Latest News in Thailand

Thailand’s Corruption Ranking/Rating in New Study
Thailand is up from 84th to 80th out of 180 countries, in a new study by Transparency International.
Thailand’s upgraded ranking is due to corruption charges against Thai politicians following 2006 coup that ousted the Thaksin government. In 2006 Thailand was 63rd, and 59th in 2005. In Asia, Thailand is [...]

Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday issues a second arrest warrant for Thaksin
Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a second arrest warrant for Thaksin who fled Thailand last month just as he was to appear in a corruption case. The Supreme Court wants Thaksin for failing to appear for a court case charging him with influencing [...]

Thailand’s Foreign Minister to visit Burma
Thailand’s Foreign Minister Tej to visit Burma for an official 2-day visit. He has scheduled meetings with Burma’s prime minister and foreign minister. The meetings will include talks on bilateral cooperation on joint energy projects and joint efforts to solve drug and illegal labor problems.

New case against Thaksin
On Wednesday the Supreme Court’s opened a new case against ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The Supreme Court Case against Thaksin involves charges that Thaksin abused power by giving a government loan to Burma to benefit Thaksin’s Shin Corp Telecom company.
The first day of the trial will be September 16th, The Supreme Court [...]

LPG ‘liquefied petroleum gas’ smuggling from Thailand to neighboring countries
Many attempts have been made to reduce LPG ‘liquefied petroleum gas’ smuggling from Thailand to Burma, Cambodia and other bordering countries, the high demand for LPG in Thailand has risen dramatically due to the rise in oil prices. In Thailand, the price of LPG is [...]

Tourism in Thailand - a Farang View
by David Barkdull
For many of us who live in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Pattaya Thailand it is so obvious that for the past two years we have had low season, low-low season and no season rather than high and low seasons we saw only a few years ago. [...]

Burmese General’s son arrested for drug dealing, His father, a Senior general was asked to resign.
General Aung Zaw Ye Myint’s son was arrested by police on June 7th. He owns the Yetagun Construction Company and was involved with many government construction projects.
The Drug trade is officially illegal in Burma, the junta turns its back to [...]

Queen Elizabeth, Bill Gates and Hollywood donate to Burma Cyclone Victims, but the U.N. says government donations are short of needed aid in Burma for relief victims.
Queen Elizabeth II and Harry Potter author Rowling both contributed an ‘undisclosed sum’ to Myanmar relief. In the USA, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $3 billion [...]

ASC wants Thaksin’s assets seized
The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) went after Thaksin with yet another case against X-PM Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday, charging the X-PM with corruption and abuse-of-power and asked the Supreme Court to permanently seize all 76+ billion baht it has frozen from him and the Shinawatra family. The ASC charges need a [...]