By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 4,500 TONNES OF PORK and other meats allegedly smuggled from abroad have been seized at cold storage warehouses in the provinces since the last few months, according to Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao. More than 4,500 tonnes of pork and other meats suspected to have been illegally brought
Month: December 2023
70 tourists rescued after night boat founders off Koh Tao
A NIGHT BOAT travelling from Surat Thani to Koh Tao started taking on water after a pump broke down at dawn today (Dec. 22) with 70 tourists, both foreigners and Thais, safely rescued before it later sank, Matichon newspaper said. At 6 a.m. Capt. Natthaphon Sinpoonphon, deputy chief of Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre
Read moreNumber of people owing illicit debt now surpasses 100,000
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE indebted to loan sharks has now surpassed 100,000 over a three-week period, confirmed the Ministry of Interior’s undersecretary Sutthipong Chulcharoen today (Dec.21). A total of 105,482 people have so far claimed with the authorities to have a combined sum of 6.57 billion baht in illicit, informal
Read morePATA chairman blasts global geopolitical unrest as ‘existential threat’ to tourism
By Imtiaz Muqbil – Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire Bangkok – Mr. Peter Semone, the American chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, has unleashed a blistering attack on the “ethnocentrism and extreme views” dominating the political discourse in his country. “America used to be a melting pot where anyone could succeed regardless of
Read more105bn baht cash flow expected during New Year season
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ABOUT 105 BILLION BAHT in cash flow over the purchase of merchandise and services is expected across the country during the approaching New Year season, the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce’s (UTCC) Centre for Economic & Business Forecasting reported. According to today’s (Dec.21) UTCC economic forecast, an estimated 105.92
Read moreThaksin likely allowed to stay on at Police Hospital
WITH de facto Pheu Thai boss/convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra’s stay at Police Hospital having reached 120 days today (Dec. 21) rumours have spread that the Corrections Department has approved his continued stay there with there being no official announcement on this issue, Matichon newspaper said this evening. According to procedures, Mr. Nassathee Thongplad,
Read moreAnother couple of Russian-built Su-30 fighters arrive in Myanmar
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF SUKHOI Su-30SM Flanker fighters have been recently delivered to Myanmar, informed sources said today (Dec.21). The latest couple of Russian-built Su-30s which arrived at Naypyidaw air force base are joining four others of the same type which had been delivered to the Myanmar air force last year.
Read morePeeraphan stunned by plan to hike petrol tax to incentivise train travel
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Energy Minister Peeraphan Saleerathaviphak said today (Dec. 21) he does not know where Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit got the idea to hike excise tax on petrol only in Bangkok and surrounding provinces to incentivise people to travel by train and it probably won’t materialise, Naewna newspaper said. While Suriya said he will
Read moreShopping sprees by well-to-do to spur 70bn baht cash flow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ESTIMATED 70 BILLION BAHT worth of goods and services is anticipated to circulate in all parts of the country from early next month until the middle of February under the Pheu Thai-led government’s “easy e-receipt” campaign for the well-to-do. Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat confirmed today (Dec.20) the “easy
Read moreNorthern fruits to be exported to southwestern China via Lao railway
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BORDER PASS IN UTTARADIT is planned to be upgraded for export of a variety of fruits from northern Thailand to southwestern China via a Lao railway, a senior official confirmed today (Dec.20). The National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity & Food Standards’ deputy secretary-general Preeyanut Thipayawat said Pudu border pass
Read moreCourt to pass verdict on Pita’s ITV case in January
THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court will hand down its verdict on a petition the Election Commission filed against former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat over holding 00.0035% shares in non-operating ITV channel on Jan. 24, 2024, Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 20). The court had ordered Pita to stop performing as MP on July 19 pending
Read moreYoung Thai man returns to work in Israel to clear debt
A YOUNG THAI worker took the risk of returning to work in Israel near the Gaza strip battle zone to earn good income and clear a heavy family debt with there being no other way out, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Dec. 20). Mrs. Bunsri Prongjit, 62, a resident of Buriram city, regularly makes
Read moreHouses near Three Pagodas Pass suspected as human trafficking channels
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN HOUSES IN VICINITY OF Three Pagodas Pass border area in Kanchanaburi are suspected as clandestine passageways for human trafficking and goods smuggling scams. Members of the House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs and National Strategies and Reform have recently visited Three Pagodas Pass area in Sangkhla district of
Read morePM zeroing in on rogue road projects in Isaan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin might probably launch investigation into alleged conspiracies amongst rogue contractors and corrupt local administrators over the bidding process for road construction projects throughout the northeastern region. Certain profiteering contractors and executive officials of varied municipalities and subdistrict administrations in a dozen Isaan provinces have been accused
Read moreChiang Rai farmers call for crackdown on smuggling of Myanmar cattle
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FARMERS IN CHIANG RAI have called for a stepped-up crackdown on the smuggling of cattle from Myanmar resulting in a sharp decline in the selling prices of their domestic livestock. The cattle-raising villagers of Doi Larn area in the capital district of the northern province confirmed today (Dec.19) herds of
Read moreAlternate wetting and drying technique unveiled for Korat rice fields
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT plans to launch a pilot project on the alternate wetting and drying technique for rice fields in Nakhon Ratchasima to save the irrigated water, increase the yielding volume of the crop and reduce emissions of polluting gases. Deputy Irrigation Department director-general Wittaya Kaewmee confirmed that the water
Read moreNearly 100,000 people indebted to loan sharks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 100,000 PEOPLE have been officially listed so far to owe debt to loan sharks nationwide, according to the Ministry of Interior’s undersecretary Sutthipong Chulcharoen. Since the beginning of this month, a total of 98,667 people have so far informed the authorities either in person or online as being currently
Read morePark defends entrance fee for visiting ‘Wild Boars’ cave
AMID social media criticism of the entrance fee for visiting Tham Luang cave where the 12 “Wild Boars” youth football team and their coach were trapped for 17 days in 2018 park officials defended charging Thais 950 baht and foreigners 1,500 baht per visit as appropriate because this covers going through chambers two and
Read moreAnutin takes action over age falsification to put off retirement
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered an investigation of officials involved in issuing fake birth certificates and ID cards for state enterprise executives thus helping them put off their retirement, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Dec. 18). Anutin said he had received a report on allegations made by Mr. Sitra Biabangkerd, or Lawyer
Read moreJapan, Asean agree to boost maritime security cooperation
By AFP and published by CNA Tokyo – Southeast Asian and Japanese leaders agreed today (Dec, 17) to boost dialogue and cooperation in “maritime security” in the face of China’s growing assertiveness in the region. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, a vital trade corridor, and its increased deployment of vessels and
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