Vienna/Bangkok – Two Czechs who stole 74 million crowns from a security agency’s van near Horice, east Bohemia, in January 2008 have been arrested in Thailand, the APA Austrian news agency reported today. The Regional Court in Hradec Kralove, east Bohemia, issued an international warrant for their arrest last November. The Austrian press writes that […]
BANGKOK, 15 May 2011 (NNT) – The International Council of United Nation Day of Vesak has announced the Bangkok Declaration, emphasizing His Majesty the King’s Sufficiency Economy theory. Buddhist leaders, monks, and scholars from all over the world joined an international Buddhist Conference in Thailand, as part of the Visakha Puja Festival, which is recognized […]
Seen as inexperienced, far too close to Thaksin Some Pheu Thai Party members are sceptical that Yingluck Shinawatra is the right choice as the party’s candidate for prime minister, say sources. They doubt that the youngest sister of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is really a smart choice for an election that is crucial for […]
BANGKOK, 14 May 2011 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police has revealed 50 names of most wanted gunmen while instructing police officers to try to diffuse tension among local politicians in a bid to prevent violence. Deputy National Police Chief Police General Panupong Singhara Na Ayutthaya and National Police spokesman Maj-General Prawut Thavornsiri have disclosed that police […]
For the first time in several years, Amnesty International acknowledged yesterday that there was at least one prisoner of conscience in Thailand. This was declared in the agency’s recently released 2011 report on human rights, which details how the freedom of expression is being curbed through the use of the emergency decree, the lese majeste […]
Thai police believe homemade device probably not intended to kill In what seems to be becoming customary, preelection violence has begun to escalate. A canvasser for a potential Pheu Thai Party candidate was the target of a grenade attack at her home in Samut Prakan yesterday, three days after veteran MP Pracha Prasobdee of the […]
Retail business operators reveal customer spending is higher this year as the new school semester and the election are approaching. Meanwhile, as the competition gets more intense, retailers are planning unique marketing strategies in order to attract more customers. Director of Market Strategy for Big C Public Company, Worawan Pienlikitwong, stated that customers are spending […]
HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday morning presided over the Royal Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang, television stations reported. He was accompanied by HRH Princess Srirasm, his consort. Read more: BAngkok Post
