Thailand News and Headlines

Publishing the latest news from Bangkok, Phuket, Samui, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Krabi in Thailand.

Thai Authorities Refuse Entry to Cambodian Muslims - January 12, 2006

Thai military officials say they have refused a group of Cambodian Muslims entry into the country for security reasons amid unrest in the country's Muslim-dominated south.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/12/thai-authorities-refuse-entry-to.html

Economists Warn Corruption on Rise in Thailand - January 12, 2006

Economists are warning that corruption in Thailand is on the rise, and may threaten the country's democratic development. An analyst's report has raised concerns that powerful businesspeople in the government may be directing public policy in their own interests.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/12/economists-warn-corruption-on-rise-in.html

New Bangkok Process Raises Criticism - January 12, 2006

The announcement by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of a plan to revitalize the country&146;s &147;Bangkok Process&148; in dealing with Rangoon may scuttle Asean&146;s recent moves to instigate change in the military dictatorship, according to several Southeast Asian experts.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/12/new-bangkok-process-raises-criticism.html

Tsunami whistle-blower says Thailand's beach hotels not ready for another killer wave - January 12, 2006

A leading meteorologist, who warned a tsunami could strike Thailand seven years before one hit, said Tuesday that coastal hotels and resorts are still unprepared for another killer wave.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/12/tsunami-whistle-blower-says-thailands.html

Thai-US FTA negotiations no impact on essential drugs - January 12, 2006

Chief negotiator Nitya Pibulsongkram told the forum that the Thai side has made it clear to the US that the outcome of this round of talks must not have any impact on Thailand&146;s list of essential medicine, and that the US acknowledged Thai concerns about pharmaceutical patent protection.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2006/01/thai-us-fta-negotiations-no-impact-on.html

Former Thai PM urges political approach to ending Southern violence - January 12, 2006

Former Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh on Monday urged the government to opt for a political rather than a military approach in resolving violence in the Muslim-majority region, saying only such an approach could win the hearts and mind of local people.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2006/01/former-thai-pm-urges-political.html

Southern violence won't spread to Bangkok, Thai leaders affirm - January 12, 2006

Rohan Gunaratna, a security analyst at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) in Singapore said Thursday that Bangkok could face a terrorist attack within a year as tension rises between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Thailand's south and suggested that the Thai government needed to expand its intelligence network, engage Thailand's Muslim political leadership and work with neighbouring Malaysia to stop the spread of cross-border terrorism.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2006/01/southern-violence-wont-spread-to.html