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200,000 Tons of Rice Vanish in Thailand Thailand’s national warehouses are missing 200,000 tons of rice according to government sources. The estimated cost of the missing rice is $101million. Rice is selling at record prices. Because of the high prices, many rice farmers are not selling their crops, but instead are waiting for prices to [...]

Death Stalks Roads During Songkran As of last Sunday, the third day of the deadly holiday traffic season, 76 deaths and 1,003 injuries were reported. These figures are well above last years figures. For some unknown reasons, most road accidents involve teenage motorcyclists in rural areas. Alcohol consumption may play a role as well. Most [...]

Driver Surrenders in Burmese Deaths | Burma The driver of the cold storage truck in which 54 Burmese immigrants who entered Thailand illegally died of suffocation has surrendered to authorities. He is fearful of retribution from the operators of the illegal immigrant ring that has been importing Burmese workers and brokering jobs for them. The [...]