New FAO book explores edible insect sector in Thailand

"Six-legged livestock: edible insect farming, collecting and marketing in Thailand"

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Wheat and rice prices mostly fall around the region

Strong production generally kept domestic prices around the region stable or drove them slightly down for wheat, wheat flour and rice, except in India and Myanmar where government procurement programmes pushed prices higher. Overall, however, prices were mostly higher than at the same time last year, according to FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS).

Reject Blanket Amnesty, Prosecute Perpetrators From All Sides

(New York, May 18, 2013) – Three years on, the Thai government has failed to fulfill its promise to impartially prosecute all those responsible for the 2010 political violence, Human Rights Watch said today. Amnesty legislation being proposed by leading members of the ruling Pheu Thai Party would shield perpetrators of serious abuses from accountability and should be rejected.

Food security levels are generally better than a year earlier in East Africa and the Sahel, with most areas facing either IPC phase 1 ‘minimal’ or phase 2 ‘stressed’ conditions, thanks to favorable agro-climatic conditions in 2012.

Muslim Insurgents Admit War Crime of Attacking Civilians

(New York, May 15, 2013) – Separatist insurgents in Thailand's southern border provinces are committing war crimes by targeting children and other civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai government should address the cycle of deadly reprisals by investigating and prosecuting state security personnel implicated in abuses against ethnic Malay Muslims.

BANGKOK, 14 May 2013 (NNT) – The Transport Ministry has distributed 50,000 liters of water to residents in Nakhon Ratchasima as drought continues in the province.

Deputy Transport Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong led a team of Transport officials and a convoy of water trucks on a field visit to Sung Noen District, which has been hard hit by drought. The team has provided drought-affected residents with around 50,000 liters of water for household use and consumption.

Migration from Burma to Thailand is increasing, with new arrivals often taking up dangerous and difficult jobs. These working conditions have a direct impact on young migrant children, whose early childhoods are among the most disadvantaged in Thailand. Research by VSO has found that education remains key to integrating these children in society and improving their access to healthcare and other services

BANGKOK, 12 May 2013 (NNT) – Teachers in the southern border region are confident in the security programs designed to protect them although they remain unsure about the effectiveness of the actual implementation.

Chairperson of the Confederation of Teachers of the Three Southern Border Provinces Boonsom Thongsriprai said that his latest meeting with all security agencies in the restive region, on Saturday, discussed the details of the safety programs for educators and school personnel after the new school term begins.

BANGKOK, 6 May 2013 (NNT)-The Ministry of Public Health is aiming to stop the outbreak of Malaria in Thailand within the next 7 years after nearly 2,500 people have been found with the disease so far this year.

According to Public Health Minister Dr. Pradit Sintawanarong, the Ministry has launched a campaign to stop the outbreak of Malaria permanently in 80% of the country’s total areas. Under the scheme, health examination services have been provided in the area where contraction of Malaria has been reported whilst those with infections will be treated on the spot.