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The Thai police have caught 30 people selling 10 kg of cocaine and other drugs in the Island of Samui and the full moon party.

As usual the US drug agency located in Thailand was the one that alerted the Thai police something was going on. How the Thai police could “miss” the drug gang for many years is a big mystery for everybody expect people living in Thailand. A few months ago the Thai police chief for that area was transferred since he could not keep order and prevent crime.

The gang led by an Iranian named Shahriar Zarghamzade aged 38, alias Ramin Ahmani had his yacht, club, house and assets worth 100 million THB seized by the police.

Some other nationalities was several Africans, two Turks and a British citizen they will all be serving very long sentences in prison in Thailand after this.

The police then went on and told press that they would continue the crackdown (that they never started) and wanted to promote the islands as drug free destinations. Maybe they should start with something more easy to handle like Ko Samed and not the Full Moon Party.

Amazing Thailand!

Nothing amaze me this week more than the latest Thai government I read that Commerce Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan wants to patent the full moon party. He gave the reason that he wants to patent this famous festival in order to prevent not to let other countries copy it.

Full Moon Party is held at Koh Paghan, Suratthaini. It will be held very full moon day, it’s the party along the beach where the people can have fun all night long under the full moon light. Anyhow, some people don’t agree with this idea, either do I because not everything can be patented. The expert says the things you can patent must be inventions; literary, scientific and artistic works; performances; or trademarks but full moon party is not fit in any categories, so in other words, the full moon can’t be patented.

One more thing for you to know the minister, full moon party has been occurred to many countries around the world for hundreds years or maybe thousands. Open your mind and understand that “full moon” and “party” are such the normal words that people can use, it’s impossible to be patented.

Source Thailand Full Moon Party

6 April 2008
(Sunday) Chakri Day
Chakri Day commeorates the founding of the current dynasty, Rama I.
National Holiday
7 April 2008
(Monday) Chakri Day (Substitution)
Some businesses may be closed.
13 April 2008
(Sunday) Songkran
Songkran is the traditional Thai new year, generally celebrated as a water festival.
National Holiday
14 April 2008
(Monday) Songkran
Second day of this three-day holiday.
National Holiday
15 April 2008
(Tuesday) Songkran
Third of the three days of Songkran.
National Holiday
1 May 2008
(Thursday) Labor Day
International labor day is celebrated as a national holiday, even though there isn’t much ado about it
National Holiday
5 May 2008
(Monday) Coronation Day
Celebrates the day in 1949 when the current king was crowned.
National Holiday
19 May 2008
(Monday) Visakha Bucha
The holiest Buddhist holiday celebrates the birth, enlightenment and entry into nirvana of the Buddha.
National Holiday
18 July 2008
(Friday) Buddhist Lent
This day marks the beginning of the Buddhist ‘lent’ period, a time when monks are supposed to retreat to their temples while new life springs forth.
National Holiday
12 August 2008
(Tuesday) Queen’s Birthday
Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday is a national holiday, also serving as the country’s Mothers Day as well.
National Holiday
23 October 2008
(Thursday) Chulalongkorn Day
Celebrates the birthday of one of Thailand’s most revered kings.
National Holiday
13 November 2008
(Thursday) Loy Kratong
Not a national holiday, but an evening when Thais pay respect to the goddess of the waters by floating candlelit offerings on any and all waterways around the kingdom.
5 December 2008
(Friday) King’s Birthday
His Majesty the King’s birthday is celebrated throughout the country and also serves as the nation’s Fathers Day.
National Holiday
10 December 2008
(Wednesday) Constitution Day
December 10th celebrates the date in 1932 when the country was granted its first constitution.
National Holiday
31 December 2008
(Wednesday) New Years Eve
The day before the western new year day is always a national holiday.
National Holiday
1 January 2009
(Thursday) New Year’s Day
The beginning of the western new year is a national holiday in Thaland, one of three “new year” holidays celebrated every year.
National Holiday
9 February 2009
(Monday) Makha Bucha
Makha Bucha celebrates the Buddha’s first sermon in to his disciples.
National Holiday
26 February 2009
(Thursday) Chinese New Year
This is the third and the smallest New Year Thailand celebrates, some shops are closed.

The number of people who have died and injured during 7-dangerous-day of Songkran festival has been rose to 76 deaths and 1,013 injured. Do you know what the main reason that caused the accidents? We don’t have to ask the genius to get the answer because the answer has always been like this for several years, it is because of the alcohol. People love to drink during Songkran festival, there is no problem to drink during the celebration but the problem happens when the drunken people also drive as well.

It’s the problem that many people recognize about it but don’t want to do anything with it. The number of death people is in 3 days from 7-dangerous-day. So I can guess that the number of death people will be increased afterward. Please be careful and don’t drink when you drive, or if you want to drink so you don’t drive then.

This is the reason why I’m too scared to go out during Songkran festival. I don’t drink and drive but I’m afraid that people who drink and drive will crash me and cause me to death. It’s the thing I don’t deserve and you don’t deserve it either.