BANGKOK, August 1, 2011- Thailand’s new parliament is to officially open on Monday, faced with the daunting challenge of bringing stability to the kingdom after five years of political turmoil. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over the opening ceremony in the capital Bangkok in the late afternoon, the palace has said, allowing the 500-seat lower […]
PHRAE, Aug 1 – Unexpected floods have hit many provinces in Thailand’s North and Northeast due to the influence of tropical storm Nock-Ten, with two persons reported missing in Phrae. Two persons went missing in Rongkwang district when their boat capsized while they were on duty helping flood victims. Roads in the municipality are under […]
A British computer engineer, who was left to languish in a Thai jail, naked, emaciated, chained to the bars and close to death after suffering a mental breakdown, was deported to Britain early today (SAT). Richard Hewitt, 49, had been arrested wandering incoherently in the Thai resort of Pattaya last November after falling victim to […]
BANGKOK, Aug 1 – Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has offered his personal assets to settle a long-running dispute between the Thai government and a German company. German insolvency officials seized a Boeing 737 used by the Crown Prince while it was parked at Munich airport in southern Germany on July 12. The move was […]
BANGKOK, 1 August 2011 (NNT) – Incoming Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is encouraged to take the helm of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (SDHS) by herself as social development is crucial to political and economic development. Secretary General of the Foundation for the Better Life of Children and former senator for Bangkok […]
Thai authorities freed 71 women and girls who had been lured into selling sex in massage parlors and karaoke bars, police said, after a crackdown on human trafficking on the Malaysian border Thirteen of those discovered were girls under the age of 18, said Lieutenant Colonel Noppadon Petsut, deputy commander of police in Sadao district […]
Outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva warned Election Commission members to speak more carefully in order to avoid putting the military in an awkward position. Although Mr Abhisit did not specify any people or incidents, he was almost certainly referring to Sodsri Satayathum, an EC member who on Saturday warned red shirts pressuring the EC to […]
BANGKOK, 31 July 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Permanent Secretary for Public Health MD. Paijit Warachit has revealed a new record high of people contracting Leptospirosis. The statistics has prompted health officials to inform people to avoid walking barefooted in the muddy fields. According to Dr. Paijit, the number of patients has reached 1,043 patients during […]
