Thailand News and Headlines

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Thai Consumers Feel Impact of Global Oil Prices - July 29, 2005

Thailand's energy users are beginning to feel the full impact of rising global oil prices, and economists warn the effect of energy costs could hurt the country's economy. The Thai government is calling for consumers to cut their use of oil products.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/07/thai-consumers-feel-impact-of-global.html

Tsunami warning briefly issued for Indian Ocean after latest earthquake - July 25, 2005

In response to another major earthquake near the India's Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean (about 690 miles southwest of Bangkok, Thailand), the government agencies briefly issued tsunami warnings. It was later determined that the type of earthquake that hit, although strong, does not spawn large tsunami.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/07/tsunami-warning-briefly-issued-for.html

U.S. Terrorist Fights Extradition to Thailand - July 13, 2005

Thai authorities allege Vo placed a backpack full of explosives in front of the embassy in Bangkok and threw over the compound's fence a box that contained 11 pounds of diesel fuel and ammonium nitrate. Notes were attached to both devices, which were supposed to be activated by cell phones, prosecutors said. Calls were made to the rigged phones, but the bombs didn't go off.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/07/us-terrorist-fights-extradition-to.html

Seperatism isn't the way forward - July 13, 2005

From the point of the government, maybe they can begin with legalising the ponoh schools and allocating the education budget fairly and equally to all Thai citizens, based on enrollment. This, I think, is easy for this government to do. I believe that our government has many plans and I hope they will contribute towards bringing peace soonest to our country.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/07/seperatism-isnt-way-forward.html

Wildlife smuggling gang busted in Thailand - July 4, 2005

Three wildlife smugglers have been captured by police with tiger carcasses and pangolins in Thailand's northeastern province of Udonthani, local press reported Sunday. The three suspects were nabbed on Saturday at one of the province's bypass intersection, local police was quoted by The Nation newspaper as saying.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/07/wildlife-smuggling-gang-busted-in.html

Fresh Start on Khao Lak - July 2, 2005

No area was harder hit by the Dec 26 tsunami than the tranquil strip of beach known as Khao Lak. More than half of the total casualties came from this area, including hundreds of foreign tourists who had looked to Khao Lak as an escape from the larger, more developed beaches of Phuket, around 80 kilometres to the south.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/06/fresh-start-on-khao-lak.html