Reconciliation report is used selectively
The King Prajadhipok Institute (KPI) report on reconciliation has become problematic as various parties, including government and opposition, make use of certain passages they believe best serve their interests. This says Thawilvadee Burreekul, director of the Research and Development Office of the KPI.
News from Thailand – March 26, 2012
Burmese soldiers combed Thachilek yesterday after two bombs exploded on Saturday at the Regina Hotel and Golf Club, 2 kilometers from the border with Thailand. In the morning, another 2 bombs were found on the golf course, after 7 had already been found on Saturday.
In free translation: Thaksin talks out of his neck with the claim that he talks to judges about bail for the red shirts still imprisoned. "He must have said it to impress his supporters," said Sitthisak Wanachakit, spokesman for the court. "But the truth is, no such conversation ever took place."
Officials also involved in pill smuggling
Top officials are implicated in the suppression of pseudoephedrine-containing cold pills, which are processed into methamphetamine in Laos and Myanmar.
News from Thailand – March 25, 2012
Bangkok is one of XNUMX cities in Asia where you can enjoy street food at street food stalls, according to CNNGo.com. 'Bangkok is a street food heavyweight; one can eat well in the city without ever setting foot inside a restaurant', writes Lina Goldberg on the website.
Give people a platform and they will complain. In many cases about completely different matters than the subject.
This is again apparent from a column in yesterday's De Telegraaf by Jos van Noord: 'Carefree travel'. The article is about ambassador Joan Boer's call to oblige tourists to take out travel insurance for a holiday to Thailand.
Man, what a drama….
Then, say, five years ago, the question echoed through the teachers' lounge; “Who wants to do Drama Club next school year?” I raised my hand, somewhat theatrically.
Now that Myanmar is opening up more to the rest of the world, it immediately seems to be becoming a tourist 'hotspot'. It is already difficult to find a hotel room there.
News from Thailand – March 24, 2012
Prime Minister Yingluck has 5.000 songs, both Thai and foreign, loaded onto her iPod. She likes to listen to it when traveling or under pressure. This is what the prime minister answered questions from journalists during a meeting with the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand on Friday evening.
News from Thailand – March 23, 2012
Vocational education and the labor market are poorly matched in Thailand. Only one in eight graduate job openings can be filled, and half of graduates struggle to find a job, according to the ManPowerGroup, a global personnel consultancy.
Criminals buy drugs in Thai hospitals, where else?
From the Udon Thani Center Hospital alone, 37 million tablets of pseudoephedrine may have disappeared in three years. According to the hospital director, the number is 4.868.964 pills. Where to? To Burma, where the pills are used in the production of methamphetamine and crystal meth. The pharmacist in the hospital is the main supplier of drug smugglers.
Suvarnabhumi: waiting times are decreasing
The chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport has eased somewhat now that the Immigration Bureau has manned almost all counters. The introduction of a 'snake line' instead of separate rows also promotes traffic flow.
Airport tries to seduce airlines
Airports of Thailand, the manager of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, wants to use some advantages to persuade budget airlines to move to Don Mueang to combat the congestion on Suvarnabhumi. If ThaiAirAsia and Orient Thai Airlines alone were to move, that would save 7 million passengers a year.
Gingerbread houses in Phrae
A century ago, Thailand had extensive teak forests and Phrae was known as the teak capital of the country. By 1991, the area of teak forests had shrunk to 25.000 square kilometers, which is also threatened by illegal logging.
News from Thailand – March 21, 2012
Two directors and three pharmacists from hospitals in the North and Northeast have been transferred because they are suspected of involvement in the smuggling of pseudoephedrine-containing cold and allergy pills. Police suspect the pills are being smuggled to Myanmar and Laos, where they are used in the production of methamphetamine.
Fewer visa applications for the Netherlands
The annual report of the IND (Immigration and Naturalization Service) shows that last year considerably fewer applications were submitted for a Short Stay Visa and an MVV.
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