100 words on the road to peace in the South
Last week, Thailand and a southern resistance group in Kuala Lumpur struck an agreement in principle to begin peace talks. What exactly did they agree on? And do those beautiful words mean anything?
News from Thailand – March 3, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Park Chief: Thailand is not a hub of illegal ivory trade
• New gang active on Mekong; extorts freighters
• Student (20) strangled with bra during theft of underwear
Thailand signed an agreement in principle with a resistance group on Wednesday to begin peace talks. Yasri Khan has little faith in it as long as the government ignores the problems of the people in the South.
On Sunday, residents of Bangkok will go to the polls to elect a governor. A look back at the campaign with: All traffic lights green, the Harlem Shake and a speech, supported by the theme from the movie Gladiator.
News from Thailand – March 2, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Suvarnabhumi work stoppage: staff not touching luggage trolleys
• 15.000 baht per ton of white rice it was and remains; farmers reassured
• Reluctant insurer has to pay for CentralWorld arson in 2010
Drug lord Naw Kham executed in China
Drug lord Naw Kham and three accomplices, including a Thai, were executed by injection yesterday in Kunming (China). They were sentenced to death for the murder of thirteen Chinese crew members in October 2011 on the Mekong River in Thailand.
News from Thailand – March 1, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• China: Execution of drug lord Naw Kham and accomplices
• Farmers warm up to mass protest
• Government and BRN will hold peace talks
News from Thailand – February 28, 2013
Today, among other things, in News from Thailand:
• One insurgent group ready for a peace deal
• Environmental activist murdered in cold blood
• 500.000 signatures against ivory trade
BREDA - Thai boxing legend Ramon Dekkers (43) from Breda unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday afternoon. He became unwell while training on his road bike. “The greatest Thai boxer in the world passed away today.”
Immigration wants to keep a closer eye on foreign hotel guests
In order to track foreign crooks earlier and better, hotels and guesthouses have been reminded that they must report within 24 hours which foreigners have checked in.
Two Danes arrested for gang rape Dutch tourist in Chiang Mai
Two Danish men were arrested today on charges of rape. They are said to be involved in the gang rape of a 23-year-old Dutch tourist last Sunday in a hotel in Chiang Mai.
News from Thailand – February 27, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Boontje comes for his wages; ex-top civil servant is 'unusually' rich
• Warning against hoarding butane gas bottles
• Malaysia has a key role in resolving the conflict in the South
'Dutch tourist victim of gang rape in Thailand'
A 23-year-old Dutch woman says she was the victim of a gang rape in Chiang Mai last Sunday, writes Pattaya Daily News.
News from Thailand – February 26, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Record drug seizures worth 2 billion baht
• Peace talks about the South imminent?
• Landbouwbank is short of money; rice farmers in the cold
News from Thailand – February 25, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Bangkok Post survey: Most people prefer to squat
• Ariya (17) misses LPGA golf trophy
• This weekend 29 bombings and arson attacks in South
News from Thailand – February 24, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Deceptive 3D street paintings, including those of two Dutchmen
• Ariya (17) is doing well at a golf tournament in Pattaya
• Energy crisis in April? Not true, terrifying
News from Thailand – February 23, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Trials with genetically modified maize despite protests
• Discussion about amnesty drags on
• Water buffalo, rescued from abattoir, becomes movie star