BANGKOK, 30 May 2011 (NNT)-Thai Airways will invest in a major overhaul to improve a fleet of 12 Boeing 747-400 planes. The first batch is expected to be completed on 27 May 2011 while the other half will be done within next year. According to Dr. Piyasawat Amaranand, President of Thai Airways International PCL, there […]
The Monday Interview: Ousted in a bloodless coup in 2006, the former PM is desperate to regain power – for his sister. Andrew Buncombe met him Would you you like some durian?” A smile flashes across the face of Thaksin Shinawatra as he thinks of the notorious Asian fruit, famed for both its sweet taste […]
THAILAND – Political violence has continued during the runup to the July 3 poll, with a canvasser under gunfire attack in Lampang, and a fake bomb planted in Ayutthaya. There was one canvasser working for Chat Thai Pattana Party shot dead in Chiang Rai, however likely out of personal conflicts with his local rivals, local […]
BANGKOK, 30 May 2011 (NNT) – The Democrat Party is set to publicize its economic vision this week while welcoming Pheu Thai prime minister candidate Yingluck Shinawatra’s agreement to join a pre-election debate. Democrat Party Spokesperson Buranaj Smutharaks announced that the party would organize a seminar at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center on 3 […]
BANGKOK, May 28 — As the general election which will be held in Thailand on July 3 is approaching, more election candidates have requested police protection for fear that they may be targets for attack, senior police officers said Saturday. Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen, advisor to the Royal Thai Police and also supervisor of the […]
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday took his election campaign to the heart of the Northeast while Pheu Thai’s prime minister candidate Yingluck Shinawatra drew a huge crowd at Bangkok’s Lumpini Park. A huge crowd gathered to hear Pheu Thai’s No 1 partylist candidate Yingluck. Thousands arrived at the venue at noon, braving the sun, […]
BANGKOK, May 27 – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as Democrat Party leader is scheduled to visit all regions and will launch its political campaign in the Northeast, a major stronghold of the Pheu Thai Party and the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the Red Shirt movement, according to a Democrat Party spokesman. […]
Much is being said right now on Thailand’s draconian lese majeste law which forbids critical comments about the country’s royal family. A recent FCCT event saw the topic discussed by a number of academics and human rights figures (read an overview at Siam Voices here) while fellow AC blogger Bangkok Pundit has covered in depth […]
