News from Thailand – March 20, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Underground metro escalators do not roll for 3 months outside rush hours
• Grow organic rice collapses due to mortgage system
• Prime Minister Yingluck's political career hangs by a thread
News from Thailand – March 17, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Acquittal for murder of environmental activist does not surprise widow
• Rice export picks up in January and February
• Is Yingluck's position wavering? Sister Yaowapa warms up
The current government has not even been able to deliver on the populist promises. The increase in the minimum wage (if implemented) has long since been canceled out by the sky-high inflation.
Government misses the point with rice policy
What has the rice mortgage system reintroduced by the Yingluck government led to?
Thailand News – July 2, 2012
Old medicines in exchange for eggs. That is the name of the campaign of the Ministry of Health that runs from today until Friday. The eggs are ready in more than 10.000 hospitals: 5 per family. The aim of the campaign is to promote the effective use of medicines. The surrendered medicines are destroyed by the ministry.
News from Thailand – June 30, 2012
The misuse of images of the Buddha is a thorn in the side of the Knowing Buddha Foundation. Tonight she demonstrates in Khao San Road in Bangkok in protest against tattoos with the image of Buddha, images on furniture and in logos. The absolute low point is a local nightclub called Buddha Bar.
News from Thailand – April 22, 2012
Since Monday's earthquake, the Seismological Bureau has measured 24 minor earthquakes in Thalang district (Phuket). The last one on Friday had a magnitude of 2 on the Richter scale.
News from Thailand – April 8, 2012
To remain competitive when the Asian Economic Community comes into force in 2015, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will need to invest abroad and explore new opportunities in the region.
News from Thailand – April 2, 2012
Good news for tourists who prefer not to use their credit card in Thailand. Krung Thai Bank, in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, has launched a chip card that can be loaded with up to 30.000 baht.
News from Thailand – March 31, 2012
Angry pineapple fruit growers dumped thousands of pineapples on Phetkasem Highway in Prachuap Khiri Khan yesterday. In the morning, a group of 4.000 peasants blocked the road, and after finishing their action, 500 peasants occupied the highway elsewhere. d
News from Thailand – March 30, 2012
Let the riots come. The Royal Thai Police has purchased a Korean anti-riot vehicle for 24 million baht. The vehicle has bulletproof safety glass, iron grilles for the windows and is equipped with a water cannon. It can accommodate 10 agents. The water tank can be filled with colored water to identify rioters and tear gas.
News from Thailand – March 26, 2012
Burmese soldiers combed Thachilek yesterday after two bombs exploded on Saturday at the Regina Hotel and Golf Club, 2 kilometers from the border with Thailand. In the morning, another 2 bombs were found on the golf course, after 7 had already been found on Saturday.
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.
Airport tries to seduce airlines
Airports of Thailand, the manager of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, wants to use some advantages to persuade budget airlines to move to Don Mueang to combat the congestion on Suvarnabhumi. If ThaiAirAsia and Orient Thai Airlines alone were to move, that would save 7 million passengers a year.
News from Thailand – March 21, 2012
Two directors and three pharmacists from hospitals in the North and Northeast have been transferred because they are suspected of involvement in the smuggling of pseudoephedrine-containing cold and allergy pills. Police suspect the pills are being smuggled to Myanmar and Laos, where they are used in the production of methamphetamine.
News from Thailand – March 10, 2012
International Muay Thai boxer Buakaw Por Pramuk has been missing since Monday. Two scheduled fights in France and England have been cancelled.
News from Thailand – March 8, 2012
There will be no repeat of last year's flood fiasco this year. Prime Minister Yingluck had that optimistic message for Japanese investors yesterday at a press conference during her 4-day visit to Japan.