BoT adjusts inflation rise in Thailand to 4,9%
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has significantly revised its inflation forecast for this year from 1,7% to 4,9%. This is due to the increase in energy and food prices attributed to the consequences of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Reader Submission: Food Scarcity?
Well, things are getting to me in Pattaya and the surrounding area. More and more open spaces are opening up at the large supermarkets, including Big C and Lotus. These are filled with stocks of products that were already there. Were there first 5 in a row, now 25 next to each other.
On the way to the supermarket (in Pattaya and by moped taxi) I see a long queue of people for food distribution at two or three places, a well-known phenomenon for several weeks. And at every row I see half a dozen white foreigners, neatly with shopping bags in their arms.
The spotlight on the Night Wish Group in Soi 6 Pattaya
In Pattaya and Jomtien, free food and water are distributed at regular intervals to less fortunate Thais, who live without or at least too little income.
The Dutch community helps Phuket during COVID19
As you are no doubt aware, the less fortunate in Phuket are going through difficult times. For many reasons (e.g. losing their job), many of them do not have enough money to meet their daily needs, let alone buy food.
Eating insects in Thailand
According to a recent United Nations report, there are more than 1900 edible insect species on Earth that can be fed into a normal diet for 80 percent of the planet's peoples. Two billion people regularly eat insects ranging from ants to tarantulas, raw, cooked or otherwise prepared.
A delicacy: locusts, caterpillars and worms
Fried grasshoppers, cockroaches, crickets, mealworms, beetles, caterpillars and ant eggs are favorite culinary treats for many Thais.
Another thing that we as Dutch people can be proud of. According to Oxfam Novib, the food supply in the Netherlands is the best in the world.
Research: Thai food highly contaminated
by Hans Bos Much food in Thailand is highly contaminated with bacteria and/or chemicals that can seriously damage health. This is the conclusion of an extensive university study among markets, food stalls, supermarkets and department stores in Bangkok, Samut Songkhram, Khon Kaen, Phayao, Chiang Mai, Maha Sarakham, Songkhla and Satun. The researchers say the results are a serious source of concern, despite government efforts to improve food safety. Especially sausages and meatballs…