The Government of Thailand Still Angry With Angelina Jolie

The Government of Thailand in May still be angry with Angelina Jolie to talk on behalf of the poor people of the sea, but the actress has raised awareness among some in the South-East Asia.

For a second day, Thai officials reprimanded the globe-trotter Features call for countries to respect the rights of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority from Myanmar in the vicinity of people fleeing the military dictatorship.

"It was not her role to comment on the matter," spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thai Thar Charungvat said Thursday. Angelina Jolie was in Thailand last week as a goodwill ambassador for UN toured northern camp for refugees from Myanmar.

The Thai authorities have regularly been accused of abuse of Rohingya refugees, including towing more than 1000 open to the sea and letting them die in boat motors without late last year. Some drifted off the coasts of India and Indonesia later weeks, but hundreds of other survivors are dead. Thailand has denied any abuse, but said that the boat people are economic migrants, not refugees.

The local press has seized on the controversy - but not all, took the party of government.

"Instead of blaming Jolie ... why not start talking about the problem? "an editorial in the English language The Nation asked, calling the government to reconsider its policy based on humanitarian principles."

Pavin Chachavalpongpun Thai academic, writing in the Bangkok Post, has even stated that a "brand of Thai-ness has prevented the company successfully completed the responsibility for feeding human rights."

Angelina Jolie - who has visited refugees in many hot spots including Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan - did not directly criticize the actions of Thailand. His comment in question merely expressed the hope of the United Nations through a statement that the authorities respect the rights of all refugees and Rohingya.

Angelina Jole and Brad Pitt Lead All-Star BAFTA Awards night in London

 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie led an all-star cast at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), where "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" were the favourites to win Sunday.

The Hollywood couple were joined on the red carpet in London by Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Robert Downey Jnr and a cigarette-smoking Mickey Rourke for Britain's leading film and television awards.

Winslet arrived fresh from her double victory at the Golden Globes, where she won best actress for her portrayal of a frustrated 1950s suburbanite in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader," where she plays a former Nazi camp guard.

She has been nominated for her role in both films in the best leading actress category in London, in competition with Jolie for "The Changeling," Kristin Scott Thomas for "I've Loved You So Long" and Streep for "Doubt."

The two biggest films of the night were expected to be "Benjamin Button," starring Pitt as a man who ages in reverse, and "Slumdog Millionaire," a rags-to-riches tale of a lowly Mumbai tea boy who wins top prize in a game show.

They have both been nominated for 11 awards, including best film alongside "Frost/Nixon" -- based on the 1977 interviews between British broadcaster David Frost and disgraced US president Richard Nixon -- "Milk," which stars Sean Penn as California's first openly gay elected official, and "The Reader."

"Slumdog" star Dev Patel is also up for best actor alongside Pitt, Frank Langella for "Frost/Nixon," and Penn and Rourke for "The Wrestler."

In the best supporting actor category is Downey Jnr for spoof Vietnam movie "Tropic Thunder," Brendan Gleeson for black comedy "In Bruges," Philip Seymour Hoffman for drama "Doubt," the late Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight" Batman movie, and Pitt for Coen brothers caper "Burn After Reading."

Amy Adams is up for best supporting actress for "Doubt," alongside Cruz, for Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Freida Pinto for "Slumdog Millionaire," Tilda Swinton for "Burn After Reading" and Marisa Tomei for "The Wrestler."

Angelina Jolie Asks Thai Government To Aid Refugees

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has asked Thailand to permit greater freedom for thousands of refugees stuck in camps after fleeing neighboring Myanmar, according to a U.N. statement released Friday.

Jolie and actor Brad Pitt traveled to a refugee camp in northern Thailand on Wednesday in effort to draw international attention to what the U.N. has called "restricted" movement of roughly 111,000 refugees housed in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border, the statement said.

Jolie has spent several years as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. She said her passion for helping refugees, whom she calls "the most vulnerable people in the world," was sparked in 2001 during visits to Cambodia." 

The U.N. estimates more than 5,000 people have fled to northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son province between 2006 and 2007.
A recent CNN investigation found evidence of the Thai army towing an apparent boatload of 190 Rohingya refugees -- a Muslim minority group from Myanmar -- out to sea, prompting Thai authorities to launch an investigation

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Make a much-anticipated return to the red carpet, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were in the arm to arm in 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (January 25).

The "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" co-star couple mingled with guests and posed for photos with a detailed Ang sports Max Azria dress, before making their way into the night of the ceremony.

During the evening, both Brad and Angelina are nominated for awards - The Actor and Actress outstanding, respectively.

Pitt, 45 years, was nominated for the role of Benjamin Button "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," while Angelina supply comes from its role as Christine Collins in "Changeling."

Blanchett Jokes About Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Coupling

Australian actress Cate Blanchett teases that filming with Brad Pitt was made horrible by the U.S. actor's love for Angelina Jolie.

Blanchett joked that after making "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" with Pitt, she had a clause put in her contract that will prevent the lovestruck actor from ever working with her again, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

"Honestly," Blanchett said, "to see how in love with Angelina he is, it was really quite disgusting. Awful, in fact. It's in my contract now: I won't ever work with him again."

Pitt and Jolie have three biological children together, as well as three adopted children.

Blanchett, 39, also joked about "Button" director David Fincher, who took on the romantic piece after enjoying success with darker fare such as "Fight Club" and "Seven."

"When one deals with an epic romance, a film like this could have easily gone into the sentimental, but given that we have got David Fincher, who is the world's greatest cynic at the helm, we were safe, Blanchett told the Telegraph.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 2009 Golden Globe Awards

Still the main attraction wherever they go, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have ventured into the red carpet upon their arrival for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday evening (January 11).

The "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" co-star couple expects their own fabulous, greeting fans and posing for photographers with the insistence that perfect shot.

During the evening, both Brad and Angelina Jolie are up prices - Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively.

In the contest for best actress in a drama, Miss Angelina Jolie (Changeling) is against Meryl Streep (Doubt), Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) and Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long).

Meanwhile, Brad (Curious Case of Benjamin Button) faces against Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road), Frank Langella (Frost / Nixon) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler).

Angelina Jolie's Top Priority

The 'Changeling' actress - who is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations (UN) - says that despite his successful career and their six children with her partner Brad Pitt, to help the less fortunate is the most great concern.

Jolie said: "I can not sit quietly while others die of hunger. I do not want to abandon my commitment to the United Nations. It has no higher priority."

Angelina and Brad relies on the help juggle work and family and could not be committed to the United Nations without him.

She added: "We are a good team. I can take my time, but most of all I get help from Brad. It is important for me and gives me strength. "

Despite giving birth to twins Knox and Vivienne in July, the 33-year-old star has already fitness, and credits "discipline" for his slimline figure.

She added to Germany's Cosmopolitan magazine: "I am very disciplined. I have a balanced diet, and among other things that I do Pilates. I feel more comfortable and I have a lot more energy. "