Strange things are happening in the world of Thai secrets. We've long been used to the secret budget of the security forces, which is spent on secret things used in secret operations.

Here comes the election fest again.  Politicians are busy grouping, merging, parting, and regrouping, while calls for free and fair election are made and echoed.

RSF firmly condemns a crackdown by the security forces on the
privately-owned news media. Dozens of journalists have been detained,
attacked or prevented from working. Transmission equipment has been seized
from several broadcast media. New regulations on newspapers and broadcast
media promulgated on 3 November 2007 are a death warrant for some of the
privately-owned TV and radio news stations that emerged in recent years.

Once referred to as the 'most hacked blogger of Malaysia', Jeremiah Foo moves around in the music, publishing and computer industry circles -- yes, all of those. He co-founded the eMuse Network, a pioneer in digital media and content development in south-east Asia.