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Hun Sen Arrives in Hua Hin Thai Prime minister Abhisit’s nemesis, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Hua Hin on Sunday morning to partake in the first Mekong River Commission summit. The affair is being held at the Hyatt Regency hotel, from April 2 through the 5th. Seven squads of police and soldiers have [...]

Thai Police have confiscated a huge amount of heroin and methamphetamine pills worth possibly more than 380 million baht during several raids in Chiang Rai and Pathum Thani. Law enforcement authorities portrayed one haul yesterday in Chiang Rai’s Muang district as huge in terms of the resale value of the drugs. Four supposed drug sellers [...]

Burmese Military Rulers Announce Election Laws The government of Burma broadcast the endorsement of long anticipated laws on Monday that prepare for the country’s first ballot vote in 20 years expected to be held sometime this year. State controlled radio and television said the new regulations would be issued in state newspapers starting Tuesday. The [...]

U.N. Representative Arrives in Burma A UN human rights representative landed in Burma Monday for a five-day stopover ahead of the country’s ballot vote, an official said. Tomas Ojea Quintana arrived via commercial flight at Rangoon airport and was whisked to his hotel prior to meeting with UN staff, the official spoke on condition of [...]

Karen Refugees Deportation Halted The plan to deport about 1,700 Karen refugees back to Burma has been halted temporarily because of mounting domestic and global pressure. Activists, led by the Friends of Burma and the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO), yesterday put forward a letter of request to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva subsequent to an earlier [...]

Drugs, Drugs, Drugs, Two Arrested Two men, alleged to be members of a gang linked to alleged drugs kingpin Wei Sia Kang are under arrest for possessing a large quantity of illicit drugs, including heroin, valued at more than 500 million baht. The two suspects are named Arthit (also known as Tee) Sae Tao, 26, [...]

Thailand’s Trains to Travel Faster Thailand’s Council of Economic Ministers has approved a plan to improve the rail system to the tune of about 100 billion baht as has been proposed by the Transport Ministry, according to Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu. The plan gives outlines for improvement of railway tracks all over the nation, [...]

New Drug Task Force to Take Fight to Northern Provinces The Thai government is creating a new drug control force linking civilians and law enforcement to boost the fight against drug smuggling near the border. The new force would operate in perimeter provinces such as Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, which are main routes for [...]

Greenpeace Bugs Bigshots in Hua Hin Greenpeace, the environmental group, assembled at the 15th Asean Summit on Saturday, insisting Asian principals to take a important action to stop climate change. The activist group hopes that positive steps will be taken by ASEAN member states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The group grabbed attention by rolling [...]