Ex-minister: Whole economic structure needs adjusting due to rising food prices
FORMER commerce minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said in a Facebook post today (Jan. 15) that with prices of daily necessities having jumped amid low wages it is now necessary to adjust the whole economic structure, Matichon newspaper said. He warned that the entire economy could collapse and if this happened it would take a long […]
Read MoreStir-fried minced pork with basil and rice but without cooking oil, anyone?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters STIR-FRIED MINCED PORK with basil and rice, better known as Pad Kaprao Moo Sab Rad Khao, may look utterly plain and commonplace anywhere in Thailand. But that particular type of street food is delicately different at a certain food shop in Rayong. At Kalaya ”Auntie Ya” Yai-on’s roadside food shop in […]
Read MoreThaksin’s fan club hire food carts to give away free meals to mark his birthday
TO mark former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s 72nd birthday today (July 26) his Facebook fan club hired food carts to distribute free food and soft drinks to people in Ratchadamnoen area, Sanook.com said. His fans are following in the footsteps of the fans of artists and singers who have marked their birthday this way. “On […]
Read MoreQuit rice or dump climate change?
Commentary by Itthi CT Special to Thai Newsroom WHEN Climate Change activists tell you to stop eating rice and ban rice cultivation, it is time Thailand quit the Paris Accord. Singapore based Channel News Asia (CNA) on Tuesday March 23rd aired a programme calling people to halt consuming rice and meat because they cause deadly […]
Read MoreBringing Thai cooking to European homes and stores
By ITTHI CT special to Thai Newsroom BEAUTY and brains are a powerful combination. Add youthful energy and the result can be explosive. Ines Chardonnet, still in her early thirties is one such firebrand. In six short years, she grew a startup to become one of Thailand’s more reputable food exporters. The managing director of […]
Read MoreLufthansa airlifts food to the UK amid lorry chaos
BBC News GERMANY’S Lufthansa is airlifting fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK today (Dec. 23) as firms seek to beat the lorry chaos at sea ports The airline said it is carrying 80 tonnes of food from Frankfurt to Doncaster Sheffield Airport for grocers including Tesco and Sainbury’s. Almost 3,000 lorries remain stuck in […]
Read MoreBuyers alerted after food truck couple catch Covid-19
A COUPLE who live in Samut Prakan province but operate a food truck business in Nonthaburi province and Ramintra road of Bangkok have tested positive for Covid-19 and people who bought seafood, fruit and vegetables from them have been told to monitor themselves at home for 14 days, Amarin TV reported this morning (Dec. 22). […]
Read MoreVendors deny being CIA agents as teased by amused netizens
A COLOURFUL development from the demonstrations that have been taking place over the past few days is a online thread that jokingly questions whether food vendors are CIA agents in disguise because they always show up at the protest venue before anyone else gets there, Sanook.com reported today (Oct. 20, 2020). In trying to get […]
Read MoreCoronavirus: What are the risks of catching it from food packaging?
By BBC TRACES of the coronavirus were reportedly found on packaging in China recently, on consignments of frozen shrimp and frozen chicken wings from South America. This has again raised questions about whether coronavirus can be transmitted via food packaging. How safe are takeaways and supermarket deliveries? What are the chances? In theory, it may […]
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