BANGKOK, Sept 20 (TNA) – His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been hospitalised with fever and fatigue, according to the first statement issued by the Royal Household Bureau on Sunday evening. The King is experiencing fever and fatigue and has lost appetite, the statement said. His physician are diagnosing the cause of his condition while […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) — Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of a military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. About 30,000 protesters, who wore red shirts in support of Thaksin, gathered in the country’s capital near the Government House, said police Lt. Gen. Tritote […]
Bangkok – Six foreign nationals were arrested on charges of tricking other foreigners to invest in bogus companies in stock markets through the internet and taking their money, police said Saturday. Police Major General Panya Mamen, deputy Central Investigation Bureau commissioner, said four British nationals, one French man and a Filipino woman were arrested this […]
Clips ‘not intended to harm tourism industry’ Widely distributed video recordings of foreign tourists reputedly being ripped off over damage to jet skis on Phuket and other incidents have been made to damage Thailand’s tourism reputation, authorities say. The producers of the video clips – shown on British cable television and YouTube – and the […]
Police Region 3 commander Pol Lt-Gen Krisda Phankongchuen said on Wednesday he had 200 police deployed from Si Sa Ket and nearby provinces to the area near the Preah Vihear temple to deal with the planned rally by yellow-shirt demonstrators. Supporters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) from various provinces, particularly those in the […]
BANGKOK, Sept 15 (TNA) – The Cabinet on Tuesday resolved to invoke the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Bangkok’s key Dusit district from September 18-22 ahead of this weekend’s planned anti-government “Red-Shirt” demonstration when the protesters will mark the third anniversary of the coup which toppled then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Cabinet anticipates that […]
Udon Thani Industrial Council chairman Prayoon Homewong has called on the government to legalise prostitution. Udon Thani Industrial Council chairman Prayoon Homewong has called on the government to legalise prostitution. “We can never get rid of it. So, I think we should pass laws to regulate it,” Prayoon said at a meeting with relevant authorities […]
Royal Enfield, the world’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer, is looking for Thai firms to distribute its products throughout Southeast Asia. The company is also looking for firms to produce parts for both Royal Enfield and its Bullet bikes. Headquartered in Chennai, Royal Enfield produces about 50,000 heritage British bikes each year for markets in 25 countries. […]
