BANGKOK, 10 October 2010 (NNT) – Police have arrested a gang of criminals who forged land title deeds and used them as collateral for loans and escaped after the loans had been secured. The accused confessed that they have done it almost around the country with at least 10 million Baht. Police yesterday nabbed three […]
BANGKOK, 9 October 2010 (NNT) – Thai Airways International or THAI insisted on operating the new low cost airline, Thai Tiger Airways, expecting to serve passengers by March 2011. THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand said the company would proceed with the operation of Thai Tiger Airways, a new joint-venture with Singaporean Tiger Air. Earlier the Transport […]
Some Ghanaians and other West African nationals languishing in jail in Thailand face execution anytime soon by the Thai prison authorities. The Ghanaians, numbering four, were thrown into jail in 2008 for illicit drugs-related offences, but they are claiming that they were framed up by the Thai authorities. In Thailand, the death penalty is the […]
POLICY yesterday signalled the launch of new measures to counter the baht appreciation as well as help affected businesses, as the currency moves towards the pre-devaluation level. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said in an interview in the US that Thailand may do more to relax limits on money outflows and boost support for exporters most […]
The Education Ministry plans to declare English the second language for teaching and learning in schools with an aim to enable Thai people of the new generation to communicate with other people in Asean and world communities in English, Chinaworn Boonyakiat said on Thursday. The education minister said he had discussed this matter with Prime […]
Family of dead bomber to get Bt400,000 ($13,400) relief payment The government is obligated, under the relief regulations issued by emergency rule, to compensate for victims and relatives in violence incidents even though one of the victims is a suspected bomber killed in the Bang Bua Thong blast by the bomb he made. “The rules […]
Yesterday the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two additional yellow shirt members over the airport siege case. On October 6, the Criminal Court agreed to issue arrest warrants for General Patompong Kaysornsook and former actress Sirilak Pongchok, after failing to report to the police to acknowledge their charges as summoned. The two have been […]
Healthcare budget not enough to cover all expenses, say institutions – Some salaries not paid for 10 months More than half of the state hospitals are suffering from serious financial problems, with many of them having failed to pay their doctors’ salaries for up to 10 months. Somdej Phraphutthalertla Hospi-tal’s medical specialist Dr Pongsak Nitikarun […]
