangmai.com and the rest of the 1stop series.
They'll be contributing to the vision of a breadth of views articulated by Watt in his introductory posting. We're looking forward to the fresh voices they bring, and their updates on what's happening in Thailand.
Posted by: TheEditor on 11 Jun 2007, 21:24 -
Laos Coup Plot Thwarted in California
Police have arrested nine people in California on charges of plotting to overthrow the communist government in Laos. The group includes Vang Pao, the 77 year-old former general in the Royal Lao Army who led CIA-backed Hmong forces during the 1960s and 1970s.
Vang Pao fled to the US after the 1975 communist seizure of power in Laos. He has been living in Orange County in recent years, and is well-known and respected among the Hmong community in the US for the assistance he has given them improving their lives.
The Bangkok Post has some local reaction to the ap story carried elsewhere. Here are a few more details of the charges.
Posted by: TheEditor on 05 Jun 2007, 10:18 -
Quake Hits Laos and Rocks Thailand
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck in Laos at around 4pm local time today. There are reports of buildings been evacuated as far away as Bangkok - and we certainly felt it here in Chiang Mai. No casualties reported so far.
The local press already have a few brief stories, including the Bangkok Post and The Nation. The Nation also has some local reactions.
There is also a thread at thaivisa.com. And here is the USGS report
Posted by: TheEditor on 16 May 2007, 18:06 -
Hair Today...
The International Herald Tribune brings us this alarming AP report about the increase in hair theft in Myanmar. It seems there is quite an export market for ladies' hair, which fetches several hundred dollars per kilo.
Posted by: TheEditor on 14 May 2007, 11:40