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Thailand’s Constitution Court Tuesday found Prime Minister Samak guilty in violation of the Thai constitution by hosting 2 cooking shows. The Thai judges ruled that Samak must step down as Thai Prime Minister.
The Thai Constitution court ruling was unanimously that ruled against PM Samak as to disqualify him as Thailand’s prime minister.
The Thai Constitution Court [...]

Letter from PAD-People’s Alliance for Democracy Thailand to USA and Canada
Dear friends and people of conscience in Canada and USA,
You might be wondering why are these Thai people gathering at this place and at this time under the summer heat. The answer is simply because the previous and current government of our country and the [...]

Whiners and double standards for expats living in Thailand
I have often heard that 25% of all tourists coming to Thailand are sex tourists. The expats that live here all know how they ended up here. I am a bit naive, but when someone says they were just walking down the street one day and ended [...]

Thailand PM Samak said he is quitting his role as Cooking Show TV Chef.
Two Anti-Samak activists issued complaints to Thailand electoral commission that as a prime minister, Samak should not be employed by a private company.
Samak presented 2 cooking shows on Thai TV. Mr Samak has continued to appear on TV Cooking Shows even [...]

More to Know about Thai Rice
Rice prices in Thailand are likely to remain strong, regardless of yesterday’s fall by about 5-10% after the Philippines abandoned its largest rice purchase of the year. ”Demand still exists, the Philippine government is believed to have just modified its buying method from government-to-government basis,” according to Nitus Patrayothin, head [...]

More Thai Rice, Anyone?
The Thai government announced that its decision to release rice from the state’s stockpiles for sale in the marketplace will ensure that consumers will be paying reasonable prices for rice for the rest of the year. The new step, which was authorized by the cabinet yesterday, quickly brought down the standard-grade rice [...]

Thai Rice Millers and Exporters who Benefit, not Farmers
Thai Rice farmers aren’t seeing all the gains as a result of the shortage of rice in Thailand, and the record high prices. The cost of growing rice has also risen exponentially in the last year. Seed prices, land rental and fertilizer have all increased in cost [...]

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Vietnam Competes for Food Exports
Thai food exporters are facing stiff and growing competition for food exports to Europe from Vietnam. Thailand’s National Food Institute reports that the value of produce exported to Europe last year was 20.2 billion baht, down from 20.6 billion a year before. The association estimates that Vietnam now controls [...]

Japan Says No to Thai Rice Because Price Not Nice
After the price of rice doubled in one month, Japanese importers have decided to decline an order for 60,000 tons of Thai rice, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. For centuries, Japan did not import rice at all, so that their local farmers could maintain [...]