THE NUMBER of oil tankers crossing the border from Thailand’s Chiang Rai province to Laos suspiciously doubled to 90 after supplies to Myanmar were suspended on Feb. 10 soon after electricity was cut off on Feb. 5 to suppress scam centres in Tachileik township, just across from Mae Sai town on the Thai side,
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DSI likely to probe scandals over senatorial race riggings
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION will likely launch investigation into allegations that last year’s senatorial elections were blatantly riddled with vote-buying, rigging shenanigans, a partisan source said over the weekend. DSI Director-General Yutthana Praedam who himself has recently received a refreshed petition from a defeated senatorial contestant at the agency’s
Read moreAre global Travel & Tourism leaders inspiring HOPE? Gallup report offers food for thought
A REPORT on the future of global leadership by the Gallup Organisation says that inspiring hope is by far the most important characteristic followers seek in their leaders, especially young people. Next comes trust, compassion and stability. As I combed through that report, the first question that came to mind was: Have Travel &
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