BANGKOK, Aug 16 – Seventeen of the 19 indicted and detained leaders and supporters of the anti-government ‘Red Shirt’ movement United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Monday appeared in Thailand’s Criminal Court for their first hearing on terrorism cases, and all of them denied all charges. The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) on […]
BANGKOK, August 16 (RIA Novosti) An appeals court in Thailand will make its final ruling August 20 on the extradition of Russian businessman Viktor Bout to the United States on alleged charges of arms trafficking, Bout’s lawyer said on Monday. Former Russian army officer Viktor Bout, 44, remains in custody in a Thai jail after […]
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand has lifted emergency rule from three more provinces, but not Bangkok, the foreign ministry said Monday. With the latest revocation, the state of emergency remains in seven provinces, said Thani Thongpakdi, the deputy spokesman for the foreign ministry. The emergency law empowers the military to take charge of security. The […]
THAILAND – Sirisak Tiyaphan, chief public prosecutor for foreign affairs, said yesterday that since 19 red-shirt leaders were indicted earlier this week over acts of terrorism as well as inciting unrest, public prosecutors would file formal requests with the countries that the defendants are believed to be living in. He added that some of these […]
BANGKOK, Aug 13 – An aide to the Thai Foreign Minister on Friday asserted that the Thai-Cambodian territorial dispute can be resolved through bilateral mechanisms, without third party intervention. Chavanond Intarakomalyasut made his statement after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday announced that he would ask United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to mediate with […]
UK Today News: Miss Universe 2010 Pageant – Miss Thailand Universe 2010 Fonthip Watcharatrakul Aims For The Crown Miss Thailand Universe 2010 Fonthip Watcharatrakul will represent her country at the 2010 Miss Universe pageant on the 23rd of August in Las Vegas, USA. The event will be hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales. The […]
Thai Airways International Pcl’s board approved a plan for the national carrier to borrow about $550 million to pay for new airplanes as tourists return to Thailand, President Piyasvasti Amranand said. The airline will borrow 17.5 billion baht ($548 million) from four Thai banks, with 12 billion baht of that coming from Bangkok Bank Pcl, […]
A Hollywood couple was sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home detention following convictions for paying a Thai official $1.8 million in bribes to win a contract to run the Bangkok International Film Festival. Gerald Green and his wife, Patricia Green were sentenced today in federal court in Los Angeles. Prosecutors […]
