BANGKOK, 21 July 2011 (NNT)-The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has developed a water management project and organized National Agriculture Day in honor of His Majesty the King’s 7th cycle birthday anniversary this year on 5 December 2011. Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr. Chalermporn Piroonsarn has revealed that the purpose of the water […]
Three vehicles parked outside a factory outlet store in Banglamung were damaged in a drive-by shooting incident on Tuesday night. The cars were parked there as the owners and passengers in the vehicles were attending a party to congratulate the winners of a local election for the Banglamung Municipality. Also in attendance were members of […]
“When people here say it’s business as usual, nothing has changed, they mean people still get killed and bombs continue to explode every day…” A senior Buddhist monk made this off-the-cuff comment in a radio programme all the way from the southernmost district of Sugei Golok on the first day of Buddhist Lent last week. […]
BANGKOK, July 21 – Thailand’s prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday urged Red Shirt supporters to respect the law and not put the Election Commission under pressure to officially endorse the UDD protest leaders who ran for office. Ms Yingluck, set to become the country’s first female prime minister, made her remarks as supporters of […]
A politician in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh says at least seven Congress Party workers were killed when Maoist rebels attacked his convoy. Chhattisgarh Congress Party leader Nand Kumar Patel told reporters Wednesday that his convoy of some 20 vehicles was attacked in a roadside explosion that missed his vehicle but destroyed those behind him. […]
Thai security officials probing a bomb attack in Yala on Tuesday that wounded scores of victims, including young students, have identified the possible mastermind: an insurgent leader “competing” to take over terror operations after his area chief was killed recently. The man was named as Abdulloh Pulah, who sources said was demonstrating his potential against […]
BANGKOK, July 20 – Thailand’s yellow-clad protest movement, the People’ Alliance for Democracy (PAD), on Wednesday issued a statement opposing the ruling of the United Nation’s highest court ordering both Thai and Cambodian troops to withdraw from the disputed area near Preah Vihear temple. PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul read the group’s statement saying the July […]
A German court ordered Wednesday the release of the impounded jet belonging to HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. The court demanded a hefty bank guarantee which allows the end of the episode. Read more: Bangkok Post
