The political landscape is under dark clouds, triggering a mood of melancholy with no sign of sunnier times in sight. However, all parties concerned should be prepared, because dark clouds can either pass or develop into a storm. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva should be closely monitoring the clouds hanging over his coalition alliance, while the […]
BANGKOK, 15 October 2010 (NNT) – The Democrat Party has retorted Thaksin Shinawatra’s statement in connection with the release of Aung San Su Kyi, saying the comment is misleading. In light of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s statement, made after the release of Aung San Su Kyi by the Burmese junta, saying the release of […]
Carrefour sells Thai Hypermarkets to Big C Carrefour announces today the signing of an agreement with Big C, a subsidiary of Groupe Casino, for the divestment of its operations in Thailand for an enterprise value of €868 million. This valuation corresponds to 120% of the net sales of the business that is being sold and […]
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 […]
