The Thai prime minister says his government may hold early elections in 2011 if the country’s Red Shirt opposition movement does not stage more protests. “We believe that six more months of continued stability… should be able to set the scene for a possible early election next year,” he told the Council on Foreign Relations […]
Revelations of widespread corruption and cheating in Royal Thai Police examinations have been uncovered in the Thai press this week. Reports stipulate that numerous non-commissioned officers taking the commissioned officer examinations were paying for their pass grade and using an unnamed telephone receiver/transmission device to assist in cheating on the exam. Thailand, the 24th of […]
Visa Overstay in Thailand, The Untold Story: Jail time for foreigners. BANGKOK (thaivisa.com): — Allegedly tired of overstaying foreigners arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport with a valid air ticket and the maximum fine of 20,000 baht in their hands, the Immigration Department is now arresting and jailing people before permitting them to leave Thailand. Anybody who […]
Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Thailand’s baht retreated from a 13-year high on concern policy makers will step up efforts to curb appreciation that threatens exports and tourism. The currency has strengthened 5.6 percent this quarter, Asia’s best performance, as overseas investors pumped more than $1.4 billion into the nation’s shares. Net purchases yesterday totaled $138 […]
BANGKOK, 23 September 2010 (NNT) – Defense Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has dismissed any rumored attempt to orchestrate coup d’état during the current overseas mission of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in the US. Asked if any military coup d’état will be staged upon Prime Minister Abhisit’s visit to the US to participate in the UN […]
BANGKOK, 22 September 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva remarked on Wednesday that the Emergency Decree will definitely be revoked in some provinces and that situations in the remaining provinces will be under close monitoring. Following the government’s decision to extend an expiring decree effective in seven provinces including Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut […]
Singha Corporation Co, a subsidiary of Thailand-based Boon Rawd Brewery Co, has tapped new distribution and brand representatives for its Singha Beer across all 50 states, securing positions on the menus of a range of bars, lounges and restaurants across the US. Singha North America director of business development and operations Charles Chaicharee said that […]
The government ordered PTT on Tuesday to end its bid to buy Carrefour’s retail assets in Thailand, saying the state-controlled company should not be competing with private firms. Deputy Government Spokesman Watchara Kannikar said the Cabinet considered it inappropriate for PTT – as a state-owned company – to be competing with private companies to bid […]
