BANGKOK, 15 September 2010 (NNT) – Thai Airways International (THAI) has set the issue price for the new lot of its bond at 31 THB, aiming to attract the existing bondholders into investing. Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI president, said that the price-per-bond offered at 31 THB is deemed reasonable. This issue price will help draw the […]
BANGKOK, 15 September 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has confirmed that the Government has no policy to pardon any wrongdoer in political rallies for the sake of national reconciliation as proposed by the coalition Bhumjaithai Party. Prime Minister Abhisit dismissed the policy to issue an amnesty bill for all wrongdoers in the past […]
Thai authorities used bulldozers to destroy more than 600,000 pirated goods, worth about Bt2.2 billion, in a ceremony at the Crime Suppression Division headquarters on Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Polabutr. Alongkorn said the bulldozers destroyed a total of 613,374 products including game machines, mobile phones, watches, shoes, CDs […]
Two senior member of the Thai Senate trade kicks and punches outside the Parliament to promote Muay Thai. Payap Tongchuen, 59, and Direk Tungfang, 64, donned gloves and trunks and went two rounds against each other. Video courtesy of itnnews
An acclaimed Russian pianist/conductor facing child sex abuse charges in Thailand returned to the Southeast Asian state on Tuesday to have his bail extended. “I am to appear in court tomorrow, September 15. I will go there with my Thai lawyer,” Mikhail Pletnev said. He plans to spend some time in Thailand and, if he […]
BANGKOK, 14 September 2010 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Suthep Thaugsuban has apologized for the mistakes in the tsunami warning system at Ban Nam Khem, Phang-nga Province. In the wake of the six false alarms at the tsunami warning tower in Ban Nam Khem, Mr Suthep offered his apology to the public […]
Gold demand is volatile, especially in Asia, but what on earth is happening in Thailand? According to some numbers buried in the Thai customs website, gold imports in July, the latest month for which data is available, hit Bt55.4bn ($1.8bn), which is equivalent to a bit less than 45 tonnes and more than 13 times […]
The army chief warns the red-shirt group against exploiting the recent chaos to frame others during its Sunday rally to mark the fourth anniversary of the 2006 military coup. He believes the group’s activities will not spin out of control. Army chief General Anupong Paochinda stated the red-shirt group will coordinate with the police on […]
