Mango SauceCrazy about BangkokNew species in Lao kebab inspires $1million prize- May 14, 2007 Identified for the very first time when served up to a hungry American naturalist on a skewer in 2005, a living specimen of the Laotian rock rat has now been photographed. Despite appearances, the creature - known locally as a kha-nyou - isn't a rat at all. Robert Timmins described his tasty new discovery as a "spineless porcupine." At that stage, however, he'd never seen a live specimen so branding the enigmatic creature a coward might have been premature. For all we know, when...http://www.mangosauce.com/thai_secrets/new_species_in_lao_kebab_inspires_1million_prize.ph... Jail for Thailand's YouTube fans- May 11, 2007 Fans of the banned YouTube video-sharing website will soon face "severe punishment" under a draconian new cyber-crime law. Anyone using a proxy server to visit a website censored by the Thai government could now end up in jail. This criminalization of ordinary Internet users is just another symptom of Thailand's descent into authoritarianism.http://www.mangosauce.com/news/jail_for_thailands_youtube_fans.php Thaksin to buy Manchester City- May 2, 2007 Thailand's brief experiment with democracy seems to have ended badly but it remains to be seen which Premier League football club will be the ultimate beneficiary- Mango Sauce, 20 September 2006. Step forward Manchester City. Yesterday, former PM Thaksin announced the £130 million deal on his blog (www.hi-thaksin.net) alongside this "happy slapping" phonecam shot that appears to show him selecting a severed head for his lunchbox.http://www.mangosauce.com/news/thaksin_to_buy_manchester_city.php |