A Thai worker was sentenced earlier this week to a one-year jail term in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for bringing painkillers and other medicines into the country, Thai Labour Ministry permanent secretary Jeerasak Sukonthachart said Wednesday. The Thai mechanic, who has worked in the UAE for seven years, was arrested in possession of 195 […]
Singaporean authorities have charged 28 foreign workers and will deport another 53 believed to have been involved in the island’s worst rioting in decades, reports said on Wednesday. Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK, 17 Dec 2013, (NNT) -The Department of Livestock has revealed that Japan has approved Thai frozen chicken exports, expecting shipping to begin next month. Livestock Department Director General Tissadee Chawsuancharoen said earlier in March his department had invited Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) to inspect Thailand’s animal disease evaluation system, animal […]
There will be no sale of alcohol in Little India this Saturday and Sunday, the authorities confirmed yesterday, as three more men were charged over Sunday night’s riot there. The blanket ban will apply not only to liquor stores but all establishments, from upscale restaurants and bars to more humble convenience stores and hostels. Read […]
BANGKOK, 11 December 2013 (NNT) – The European Union (EU) could ban Thai fruit after flies were found in guavas imported from Thailand. According to the Commerce Ministry, the EU has found fruit flies in guavas imported from Thailand. This was the third time within a year that Thailand failed to meet the EU’s quality […]
About 400 South Asian migrant workers angered by a road accident battled police and set vehicles ablaze in Singapore’s worst rioting in decades, leaving 18 people injured, officials said Monday. Read more: asiancorrespondent.com
BANGKOK, 7 December 2013 (NNT) – Singapore, after 9 years, has decided to lift the ban of Thai chicken imports allowing Thai frozen chicken into the country once again. According to the Commerce Ministry, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has decided to lift the suspension of Thai chicken, after banning it 9 years ago […]
On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court in India published a key judgment relating to the the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) suit filed by the Kautilya Society, an Indian public interest organization, that accuses the State of Uttar Pradesh of negligence in protecting the heritage of the historic city of Varanasi. The dispute is increasingly polarising […]
