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  • Facing headwinds in 2019, Thai economy looks better for 2020

    Facing headwinds in 2019, Thai economy looks better for 2020

    The Thai economy is projected to grow 3.8% in 2019, slightly below last year’s 4.2%. The main reason is slower growth in the global economy. thailand-business-news.com reports that this is likely to lead to a deceleration in Thai exports and tourism, which will impact domestic consumption.

  • In 12 months Future Forward has grown into a leading Thai political force

    In 12 months Future Forward has grown into a leading Thai political force

    “If anyone talks about fear, we should tell them that, if we are afraid, we will never be able to step forward.” Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Future Forward’s 40 year old leader, assured the public yesterday that the party is not aggressive and will not seek to turn everything upside down and inside out “but move Thai society forward whereby democracy is not an alternative, but the only path for the country.” This was the central message as he gave his vision speech at Thammasat University, on the first anniversary of the founding of the party (June 8, 2018). In just one year Future Forward has gone from zero to hero in the minds of many Thais, especially the younger generation, who flocked to the new political alternative giving the new party third place in the general election on March 24 this year, ahead of the Democrats and other more established parties. Last Wednesday Thanathorn faced off against Junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha in a vote for PM – a vote stacked against him with the Senate participating in the parliamentary election and voting as a bloc for the incumbent PM.

  • Grab adds another layer of riding security in Malaysia. Selfies.

    Grab adds another layer of riding security in Malaysia. Selfies.

    If you’ve used the e-hailing alternative ‘Grab’ you’ll know how easy it is to use as it continues to disrupt traditional taxi and tuk tuk services around the region. In Malaysia they’ve just added another level of security for users and it will be applicable for Thais or other foreigners using Grab when in Malaysia

  • Driver shot at Songkhla checkpoint after shootout with soldiers

    Driver shot at Songkhla checkpoint after shootout with soldiers

    PHOTO: ISOC Region 4 Forward Command Soldiers have shot a suspected drug courier as he tried to speed through a checkpoint following an exchange of gunfire with soldiers. The incident took place in the Saba Yoi district, in front of a school, last night around 8pm. Saba Yoi is the southern-most district in the province of Songkhla.

  • Two US tourists fined and awaiting deportation for graffiti

    Two US tourists fined and awaiting deportation for graffiti

    The two Americans, who had been arrested in Pattaya after spray painting a pick-up and walls in Sampeng, Bangkok, have been fined and are awaiting deportation.

  • Thai Medical Council warns local men against penis enlargement scams and bogus treatments

    Thai Medical Council warns local men against penis enlargement scams and bogus treatments

    WARNING: This story may make men squirm and some women laugh. The Thai Medical Council on Facebook is warning Thai men to stop trying to enlarge their penises, especially with DIY treatments.

  • Government set to clampdown on overcharging in the pet medical care industry

    Government set to clampdown on overcharging in the pet medical care industry

    Not content with just clamping down on some of the excesses of the Private Hospital system for humans in Thailand, the government is now planning to keep an eye on the prices of medication, medical supplies and medical services at pet clinics and pet hospitals as well. As with the Thai private hospital system a swell of complaints about high prices and rip offs for pet services has spurred the action. The director-general of the Internal Trade Department, Whichai Phochanakij, says authorities will act immediately as they already have legislation and new rules in place covering the regulation of medication and medical services for the human versions of hospitals and medication

  • Chinese tourists found dead in a Chiang Mai five-star hotel

    Chinese tourists found dead in a Chiang Mai five-star hotel

    Chiang Mai police are investigating the deaths of two Chinese tourists found in the same room at a five-star hotel on Chiang Mai’s Chang Khlan Road.

  • Dumped shredded Thai baht notes found on the Trat roadside

    Dumped shredded Thai baht notes found on the Trat roadside

    by Poonsak Boonloy Confetti? Leftovers from a paper cannon

  • Overstaying Russian tries to change his Thai visa stamp with a pen, badly

    Overstaying Russian tries to change his Thai visa stamp with a pen, badly

    PHOTO: Naewna.com It seemed like such a good idea at the time. A Russian man has been caught on overstay at the Klong Leuk border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo, directly to the east of Bangkok on the Cambodian border.