Thailand

  • Bangkok NewsTime to take off the gag – PM to lift political ban
    ThaigerPublished: 08:23, 24 August 2018
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    Time to take off the gag – PM to lift political ban

    As an election firms up, somewhere between February 24 and May in 2019, the PM is under pressure to losses the strings – allowing political parties to carry out political activities, banned since the coup took place in May 2014. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is expected to invoke his executive power under Article 44 of the interim Constitution to ease political…

  • Phuket NewsPrivate sector proposes southern economic plan to mobile Cabinet
    ThaigerPublished: 09:08, 20 August 2018
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    Private sector proposes southern economic plan to mobile Cabinet

    PHOTO: Emulating the French Riviera, but with better beaches. “The Andaman Riviera”? Emulating the famous French Riviera coast is part of a plan to promote the Andaman coastline, which includes Ranong, Phang Nga and Phuket as the star attractions and wrapping up other southern provinces into the new tourist precinct – just a part of recommendations to the mobile cabinet sitting…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s household debt
    ThaigerPublished: 11:21, 19 August 2018
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    Thailand’s household debt

    Thailand’s household debt has been on the rise over the past decade, up from an average of 116,681 baht in 2007 to 178,994 baht in 2017, but should be measured with commensurate growth in wages, inflation and the country’s GDP. The figures show that Thailand’s debt for farming is around 16% of the total debt bill. 36% is spent on…

  • Thailand News30 more villages in Phayao hit by floods – PM asks Thais to monitor weather
    ThaigerPublished: 07:40, 19 August 2018
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    30 more villages in Phayao hit by floods – PM asks Thais to monitor weather

    A total of 30 villages in six tambons of Phayao’s Pong district have been whacked by floods yesterday (Saturday). Two other villages in the province’s Chiang Kham district were earlier reported struck by flood damage. Phayao is wedged between Chiang Mai and the Laos border. Pong district chief Sit Wongman said the Khuan and Ngim rivers in his districts had…

  • World NewsThailand takes over the chair for ASEAN next year. What’s at stake?
    ThaigerPublished: 16:49, 13 August 2018
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    Thailand takes over the chair for ASEAN next year. What’s at stake?

    “As Thailand takes over the ASEAN chairmanship next year, it is important for the country to drive ASEAN forward to achieve the utmost benefits for Thais and peoples across the ASEAN region.” The integration story of Southeast Asian nations, widely known as ASEAN, began in 1967 and has since brought about significant changes to the Southeast Asian region. For decades,…

  • Thailand NewsMore delays for next February’s election?
    ThaigerPublished: 17:48, 11 August 2018
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    More delays for next February’s election?

    PHOTO: On the lookout for next year’s election – The Nation February 2019 is just six months away, the deadline for the long-awaited, and must postponed, Thai general election. Although the junta have ‘promised’ that THIS will be the date for Thailand’s return to democracy, an increasing amount of politicians are starting to wonder if the deadline will be met.…

  • Thailand NewsStorms raise flood threats in 37 provinces
    ThaigerPublished: 09:04, 10 August 2018
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    Storms raise flood threats in 37 provinces

    Whilst the flood situation in the far north of the country, bordering the Mekong River, has abated over the past week, the situation is still dire for many other communities around the Kingdom today. Disaster warnings have now been issued as heavy downpours threaten to bring flash floods and landslides to 37 provinces across Thailand. A monsoon storm is predicted…