BANGKOK, Nov 14 — The Thai government welcomes the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest by the military junta, according to a statement issued by the Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry. The statement, issued Saturday after the release of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, said her release marked “another important […]
Update (Nov 26): Thailand’s flood-related death toll reaches 255 BANGKOK, Nov 13 — The death toll from the continuing flooding in Thailand has risen to 215, while a senior Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry official said the survey on damage in the agricultural area would be completed within 30 days. The Department of Disaster Prevention and […]
Reports are coming out of Burma saying the military authorities have signed an order authorising the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The Nobel laureate has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years, and her house arrest term expires on Saturday. There has been increased police activity outside her house in […]
BANGKOK, 11 November 2010 (NNT)-The red shirt’s lawyer has file a lawsuit against Prime Minister Abisit Vejjajiva and government officials claiming that they have wrongfully taken legal action against the red-shirt and arrested many of its members. Mr. Karom Poltaklang (คารม พลทกลาง), the lawyer, said the lawsuits had already been filed against the Prime Minister, […]
BANGKOK, 11 November 2010 (NNT) – The European Commission will drop charges against Thai airways in an air cargo cartel case. Thai Airways International PCL revealed that the European Commission had dropped charges against it; the charges were in relation to the breach of competition rules in the cargo sector. The European Commission fined 11 […]
The Board of Censors has banned the gay-themed Thai film “Insects in the Backyard” by transvestite director Tanwarin Sukkhapisit. “The film’s content goes against public order or morality,” the board said yesterday. The film is about a transvestite father, played by Tanwarin, whose teenage daughter and son are confused about their sexuality and end up […]
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) — Thailand’s baht traded near a 13- year high on speculation global funds will pour more cash into the nation’s assets, spurred by relatively high yields and the fastest economic growth in 15 years. The currency has strengthened 7.9 percent in the past three months, the best performance among Asia’s 10 most-traded […]
Accusations of political manipulation at the constitutional court SINCE 2006, when the armed forces ousted the then prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s constitutional court has dissolved two popular pro-Thaksin parties and disqualified hundreds of his allies. Now it may be the turn of the ruling Democrat Party, which is accused of campaign-finance fraud. A final […]
