Yearly Archives: 2013
Farmers lose cool as 4,000 tonnes of paddy ‘disappear’
PHICHIT, June 24 – Farmers in this central Thailand rice-producing province today filed complaints with police, charging a rice mill with cheating them in...
Dissenting farmers demand review of Thai government rice policy
BANGKOK, June 24 – Farmers from 26 rice-producing provinces filed a complaint with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today, seeking a review of the...
Conservation buoys placed in Gulf of Thailand
RACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, June 24 – The Esperanza, the largest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet, joined more than 200 Thai fishing trawlers in placing...
Phitsanulok paddy fields damaged by flood
PHITSANULOK, June 24 -- More than 3,000 rai of paddy field in the lower northern province of Phitsanulok were damaged by forest run off...
Indonesian haze has no impact on Thai tourism
BANGKOK, June 24 – The Indonesian forest fire-produced haze, which has affected Singapore and Malaysia, has not yet impacted Thailand’s tourism, said Surapong Techaroowichit,...
Thai security chief insists on continued talks with southern insurgents despite...
BANGKOK, June 24 – A high-ranking Thai security official insists that peace talks with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) militant group must carry on...
Cartoonist reports to police on PM’s libel charge
BANGKOK, June 24 - Political cartoonist Somchai Katanyutanant, widely known as Chai Rachawat, acknowledged a libel charge by Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at...
Rhino horns worth 10 million baht seized at Suvarnabhumi
BANGKOK, 23 June 2013 The Customs Department has confiscated 8 rhino horns, worth up to 10 million baht, that were being smuggled through...
Nearly 49,000 infected with dengue, 59 dead
BANGKOK, 21 June 2013 Nearly 49,000 people in Thailand have been infected with dengue virus, 59 of whom died. Half of the deaths were...
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Obdachlosigkeit bleibt in Pattaya sichtbar – trotz verstärkter Maßnahmen zur Räumung öffentlicher Bereiche
PATTAYA, Thailand – Menschen, die an Stränden schlafen, vor geschlossenen Geschäften liegen oder in verlassenen Gebäuden Zuflucht suchen, gehören weiterhin zum Stadtbild von Pattaya...
Pattaya schützt Fußgänger nicht – Unfall auf Zebrastreifen schürt Sicherheitsängste bei Touristen und Einheimischen
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein Verkehrsunfall, bei dem ein chinesischer Mann und eine thailändische Frau beim Überqueren der Straße von einem Motorrad erfasst wurden, hat...
Thailand’s nominee crackdown in 2026: A turning point for foreign investment
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand is entering a new phase in its approach to foreign business regulation. Two recent developments DBD Order No. 1/2569 and...
Parking gridlock under fire as Pattaya pushes one-way fix in problem areas
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have stepped up efforts to address ongoing traffic congestion and illegal parking in several problem areas, with proposals...
Thailand considers exit fee for citizens to fund domestic tourism push
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai government is exploring a proposal to introduce an outbound travel fee for Thai citizens, with the aim of using...