38-year-old Japanese national Hiroyuki Ogu is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and is being sought by police in Laos in relation to a murder enquiry linked to the death of his Norwegian girlfriend in January 2020. Efforts to locate the man by his family involving a former UN police chief in Norway have suggested he has been living in Thailand either in Ko Phangan where the couple first met or in Bangkok. However, some recent reports suggest the killer may have absconded to Cambodia.
A former Norwegian Justice Minister and member of the Justice Committee in the Norwegian parliament is calling for a boycott of Thailand by Norwegian travellers after a 30-year-old Norwegian woman who fell in love with a Japanese man in Ko Phangan, was murdered by him in Laos and has been reported to have been located in Thailand on several occasions. It has also been revealed that the murdered young woman is a daughter of a former Norwegian ambassador who may have become involved with a cross borde
Drinks giant Thai Beverage to resume expansion with Singapore IPO for Asean regional beer operation
Latest move sees the huge Thai drinks conglomerate move to power faster and deeper expansion in ASEAN and Southeast Asia to tap into a growing beer market. The driving force and founder of Thai Beverage, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, has become one of the wealthiest men in the world with interests in property, brewing, food, insurance and media.
Thai Beverage filed papers with the Singapore Stock Exchange this week to pursue an IPO offering for 20% of a newly spun-off regional beer and drinks juggernaut focused on the Southeast Asian and ASEAN market where the firm sees potential for spectacular growth. It is understood that the Thai group’s 2018 purchase of Sabeco, the leading Vietnamese brewing firm, will be central to the new entity which is expected to be valued at $10 billion or ฿300 billion.
Thailand’s vaccination programme will not be complete until the end of 2022 says Health Minister Anutin
A Super Poll survey in recent days shows the public firmly behind the government and in stout agreement with the legal action being taken against the Progressive Movement leader who is still defending his controversial claims that the country’s vaccination plans are flawed and too reliant on the AstraZeneca vaccine including its deal here with a firm owned by the Crown Property Bureau, a claim which last week produced a forceful and angry response from officials starting with the Prime Minister.
As the controversy over Thailand’s vaccination strategy against Covid-19 rages with Lèse-majesté proceedings being taken against Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul has suggested that the programme will not be complete until the end of 2022.