Guest Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/world/asia/loved-and-hated-thaksin-shinawatra-former-premier-of-thailand-is-erased-from-textbook.html His legacy is inseparable from the past decade of political tumult in Thailand, but high school students will not find the name Thaksin Shinawatra in the history textbooks that the country’s military junta recently ordered schools to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 That's what Juntas do.........re-write history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 I guess the textbook producers eventually had to choose who to keep in: that Japanese porn star in the maths book, or Thaksin in history. It was an obvious choice, I suppose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 The victors write the history books... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 With Thailand's great Engrish, I can see the logic behind using a porn star on the Maths book, at least they know how to cunt numbers now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Waan, Tu, Dee, Fah, Fai, Sec... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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