Famous Thai energydrink and chillipaste brands are being pirated in Asia, hitting local manufacturers, the Intellectual Property Department says. The Red Bull brand has been copied in China, creating a loss of 1 million yuan (Bt4.5 million) from total sales of 1 billion yuan. Meanwhile, Mae Pranom chilli paste has been pirated in Malaysia. Directorgeneral […]
BANGKOK, Dec 2 – Passport forging suspects arrested in Thailand allegedly linked to terrorist groups involved in attacks in Spain have confessed to the crime of using Thailand as their base to counterfeit passports and other documents.the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said Thursday. DSI Director-General Tharit Pengdit said the two Pakistani men and one […]
US diplomats alleged that Russia bribed witnesses to block the extradition of suspected international arms traffickers Viktor Bout to the US, according to WikiLeaks cables as reported by Guardian online. Diplomats in Bangkok alleged in cables released by WikiLeaks that Bout’s “Russian supporters” had paid witnesses to give false testimony during his extradition hearing. Dubbed […]
The internet around the world is buzzing from reports in Thailand of major pornographic movie makers getting arrested and freed in Thailand. The well-balanced Teakdoor.com and other popular sites like Thai.visa.com and Pattaya-addicts.com have had almost a million hits on recent postings about foreign pornographers in Thailand. In Pattaya, PAPPA Co., Ltd. the law firm […]
MADRID—Spanish police arrested seven men in Barcelona, suspected of stealing passports for radical Islamic cells in Thailand and Pakistan, and collaborating with the group that carried out the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the country’s Interior ministry said Wednesday. The suspects, six Pakistanis and one Nigerian, are believed to be part of a European network that […]
BANGKOK, 1 December 2010 (NNT) – As December 1st. has been designated the World Aids Day, several events aimed at raising awareness of the danger of Aids were held throughout Thailand today. Highlighting the events held nationwide were demonstrations on how to use condoms; the demonstrations were aimed at urging Thais to have safe sex […]
The tourism business is expected to record a drop of 10-15 per cent this year mainly due to the political turbulence midyear, but the future appears bright for 2011. Prakit Chinamourphong, president of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), said overall tourism should record a drop of 10-15 per cent both in the number of tourists […]
Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday called on Thais to be kind to migrants and refugees from her country. “We know it is not easy for Thailand to cope with the situation, but we would so appreciate it if you could do what you can for them,” she said in a phone interview […]
