BANGKOK, March 19 — Thailand may lose between Bt15-20 billion in tourism revenue in 2011 due to decline of Japanese tourists arrivals in the wake of a massive quake and tsunami which had devastated Japan’s northeast coast on March 11, according to a research conducted by privately-run Kasikorn Research Center. The research said it was […]
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Saturday survived the no-confidence vote with 249 MPs supporting him. A total of 184 MPs votes against him and 11 MPs abstained while 23 others did not cast any type of votes. The Nation
The Thai embassy in Tokyo is focusing on helping 832 Thais who are unaccounted for in the worst-affected parts of tsunami-hit Japan. The ministry reported on Thursday that about 5,000 Thais were unaccounted for in Japan. However, the latest check found only 832 Thais living in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were the worst […]
At the censure debate last night, opposition MPs accused PM Abhisit Vejjajiva of ordering the killing of red-shirt protesters last year as well as orchestrating the arson attack on Central World to justify the crackdown. Abhisit and his deputy, Suthep Thaugsuban, denied the charges and instead put the blame on the red shirts. “If I […]
The Criminal Court on Friday issued an order allowing the extradition of a British man to Cambodia to face trial on rape charges. The case was filed with the court by prosecutors of the International Affairs Department in response to a request filed by Cambodia through the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Royal Thai Police […]
Thai coalition and opposition whips agreed Friday to have a no-confidence vote held Saturday at 9:30 am. The censure debate has been going on for four days since Tuesday. The voting is expected to be done in about an hour. The Nation
BANGKOK, 18 March 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Energy will keep on studying feasibility of constructing nuclear power plants in Thailand despite the alarming concern for safety measures in the wake of plant explosions and radioactivity leakage in Japan. Energy Minister Medical Doctor Wannarat Channukul stated that Thailand has not yet scrapped the feasibility […]
New regulations for new and renewal of non-immigrant “B” Business visas issued in Thailand by the Immigration Bureau of the Royal Thai Police make it much more difficult for foreigners to do business legally in Thailand; especially if the books of the company and the income of the foreigner are not properly documented and all […]
