TAK, 15 July 2011 (NNT) – A number of Myanmar citizens have been arrested in Tak province after entering Thailand with the intention to find jobs and take advantage of the new government’s wage hike policy to 300 THB a day. On the occasion of Buddhist Lent this year, tens of thousands of people from […]
When Yingluck Shinawatra takes up her post as leader of the new government, Thailand won’t just have a female prime minister. Her bodyguards, too, are likely to be drawn from the fairer sex. “Female bodyguards are able to remain closer to female VIPs,” said Pol Lt-Colonel Korakarn Arunplod, who is among the first generation of […]
A German court has begun hearings on the Thai government’s request for the release of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn’s plane impounded at Munich airport by German liquidators since Tuesday. Thai officials expected the court would make a decision Friday. German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said Friday that the German government could offer no […]
Buddhists nationwide joyously made merit to mark Asana Bucha Day yesterday. In Bangkok, Religious Affairs Department chief Sod DaengIed led members of the public to offer alms to 85 monks in the morning and attend a procession of Buddhist devotees with lighted candles walking clockwise around the golden pagoda at Wat Saket in the evening. […]
U.S. technology giant Apple may face a class action lawsuit in South Korea for an iPhone feature that can track the location of users. Apple Korea said Thursday that it paid a $950 judgment last month to a lawyer who sued the company for violation of privacy.
BANGKOK, 15 July 2011 (NNT) – The National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) has warned people residing in the northern and northeastern regions of Thailand about possible flash floods during this period. According to NDWC Director Group Captain Somsak Khaosuwan, villagers residing in the North and Northeast may face flash floods due to continuous rain since […]
The Election Commission is expected to endorse the election victory of Pheu Thai prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra and outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva next Tuesday. EC commissioner Sodsri Satayatham, who is charge of political party affairs, said Friday that she expected that the consideration of complaints against Yingluck and Abhisit would be completed on Tuesday. […]
Pattani – muslim insurgents opened fire at Buddhists shopping for goods for making merit on Asarnha Bucha Day Friday, killing a student and injuring two men. The shooting occurred at the market in Ban Klang village in Tambon Ban Klang in Panare district at 7 am. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
