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2008 April 04 archive | Latest News in Thailand


PVC pump tubes, high pressure water guns banned for Songkran
BANGKOK: — Excessive and intrusive water spray attacking has become popular among some and hated by many during Thailand’s annual Songkran Festival, the sale of high-pressure water guns or PVC pump guns has been prohibited for Songkran, according to the Office of the Consumer Protection Board [...]

Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) & Thailand Lottery losers
Bangkok Post
The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) on Monday recommended the indictment of 47 people, including three cabinet ministers in the present government, for alleged mismanagement of the two-and three-digit lottery.
Sak Korsangruang, a member of the Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) confirmed that a team of legal experts was preparing [...]

New Debt Management Program for Thai Farmers
Thai farmers who are unable to repay debts will be subject to a new strategy from the Bank for Agricultural Co-operatives. According to bank president Teerapong Tungteerasunun ”Under the new program, we are going to take into account in-depth personal information and family profiles of individual debtors [...]

MPs Kicking Up a Fuss in Thai Parliament
Two members of the Thai parliament are having a disagreement which is requiring the government whip to set up a special seven-member panel of inquiry. Democrat party MP Somkiat Pongpaiboon alleges that he was assaulted by people Power (PPP) MP Karun Hosakul. Mr. Somkiat claims the [...]


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