BANGKOK, June 10 – Three men — a Thai, a Vietnamese and a Cambodian — were arrested by the Thai military for spying on this country’s military bases and bunkers for the local population in the border province of Si Sa Ket. Police in Si Sa Ket’s Kantharalak district and a unit of Special Forces […]
Lab tests have shown some imported avocados are contaminated with E coli but it will take at least three days to determine whether the strain is dangerous or not. “The results of the strain analysis will come out in the next three to five days,” Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said Thursday. Read more: The […]
BANGKOK, 9 June 2011 (NNT) – A total of 23 provinces are experiencing drought while another 30 provinces in the North, Northeast, East and central region are warned of torrential rain from 8 to 12 June 2011, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM). DDPM Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong reported that 23 provinces […]
The world’s first 3-D erotic film 3D Sex and Zen is about to hit theaters in Thailand this Thursday. The press screening of the world’s first 3-D erotic film 3D Sex and Zen took place on June 6 at Siam Paragon with a large number of film critics and journalists participating. The movie tells the […]
Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday said he was willing to meet with Pheu Thai candidate Yingluck Shinawatra at an appropriate time, preferably after the July 3 vote. “I thank Khun Yingluck for trying to meet and seek my advice but our meeting should take place at the right time,” he said. Read more: […]
BANGKOK, 7 June 2011 (NNT) – Thailand ranks 78th among 178 countries worldwide listed in the 2010 corruption perception index released by the Transparency International. Apart from the global position, Thailand was ranked 10th among 24 Asian countries with the score 3.5 out of 10 points. Meanwhile, Singapore got the highest score for transparency at […]
BANGKOK, June 6 – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has issued four measures to prevent the spread of the deadly E. Coli bacteria as the disease has claimed at least 22 lives, mostly in Germany, and one death in Sweden. After a public health meeting on Monday, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said E. Coli […]
BANGKOK, June 6 – Sondhi Limthongkul, a core leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), also known as the Yellow Shirt movement, reported to police on Monday to acknowledge charges in relation to the seizure of Thailand’s two main airports in 2008. Mr Sondhi rejected all the charges, and the prosecutor set July 8 […]
