Bryan Robson looks set to be confirmed as manager of Thailand on Wednesday following talks in Bangkok. Robson is in line to replace former England team-mate Peter Reid after the former Sunderland boss returned to the Premier League as number two to Tony Pulis at Stoke. Asked if he had agreed to take the job, […]
MANILA – World No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain has withdrawn his participation from the 2009 PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok due to a stomach injury. “I am very disappointed not to be able to play in Bangkok,” he said in a statement posted on RafaelNadal.com. “I was looking forward to this tournament but the […]
The 81-year-old king of Thailand has been admitted to hospital suffering from a fever. Doctors said King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-serving monarch, had shown signs of fatigue and was being treated with antibiotics. King Bhumibol is deeply revered by most Thais and his health is a matter of public anxiety. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva […]
‘Please don’t hurt each other,’ Abhisit Vejjajiva says in a nationwide address after a protest in Bangkok and a clash on the Cambodian border. Meanwhile, King Bhumibol is hospitalized for fatigue. Reporting from Bangkok, Thailand – A bloody clash at an ancient Hindu temple on the Cambodian border. Security forces deployed in the capital to […]
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 […]
