BANGKOK, 29 March 2011 (NNT) – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) would gradually increase interest rates in a bid to control the current inflation within the kingdom, according to BoT Governor Dr Prasarn Trairatvorakul. Dr Prasarn stated that the government in the last 1-2 years was very concerned over national economic recovery due to the […]
The mercury in many parts of the country will plunge by three to five degrees Celsius for a few days due to a low-pressure ridge, the Meteorological Department said yesterday. Greater Bangkok could shiver in 19-degree weather while even the South might see temperatures drop as low as 22 degrees. In the East, the minimum […]
BANGKOK, March 29 — Thailand’s Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled to extradite a British national to face trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on fraud charges involving more than US$150 million after allowing him to withdraw his petition fighting extradition to Dubai. The Criminal Court ruled on Feb 18 last year that Michael […]
Bangkok – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has approved a plan for the Royal Thai Navy to purchase six secondhand submarines from Germany for 7.7 billion baht (257 million dollars), a newspaper reported Monday. The U-206 Class subs, which are intended for missions in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, would constitute Thailand’s […]
Earthquakes that were felt in the North and Bangkok last Thursday actually occurred with epicentres in Thailand, but were mistaken, by both the public and initially by local seismologists, as taking place in Burma, or as aftershocks, a senior meteorological official said yesterday. The quakes in Burma took place roughly one hour earlier, and the […]
BANGKOK, 28 March 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected radioactive contamination in sweet potatoes from Japan while the product’s import has already been halted. Following an inspection for radiation contaminants in food products imported from Japan during 16-27 March, the FDA reported that a sample collected from 75 kilograms of […]
A 91-year-old WA man who is charged with raping four young sisters in Thailand has protested his innocence, speaking out for the first time since his arrest eight months ago. Karl Joseph Kraus is accused of luring the girls – one of whom was five when the alleged abuse began – to his home near […]
The Science and Technology Ministry will this week unveil a locally-developed weather forecast and disaster warning device. Science and Technology Minister Weerachai Weerametheekul said the National Science and Technology Development Agency is set to unveil its weather forecast machine some time this week. He noted his ministry will coordinate with the Interior Ministry on the […]
