Tourists Turn Away From Thailand
International tourist arrivals to Thailand will diminish by 38% to 1.5 million this year due to the doggedness of global economic troubles and local political volatility. This is according to The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA).
Surapol Sritrakul, the association’s president, said advance reservations for the high season had been greatly [...]
Oct
31
Tourists Turn Away From Thailand
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Oct
18
U.S. Navy Visits Phuket
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U.S. Navy Visits Phuket
Phuket’s economy is booming thanks to a spate of visits by foreign naval vessels.
Visits by warships bring with them thousands of friendly sailors anxious to meet locals and have a good time.
Navy ships from the US, Australia, Britain, India and Russia have stopped in the past few years.
Recently, three warships from the [...]
Oct
10
Red Shirts Serve Fish to Visiting Minister
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Red Shirts Serve Fish to Visiting Minister
Red-shirt supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin hurled plastic bags containing pla ra, a fermented fish dish known for its strong odor, at Social Development and Human Security Minister Issara Somchai when he visited Khon Kaen’s Chum Phae area Friday afternoon.
Mr Issara was touring the northeastern locality to follow [...]
Oct
6
Internal Security Act to be Invoked for ASEAN Meeting
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Internal Security Act to be Invoked for ASEAN Meeting
The Thai Prime Minister’s cabinet assembly today concurred to enforce Internal Security Act (ISA) in Cha Am and Hua Hin localities from Oct 12 to 27 to uphold law and order for the duration of the Asean meeting planned for Oct 23 to 25, Thawil Pliansri, secretary-general [...]
Oct
5
Thai Political Veteran Sick and Tired of the Whole Mess
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Thai Political Veteran Sick and Tired of the Whole Mess
Thailand’s Pracharaj Party leader Sanoh Thienthong said on Sunday that he is weary of political affairs and is in preparation to leave the political stage, claiming to be sickened by the entire mess.
While speaking about former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh’s return to politics by joining [...]
Sep
10
Guilty Ruling against Prime Minister Samak
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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 [...]
Jul
20
letter to USA and Canada from People’s Alliance for Democracy ‘PAD’ Thailand
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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 [...]
Jul
7
Whiners and double standards for expats living in Thailand
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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 [...]
May
19
Thailand PM Samak said he is taking a break from his role as Cooking Show TV Chef
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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 [...]