BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 (NNT) – According to the Thai Government Spokesperson, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be on her tour of ASEAN member countries from 10 to 16 September. Government Spokesperson Titima Chaisang said Brunei Darussalam will be the first destination of Ms Yingluck’s visit on 10 September. Ms Titima stated the Premier would […]
In a bid to prevent HIV/Aids among homosexual men, the Thai Red Cross Society Aids research centre, the Disease Control Department, and other groups have joined forces to launch Asean’s first online “edutainment” health campaign for homosexual men at www.adamslove.org. Centre director Praphan Phanuphak told a press conference on Tuesday that, out of some 500,000-600,000 […]
Bangkok, September 7, 2011 — Supermodels from 30 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the region’s first International Supermodel Contest to be organised in Thailand between September 12 – 19, 2011 with the support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Local tourist attractions in Bangkok and Pattaya will be the backdrop highlight of the event, […]
A member of the yellow-shirt movement denied legal charges against him over his group’s airport protests in 2008, after officials visited his home to inform him of the charges and interrogate him. Investigators from the Crime Suppression Division today met with a man affiliated with the People’s Alliance for Democracy, Pramote Nakhonthap, at his home […]
BANGKOK, Sept 7 – As flooding in many provinces remains unabated, and deteriorating, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra led her team to visit impacted areas in Chai Nat, Ang Thong and Ayutthaya on Wednesday to distribute flood relief supplies and listen to reports on the flood situation. Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, Ms […]
BANGKOK, 7 September 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has expressed concerns over the possibility of additional flooding within the central region in the middle of this month while urging farmers to harvest their crops by 10 September. After meeting with related agencies to evaluate the flood situation, Deputy Director-General of the RID […]
Police in Thailand have arrested a man on charges of insulting the monarchy on Facebook. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison. 40-year-old Surapak Puchaisaeng, a computer programmer from Bangkok, Thailand, has been arrested on charges of insulting Thailand’s 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Facebook. Lawyer Lomrak Meemeuan said his client […]
Yingluck begins Asean tour at the weekend to cement relations; Indonesia and Cambodia also on travel itinerary Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will make her first trip overseas, beginning with Brunei, this weekend aimed at cementing ties with Asean countries, a government source said yesterday. Yingluck will make a one-day visit to Brunei on September […]
