News from Thailand – July 5, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Chalerm: Yingluck is besieged by 'ice cream gang'
• Heavy flooding in the South
• White mask actions in Bangkok are still going ahead
Column: Chalerm Yubamrung, a man of all seasons…
There are quite a few Thai politicians who could be described as 'colorful'. 'Colorful' in the sense of corrupt, unscrupulous, morally bankrupt and power hungry, please don't let there be any misunderstanding about that. When you, like me, have decided to write a piece about such a Thai power carrier, who do you start with?
News from Thailand – September 17, 2012
For the second time in a week, the city of Sukhothai has been hit by a flood, albeit less severe than last Monday.
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 3, 2012
Lop Buri province is Asean's Columbia, says Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung. This weekend he will visit the province that is considered a hub of the drug trade. According to Chalerm, the drug trade is decreasing thanks to extra efforts by the police. A barbed wire fence along the Sai River in Chiang Rai has made it more difficult for drug smugglers to enter Thailand, Chalerm said.
News from Thailand – Leap Day February 29
Thailand has no suitable plan for draining water to the sea. The country has so far relied on natural waterways and canals dug in the time of King Rama V. "We face flooding problems every year but no government has ever come up with an effective water drainage system," said Pramote Maiklad, former director of the Royal Irrigation Department, at a seminar in Ayutthaya on Tuesday.
News from Thailand – February 27
Forty percent of the 838 businesses that were flooded last year at industrial sites in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani have now resumed production. Half will be up and running again within this quarter and eighty percent in the third quarter, expects Minister Pongsvas Svasti (Industry).
News from Thailand – February 26
For seven consecutive days, the northern provinces are already suffering from a dense haze, which is worse than the haze crisis 5 years ago. The affected provinces are Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Nan, Phrae and Phayao. Mae Hong Son is the only province where the level of airborne dust particles does not exceed the safety standard.
News in brief from Thailand – December 15
Army Chief Prayuth Chan-ocha will not be transferred. Prime Minister Yingluck said this yesterday in response to questions from reporters during a visit to the Internal Security Operations Command.