NAKHON PRATHOM, 15 February 2011 (NNT) – Minister of Tourism and Sports Mr. Chumpol Silpa-Acha has welcomed Indian beauty pageant contestants on their trip to Thailand in preparation for the contest. As part of their activities, the 24 Indian contestants yesterday visited Riverside Rose Garden , Suan Sum Pran, Nakorn Pathom Province. During the visit […]
The Human Trafficking Suppression Police have cracked down on a brothel in central Suphanburi province, rescuing more than 30 Laotian girls. Human trafficking police said they have arrested 48-year Surapha Pudpa, the owner of a restaurant called ‘Phraew’, along with two staff members, for their involvement in sex trade. Police said a man notified officers […]
WLB Urges the Thai Government to Ensure the Protection of Civilians Fleeing Conflict (Thai-Burma Border, Thailand – 1 February 2011) A mother and two young boys seeking refuge in Thailand have been seriously injured by shrapnel from mortars that landed across the Thai-Burma border on Sunday 30 January. The three injured are refugees from Karen […]
BANGKOK, 1 February 2011 (NNT) – Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha has reaffirmed no loss of Thai territory so far while suggesting that negotiations rather than military means should be used to solve the border conflict. With escalating tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border, Gen Prayuth assured that troops and weaponry had been readied for the […]
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 30 — Thailand will issue a protest note to Cambodia after the Cambodian government issued a statement condemning Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for his remarks asking Cambodia to remove its national flag flying at the entrance of a disputed ancient temple which sits on the border, a senior Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry […]
TAK PROVINCE, Thailand – Navy Seabees and Thai Army engineers are constructing a new school building at Pa Ka Mai School to improve the quality of life of residents in the area as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2011 Jan. 18 though Feb. 20, 2011. The schoolhouse construction is part of a series of humanitarian […]
Measly wages and non-existent benefits have become the norm for many workers employed overseas. However, one fair trade company in Thailand is determined to raise those standards and give their employees a better, brighter way of life. Pure & Co. is a company that specializes in hand-sewn knitwear and other hand-made garments through their Pure […]
An Australian company has begun an oil drilling operation in Phichit province where they expect to find deposits containing approximately 16.6 million barrels of crude oil. Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart, Australian Ambassador to Thailand James Wise and Governor of Phichit province Suwit Watcharoteyangkul presided over the ceremony to commence drilling at the CVN5 oil […]
