Thailand

A teacher was arrested on Friday for the alleged sexual abuse of his 13-year-old niece, who lived with him and his wife. The 52-year-old man was taken into custody at his house in Muang district, after the provincial court approved an arrest warrant on Thursday. His name and the school’s are withheld to protect the child. Pol Lt Col Jeerut …

Thailand’s Department of Agriculture has given Thai farmers a 90-days to return hazardous chemicals for destruction as they are now illegal. Furthermore manufacturers or importers of hazardous chemicals banned under Thai law have 270 days to destroy their stock. The announcement was made in line with the Ministry of Industry’s decision on May 15 to place paraquat and chlorpyrifos on the list …

The chief of Thai AirAsia (TAA) says it may merge with another low-cost carrier (LCC) to clamp down on pricing wars once flights eventually resume. Thai AirAsia chief Mr. Tassapon has admited to conversations with other airlines. He said if Thailand does not resume tourism activities by July, Thai AirAsia would begin laying off employees. Above all downsizing the company …

The Governor of Songkhla in Southern Thailand has ordered the closure of the Padang Besar border checkpoint due to new Covid-19 Fears. The border closure comes after six of nine new covid-19 patients returned via this checkpoint. Governor Charuwat Kliengklao signed the order, saying the checkpoint will be closed from today for sterilization. The order did not say how long the checkpoint …

Thailand’s Energy Policy and Planning Office is preparing to roll out the final stage of its development plan as natural gas depletes in the Gulf.  Vying to steer the industry towards value-added products as natural gas in the Gulf of Thailand nears depletion. Eppo hired the Petroleum Institute of Thailand (PTIT) to conduct a feasibility study for the plan. A …

Police in Northeastern Thailand have seized more than 600,000 methamphetamine pills from an alleged drug runner making deliveries. A man seen tossing a plastic bag from his car was later stopped and searched. More  more than 600,000 methamphetamine pills were found in more bags inside the vehicle. Mr. Somphan Sri-ubon, 43, was detained after police stopped his car at an …

Thailand’s Deputy Premier says fear of second wave of infections, and not politics, is behind the government’s need to extend the emergency decree.  A lockdown measures are set to loosen, that has created massive economic and personal hardship. Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon said the emergency decree, implemented to slow the spread of Covid-19, is not politically motivated. Adding the government is being cautious …

Some of the government’s measures to help the general public and the business sector hit by the COVID-19 pandemic include the three monthly payments of 5,000 baht to workers and farmers, as well as the suspension of loan payments. The Ministry of Finance is now preparing the third phase of its COVID-19 relief package. Agencies under the administration of the …

Manila – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, May 25, rejected calls to open the upcoming school year in August, contrary to Deped’s announcement that it could resume classes in areas with eased quarantine protocols. “I will not allow the opening of classes where students are close to one another. Never mind if they can’t finish, [if] for this generation, there …

Police in Phayao province have reported the alleged accomplice in the Bangkok bank heist in Chiang Rai was found hanging a forest. The man was alleged to be the Motorcycle driver in the armed robbery in Chiang Saen. Two men pulled off the daring daytime robbery in Chiang Saen district on Monday. Both men were then tracked down by the police. Mr. …