News from Thailand – July 17, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• DSI starts hunting Russian gangs in Phuket and Pattaya
• Second 4D cinema opened
• Van Hoesel: Thailand must innovate
The rice sold in Thai supermarkets is less safe than the government would have you believe. But the government is not yet convinced. He wants to have the tests, carried out on behalf of the Foundation for Consumers, repeated.
News from Thailand – July 16, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Contaminated rice: The media has done it again
• Excuse Hitler painting
• Banks step on the brakes when granting mortgages
Police commissioner had asked his mother
Bangkok Municipal Police Commissioner Khamronwit Thoopkrachang paid a highly controversial visit to former Prime Minister Thaksin in June last year in Hong Kong. That visit is now coming to an end. The Ombudsman intervenes.
News from Thailand – July 15, 2013
Today, among other things, in News from Thailand
• Woman, pregnant by 'jet-set' monk, reports
• Yingluck is in a generous mood in Buri Ram
• White masks demonstrated again, but with less
A bitter pill, that is the conclusion of the Bangkok Post after students of Prathom 1 (first class primary school) have used the tablet PCs distributed by the government for a year. But is that conclusion correct?
News from Thailand – July 14, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• 'Jet-set' monk Luang Pu Nen Kham has to give up his habit
• Sports hero Jakkrit threatens his wife and mother
• Minister: Packaged rice in shopping malls is absolutely safe
Taxi driver tells stories about a fight with an American
The sister of the American, who was stabbed to death by a taxi driver last weekend, fears that his in-laws will be plunged into financial ruin. She, like the Thai wife, does not believe the driver's statement.
News from Thailand – July 13, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Minister on expensive mortgage system for rice: We will continue
• New allegations against 'jet-set' monk
• Condoms are too small for growing young men
Ceasefire during Ramadan in South
Thailand and resistance group BRN have agreed on a ceasefire until the end of Ramadan on August 18. Malaysia, which has been observing the peace talks that began in February, issued a statement in Kuala Lumpur yesterday announcing the good news.
News from Thailand – July 12, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Audio clip: Army commander washes his hands in innocence
• Interest rates remain unchanged
• He did it: Dr Death released on bail
The European Commission has tabled a proposal to modernize EU package travel rules and better protect holidaymakers.
News from Thailand – July 11, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Manat Kitprasert: Small rice hulling mills must join forces
• No attacks on the first day of Ramadan
• 'Jet-set' monk Luang Pu flees to the US
Dutch man in Sattahip arrested for drug trafficking
The local Thai newspaper 'Pattaya Daily News' reports that a Thai-Dutch male couple has been arrested for trafficking the hard drug crystal meth.
News from Thailand – July 10, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Today Ramadan begins; will the ceasefire hold?
• Army top discusses controversial sound recording
• Captured 640 monitor lizards that plundered fish farms
Eight charges against 'jet-set' monk Luang Pu
Tax evasion, deception, drug use, sex with a minor, violation of the law on higher education, embezzlement, reckless driving: the accusations against 'jet-set' monk Luang Pu Nen Khwam Chattiko are piling up.
On June 28, the representatives of a dozen Western countries and the Thai authorities met again in Bangkok. Twice a year, the parties meet to discuss tourist scams. Tourists are often victims of 'scamming' at jet ski and motorbike rentals and taxis.