Thailand’s Supreme Court has refused an appeal application from the exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra over the seizure of his assets. A general assembly of 142 supreme court judges voted against hearing the appeal in a closed session. Mr Thaksin had asked the court to hear an appeal against the seizure of assets worth […]
BANGKOK, 10 August 2010 (NNT) – The National Science Museum (NSM) joins forces with the UNESCO in Bangkok and the Thai health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) to launch the first ‘Sex Museum’ in Asian region as another preventive channel of adolescent pregnancy problem. NSM Director Pichai Sonchaeng cited the Sex Museum was founded with the aim […]
MOPH: Dengue fever spread a concern nationwide BANGKOK, 10 August 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has voiced concern over the spread of dengue fever in all provinces nationwide after the number of infections was found higher than last year by 83%. Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit considered the ongoing spread of dengue […]
BANGKOK – THAI Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday demanded Cambodian citizens leave a disputed border area that has been the focus of deadly clashes in recent years. The two countries have stepped up a war of words over the spat, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warning that the dispute with Thailand was ‘very […]
The mother of a backpacker murdered in an unsolved killing in Thailand 10 years ago has spoken of her long wait for justice for her daughter. Kirsty Jones, 23, from Tredomen, near Brecon, Powys was raped and strangled at a guesthouse on 10 August, 2000. Sue Jones says she will never give up the fight […]
Pathumthani police and doctors said they found the body of a taxi driver on a remote road and believe that he was murdered after being robbed. Authorities explained that the murder victim, 51-year-old Chakkrit Chan-on, sustained a four-centimeter-long wound under his chin. Police found evidence of a struggle and blood stains inside the taxi. They […]
While Thailand’s reputation as ‘the land of smiles’ is a cliché, the recent images of violence and unrest in Bangkok have been a shocking contrast to its reputation as a stable regional travel and business hub. Bangkok’s streets have been cleaned up and normal life has resumed, but political instability is likely to continue in […]
BANGKOK — The Government of Thailand has embarked on an ambitious programme to develop and position the royal kingdom as “Asia’s Golf Hub”. This is a collective policy decision by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and its three agencies – namely Tourism Authority of Thailand, Sports Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Convention and […]
