Message from Holland (12)
Dick van der Lugt can't resist. Barely arrived in the Netherlands when the column virus already started to play up. So he came up with a new (temporary) series Message from Holland. What does our Thailandblog employee experience during his six-week vacation?
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 – January 3, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• After six dangerous days: 332 dead, 3.037 injured in traffic
• Underwear factory closed, employees know nothing
• Rapists of Russian women arrested
News from Thailand – January 1, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Newsboy fails
• After four dangerous days: 202 road fatalities
• 5 years of traffic misery in Bangkok
News from Thailand – December 31, 2012
Today in News from Thailand:
• After 3 'dangerous days': 148 road fatalities and 1.362 injured
• Prison guard stabbed to death, 2 prisoners shot
• Taxi driver finds 3,3 million baht on Rama III
News from Thailand – December 30, 2012
Today in News from Thailand:
• After 2 days: 71 road fatalities in 800 accidents
• ATM acts as 'Donkey stretch'
• Hooray, the 21 millionth tourist has arrived
News from Thailand – December 29, 2012
Today in News from Thailand:
• The seven perilous days; Thursday 33 road deaths
• No honorary award for politician this year
• Suvarnabhumi photographed 100.000 times
News from Thailand – December 27, 2012
A city with stately streets, leafy parks and affairs of state. That is The Hague according to Themagazine, the biweekly glossy magazine at Bangkok Post. In today's edition, Keith Mundy takes readers to a town inhabited by what the rest of hard-working Holland considers conceited citizens.
News from Thailand – December 26, 2012
In contrast to the Netherlands, the newspaper in Thailand also appears on Christmas. In this episode of News from Thailand:
• Minivan drives into canal: 3 killed, 9 injured
• General's idea: soldiers for the class in the South
• Big C wants even bigger: from 346 to 1250 branches
News from Thailand – December 24, 2012
Today in News from Thailand:
• Half of Thai children have rotten teeth.
• Fierce power struggle for the gavel at the Federation of Thai Industries.
• Yingluck should stop acting like big brother Thaksin's lackey, says Democrat Suthep Thaugsuban.
News from Thailand – December 22, 2012
It's pour oan, ruling party Pheu Thai has decided on the referendum. Further in this news overview: former Prime Minister Abhisit has been discharged from military service, and Airports of Thailand is being upended: it took much too long for the runway of the airport in Phuket to be cleared after an Air Berlin aircraft made an emergency landing.
News from Thailand – December 21, 2012
Good and bad news. The good news is that Thais feel happy. Thailand ranks sixth in a list of 148 countries. The bad news is that not Miss Thailand Universe, Nutpimon Farida Waller, was chosen as Miss Universe, but Miss USA
News from Thailand – December 20 -2012
The World Bank warns of Thailand's rising national debt. The bank expects it to rise to 45 percent this year and 50 percent of gross domestic product next year. (See also Economic news)
News from Thailand – December 19, 2012
Is ruling party Pheu Thai a sister of the Dutch VVD? You would almost think so, because the cabinet decided on Tuesday to reduce income tax in the highest bracket (annual income above 4 million baht) from 37 to 35 percent.
News from Thailand – December 18, 2012
Thais prefer to give each other a smartphone as a gift at Christmas and New Year. In second place comes a package trip abroad. The Kasikorn Research Center established this in a poll of 400 respondents.
News from Thailand – December 17, 2012
Thai farmers use way too many chemicals. In 2011, Thailand imported twice as many chemicals as in 2005, including four highly dangerous substances banned in most countries.
News from Thailand – December 16, 2012
Bangkok Post today devotes almost the entire front page and a foreign page to the drama in the US. The only Thai message on the VP states that the Thai population will be allowed to state in a referendum next year whether they consider amendment of the constitution desirable. (See more at Political news)