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Why Corruption is Always the Winner in Thailand
Anti Corruption sign in Bangkok Thailand BANGKOK – The overriding, albeit subtle, idea used to be that politicians, especially those in power, needed some protection against graft charges, or their...
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Thai Junta Brings in Military to Fight Chiang Rai Haze
Children wear face masks to prevent breathing smoke and ash CHIANG RAI – The Military Junta has ordered authorities to work with neighbouring countries to tackle haze pollution in the northern...
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Thrity Four European’s Stranded when Bus Goes up in Flames
The double-decker tour bus engulfed in flames in Chumphon’s Sawi district early Thursday. All 34 foreign tourists on board, and the driver, escaped unhurt. (Photo by Facebook www.js100.com) . CHAMPHON...
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Yingluck Shinawatra to Stand Trial Over Rice Subsidy
Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra BANGKOK – The Supreme Court of Thailand has ordered former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to face trial for negligence in a controversial rice subsidy...
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Thai Authorities Seize 135 Kilograms of Ivory in Surin Province
Thai police officers display seized smuggled ivory during a press conference at the police headquarters in Bangkok BANGKOK – Thai Customs House authorities arrested two men on Thursday saying they...
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Koh Samui’s Criminal Element Awake to 700 Soldiers and Police
Police and soldiers raided known haunts of gunmen and criminals on Koh Samui Island KOH SAMUI – Pol Maj Gen Thitirat Nonghanpitak, acting Commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), told...
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Ministry of Health Distributes 250,000 Face Masks to Combat Northern Thailand...
A teacher helps her student put on a face mask due to the haze CHIANG RAI – Mae Sai Hospital in Chiang Rai reports the number of patients with respiratory problems has increased by 10 – 20 per cent,...
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Choking Haze in Chiang Rai May Last Until the End of April
The haze in the morning was mostly caused by burnings by locals particularly in valleys, namely Chiang Rai CHIANG RAI – Dr. Anond Snidvongs, Executive Director of the Geo-Informatics and Space...
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Foreign Couple and Baby Abandoned by Taxi on Bangkok Tollway
Foreign coupe abandoned on Motorway. . BANGKOK – A foreign couple carrying a baby were left high and dry in the middle of a Bangkok tollway because the taxi driver went past their agreed destination....
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Army Bans Entry to Forest Zones to Prevent Slash and Burn Farming Activities
Crews Douse fires in National Park CHIANG RAI – General Dapong Rattanasuwan, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, said the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and...
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Air Quality in Chiang Rai Worst in Northern Thailand
Fire Truck Sprays water into the air in Chiang Rai CHIANG RAI – The Pollution Control Department (PCD) reports, Chiang Rai Province still has the highest concentration of airborne particulate matter...
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British Tourist Liam Colven Shoots Himself in the Head at Phuket Firing Range
British tourist Liam Colven PHUKET – The British Foreign Office was today investigating reports that 22 year old British tourist Liam Colven shot himself using a gun he rented at a firing range in...
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Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea Win’s Tissot-Superpole in Thailand
Rea on the podium with Haslam and Sykes BURIRAM – Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea took his second win of 2015 at the inaugural Thai World Superbike round at the Chang International Circuit. And...
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South Korea’s LG Electronics Moves TV Production from Thailand to Vietnam
LG produces about 600,000 television sets a year in Thailand worth 8bil baht RAYONG – South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc, has reported that April 2015 will see the last batch of televisions roll off...
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U.S. Pushes Thailand to Clean Up Tuna Industries Labour Practices
Workers process skipjack tuna at a Thai Union Frozen Products packaging plant in Samut Sakhon, Thailand SAMUT SAKHON – Pressure from the United States is building on the Tuna industry in Thailand to...
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Corn Farmers in Chiang Rai Being Blamed for Chocking Haze
Burning crop residue eliminates a precious opportunity to improve organic matter content and potentially can lead to substantial nutrient loss. CHIANG RAI – Wittaya Krongsap, a member of the Chiang...
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Car From China Crashes into Thai Motorcyclist in Mueang Chiang Rai, Killing...
Police have detained a Chinese tourist in northern Thailand who allegedly crashed his car into two motorcycles and killed a 41-year-old woman. CHIANG RAI – Pol Lt Col Passakorn Sukha, an investigator...
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Damming the Mekong the Worlds Most Productive River, Food Security for...
Children with a basket full of Mekong freshwater herring “pa mak pang” or Laotian shad CHIANG RAI – The Development of the Xayaburi Dam and Don Sahong Dam on the Lower Mekong River in Laos is...
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Local Scholars Say Chiang Rai’s Ban on Burning Won’t Work
Farmers believe that fires will improve the soil. CHIANG RAI – The choking haze in Northern Thailand may be easing somewhat, thanks to the summer storms. But that is definitely not an excuse for all...
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Russian’s Arrested for Mailing Marijuana Home
Georgy Nyushkov, 28, Alelsei Druzhinin, 30, and Aleksei Samokhin, 26, and their alleged suppliers Kaewjai Thumaporn, 43, and Kanokphrom Wongsin, 28 PATTAYA – Pol Maj-General Nitipol Niamnoi...
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