BANGKOK, 23 July 2011 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is prepared to build a railway from Nakhon Ratchasrima to Nakhon Phanom in the attempt to facilitate the transnational railway from China through Vietnam and Laos. Following the 3rd GMS Summit, Nakhon Phanom Governor Mr. Somdee Kachayangyuen said the development of railway was […]
BANGKOK, July 22 — The Thai government will file a lawsuit against Walter Bau, a German company, for requesting a German court order to impound a royal aircraft in relation to the legal dispute between the firm and the Thai government, according to Thailand’s head prosecutor, Attorney General Julasing Wasantasing. Mr Julasing said Walter Bau, […]
CAT Telecom chief executive officer Jirayuth Rungsrithong said the agency would advise Total Access Communication (DTAC) to wait for a reply from the Office of the Attorney-General before launching commercial third-generation services. He added that DTAC’s clinching of a permit last month from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to install and use a 3G wireless […]
Johannesburg – An international wildlife trafficking syndicate hired Thai prostitutes and strippers from clubs in Pretoria and Midrand to pose as “hunters” in sham rhino trophy hunts, an explosive statement claims. The women, who had never fired a shot in their lives, would be paid R5 000 each for their participation in a hunt, according […]
PHETCHABURI, 22 July 2011 (NNT) – All nine passengers, including pilots of the missing army Black Hawk helicopter are confirmed dead after the chopper crashed on the Thai-Myanmar border. It was reported that the wreckage of the chopper was found near the area where a Huey helicopter of the army crashed earlier on Saturday in […]
Thai Baht continued gains against US dollar and the Euro today, as foreign investment flowed back into the capital market on optimism that the Euro zone debt crisis will be contained. Yesterday, foreign investors maintained the net-buyer position, with purchases outpacing sales by Bt3.4 billion. To date this month, the net-buy positions totalled Bt23 billion. […]
BANGKOK, 22 July 2011 (NNT) – Incoming Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has indicated that the person who will be new House speaker must have thorough understanding of the parliamentary work. Ms Yingluck elaborated that the new house speaker should be knowledgeable and have previous work experiences in Parliament. She said she is willing to consider […]
Reports have come in about half an hour ago that that a military foot patrol unit has found the wreckage of the Black Hawk helicopter, just around 200 meters from the site of the first helicopter crash on Saturday. The Black Hawk helicopter took off on Monday to pick up the bodies of the five […]
