Deputy Health Minister Manit resigns from post

BANGKOK, Jan 10 (TNA) — Thailand’s Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nop-amornbodi announced Sunday that he had resigned from his post following government pressure and a public outcry over alleged ‘management flaws” in the ministry’s projects under the Bt86 billion stimulus packages. His immediate superior Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai quit the post on December […]

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Canada targets Thailand for refugee treatment

OTTAWA — Canada is accusing the Thai government of flouting international law by sending UN-designated refugees back to their home country of Laos. Last week, Thailand deported about 4,500 ethnic Hmong, despite pleas from human-rights organizations and oft-stated concerns from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The group included 158 people officially designated as […]

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Iranian arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport for smuggling 42kg of ‘ice’

BANGKOK, Jan 6 (TNA) – An Iranian man on Wednesday was arrested at Thailand’s main international airport for smuggling 42 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”, worth over Bt17 million (about US$500,000), into the kingdom. Customs Department Director-General Somchai Sajjapong inspected the impounded drugs seized from 33-year-old Ghanavatirajabnejad Keyvan in the international arrival […]

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Thai Annual Inflation Accelerates In December

(RTTNews) – Thailand’s consumer price annual inflation stood at 3.5% in December, up from November’s 1.9%, the Commerce Ministry reported Monday. Headline inflation in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy turned positive in November after nine months of deflation. However, the annual rate stayed below the consensus forecast of 3.7%. Core annual inflation was 0.2% in December […]

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