BANGKOK, 30 June 2011 (NNT) – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has encouraged Thailand to conduct a transparent general election in a democratic manner as he pleads all sides to refrain from violence. In his statement issued on Thursday, Mr Ban asked Thailand to conduct the upcoming general election this Sunday in a fair […]
BANGKOK, 30 June 2011 (NNT) – The Airport of Thailand Plc (AOT) is preparing to increase the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) due to higher operating cost that the AOT is shouldering and the investment it has recently made. AOT Senior Executive Vice President for Business Development and Marketing Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said the PSC on international […]
Thailand is projected to overcome poverty by 2020 when a university graduate will earn Bt30,000 per month for entry job and the minimum wage is expected to rise to Bt1,000 per day, if Pheu Thai wins the July 3 vote. Pheu Thai candidate Yingluck Shinawatra has unveiled her party’s Vision 2020 Statement, posted for the […]
Pheu Thai’s top list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday morning brushed aside reports of a “Brunei deal” that paves the way for the party to form the next government, saying it was just a rumour. Ms Yingluck said she had no knowledge of a deal and insisted that her elder brother, fugitive former prime minister […]
Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ochar has come out to once again reiterate that he and his armed forces will not stage a coup. He said that it will not happen even if the Pheu Thai Party wins the election and forms the next government. Prayuth said he is gentleman enough to be prepared if he […]
BANGKOK, 29 June 2011 (NNT) – First Army Region Commander, Lt-Gen Udomdej Sitabutr expressed his concerns over the last round of political campaign this week before the election takes place on Sunday while instructing the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) to report to the police of any unrest or attacks on canvassers. Lt General Udomdej […]
CHON BURI, June 29 — An American teacher subject to an outstanding arrest warrant in the United States for alleged sexual abuse and rape cases involving boys under the age of 12 has been arrested in Nonthaburi’s Pakkret district, according to the Chon Buri immigration police chief. Pol Col Chusak Panasamporn announced the arrest of […]
More than 7,000 people are suffering from flood-related diseases in Nan province, two days after the remnants of Typhoon Haima hit parts of Thailand. Most are suffering from athlete’s foot, insect stings and injuries from flood-related accidents. One person died in the floods, Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr Paijit Warachit said. Read more: The […]
