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  • Thailand NewsMyanmar civil war boosts maritime trade at Thailand’s Ranong Port

    Myanmar civil war boosts maritime trade at Thailand’s Ranong Port

    Myanmar’s shift to maritime transport for exports due to its civil war is increasing activity at Ranong Port in Thailand, potentially boosting the government’s Land Bridge project. Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri indicated that the civil war in Myanmar has disrupted cross-border trade with Thailand, prompting entrepreneurs to use Ranong Port instead of land routes through Tak’s Mae Sot district.…

  • Business NewsThailand braces for Houthi attacks impact: export activities remain unaffected

    Thailand braces for Houthi attacks impact: export activities remain unaffected

    With the recent Houthi attacks on pivotal shipping routes in the Red Sea, the Commerce Ministry of Thailand is strategising both immediate and long-term measures to mitigate the potential fallout. Despite these attacks, the ministry has confirmed that the country’s export activities remain unaffected. The ministry’s permanent secretary Keerati Rushchano, following an urgent meeting with the Thailand National Shippers’ Council…

  • World NewsChinese military excercises spook shipping vessels at Taiwan port

    Chinese military excercises spook shipping vessels at Taiwan port

    As tensions escalate with China exerting authority over Taiwan, many shipping vessels are going out of their way to avoid Kaohsiung port in the south of Taiwan, fearing for their safety. Chinese military ships are running drills and exercises just 15 nautical miles from the vital shipping port, making shippers worry about possibly being hit by Chinese missiles. Almost half…

  • Northern Thailand NewsTruck with 20 tonnes of smuggled pork caught at Laos border

    Truck with 20 tonnes of smuggled pork caught at Laos border

    With pork prices skyrocketing and shortages looming, people are turning to chicken until it began being affected too, then crocodile meat, while many merchants call for an increase in the importation of pork products, and accusations fly of companies hoarding frozen pork. Now, instead of the more common busts of trucks full of meth pills or marijuana, police at the…

  • World NewsSuez Canal blocked by large container ship blown off course

    Suez Canal blocked by large container ship blown off course

    Cargo ships on one of the busiest trade routes in the world, the Suez Canal, came to a stop after a large container vessel got stuck sideways and blocked marine traffic. More than 100 ships were reportedly blocked from transit along the canal, which stretches across Egypt from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean connecting Asia to Europe. Apparently, a…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Land bridge project, “Thai Bridge”, Chaing Mai black widow | October 12

    Thailand News Today | Land bridge project, “Thai Bridge”, Chaing Mai black widow | October 12

    Daily Thai TV News, with all the latest updates. Posted around 5pm, Monday to Friday. Protest leader says activists “in it for the long haul” Human rights lawyer and protest leader, Arnon Nampa, says political activists seeking to oust the current Thai government are “in it for the long haul”. The leader of the People’s Group (formerly the Free People…

  • Thailand NewsThai Kra Canal – numbers don’t stack up

    Thai Kra Canal – numbers don’t stack up

    OPINION The possibility of Thailand being sliced into 2, with a canal running east to west through the middle of the Isthmus of Kra (the Thai section of the Malay Peninsula), is back on the table. There’s a lot of heated response from readers, for and against the plans. Is there an economic model to support the new canal? How…

  • World NewsA Land Bridge or the Kra Canal for Thailand?

    A Land Bridge or the Kra Canal for Thailand?

    OPINION by guest writer Tony P Restall Why the land bridge idea will never work Much has been written about the long-proposed Thai or Kra Canal and the on and off decision to proceed, or not. Over the recent years several high-level committees have examined the economic benefits to establish a water connection by means of a canal linking the East…

  • Covid-19 NewsFortress Phuket. The island closes off Sarasin Bridge and boating traffic, except supplies

    Fortress Phuket. The island closes off Sarasin Bridge and boating traffic, except supplies

    Phuketians, you are marooned on a tropical island. Well, almost… Today the Phuket Governor has rolled out another level of lockdowns for the southern island. The new rules come into force tonight at midnight (00.01am March 30) and will run until the end of April, or until announced otherwise. There are a few exceptions as noted in the official declaration…

  • Bangkok News25 workers injured after container explosion at Laem Chabang Port

    25 workers injured after container explosion at Laem Chabang Port

    At least 25 port workers have been injured and locals evacuated after an explosion in a container on a ship at dock at the Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri, east of Bangkok, this morning. Laem Chabang’s port director Vice Admiral Yutthana Mokkhao says an urgent investigation is being undertaken to determine the contents of the container. The Hong Kong ship…