Thailand likely to export more poultry in 2014

BANGKOK, 3 August 2014 (NNT) - The Department of International Trade Promotion has reported that Thailand’s poultry exports will likely increase this year while suggesting Thai poultry producers and exporters maintain the quality of their products.

Director-General of the Department of International Trade Promotion Nanthawan Sakuntanak said the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association expected that Thailand would export 560,000-570,000 tons of live and processed poultry worth 78 billion baht in 2014, higher than last year’s exports of 530,000 tons. Apart from the absence of bird flu this year, Japan’s growing demands for Thai poultry after China faced the problem of substandard poultry exports was another factor beneficial to Thailand, the official said.

The director-general however suggested that Thai entrepreneurs should maintain their export quality throughout the process so that they would be able to continuously expand export markets and consumers would be more confident in the safety of their products.

 

[nnt]2014-08-03[/nnt]

Phuket beach vendors asked to contact NCPO as beach clearing continues
Suthicha Sirirat

 

Capt Petcharat Tianjan. Photo: Suthicha Sirirat

 

PHUKET: Individuals displcaed by the recent beach clearings all over Phuket will receive assistance, representatives of the National Peace and Order Keeping Council announced on Friday (August 1).

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748553-phuket-beach-vendors-asked-to-contact-ncpo-as-beach-clearing-continues/

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Probe reveals what happened inside shop during deadly Phuket fire

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Forensic police have learned more details on what happened inside the Chokchai Furniture shop when a fire killed four people, including a 10-year-old boy at 2am on Saturday (August 2).

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748214-breaking-10-year-old-boy-among-dead-in-phuket-town-fire/#entry8192468

Exclusive lady carriage becomes popular, fully booked

BANGKOK: -- Lady carriage service exclusively for women, girls and boys under ten on four train routes have become popular and fully booked, Prasert Attanan, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said Sunday.

The services started Friday with one carriage of 40 seats on each of four trains - Bangkok -Sungai Kolok, Bangkok - Chiang Mai, Bangkok Ubon Ratchathani and Bangkok Nong Khai.

Prasert said the SRT would review the services in three months. He said the SRT would not cancel the services even if the SRT would suffer a loss. And the SRT might also add the Lady carriage service to the Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat train soon.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Exclusive-lady-carriage-becomes-popular-fully-book-30240142.html

 

[thenation]2014-08-03[/thenation]

NCPO rejects assault accusation by red-shirt

BANGKOK: - The spokesman of the National Council for Peace and Order, Colonel Winthai Suvari, Sunday rebutted the allegation levelled by a redshirt activist that the NCPO had assaulted her during her detention.

Winthai said Kritsuda Khunasen had made the allegation to draw attention from human rights agencies and to discredit the NCPO.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/NCPO-rejects-assault-accusation-by-red-shirt-30240147.html

 

[thenation]2014-08-03[/thenation]

At least 150 killed in SW China quake: state media

BEIJING - At least 150 people were killed and 1,300 injured after a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province Sunday, state media said.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748587-at-least-150-killed-in-sw-china-quake-state-media/

Police purge Motorbike mafia

BANGKOK, 4 August 2014 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police has launched three measures to solve the problem of mafia-style extortion gangs controlling the motorcycle taxi service.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/748623-police-purge-motorbike-mafia/

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