Thai Airways International plans to acquire 15 aircraft from now until 2014 with a budget of 35.5 billion baht ($1.1 billion). Of the 15 aircraft, eight will have a capacity of 350 seats and will be acquired through operating leases for a period of 10 to 15 years, says the airline. These eight aircraft will […]
BANGKOK – THAILAND’S attorney-general wants all of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s US$2.2 billion (S$3.1 billion) fortune to be seized by the court in its ruling this month, the office said in closing arguments Tuesday. Chief of the attorney-general’s team, Mr Sekesan Bangsomboon, said the 121-page final document had been submitted to the Supreme Court ‘to […]
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — Cambodia is asking Google Inc. to withdraw a map of an ancient temple at the center of a border dispute with Thailand, Agence France-Presse reported, citing a letter by the Cambodian government to Google. The Google map “places almost half of the Khmer (Preah Vihear) temple in Thailand and is not […]
Cambodia denies rumors that deposed Thai leader Thaksin granted citizenship Cambodia on Friday denied a report that Thailand’s disgraced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted citizenship, an allegation that had drawn threats in Bangkok that the billionaire ex-politician could lose his native Thai nationality. Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said the allegation, which […]
Thailand and the United States have begun their annual Cobra Gold military exercise, with South Korea taking part for the first time. The U.S. Embassy said Singapore, Japan and Indonesia will also participate in the three-week training exercise, which the U.S. Army describes as the largest of its type in the world. About 11,500 personnel, […]
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — An airport in Iran’s capital of Tehran was the intended destination for a North Korean weapons shipment seized in Bangkok on Dec. 12, according to a confidential report to the United Nations Security Council by Thailand’s government. A copy of the report, obtained from diplomats whose governments hold Security Council seats, […]
Why, all of a sudden, does the little-known deputy Army chief attract so much political attention? Poised to replace General Anupong Paochinda and having four years to steer the Army, a coup must be the furthest thing from General Prayuth Chan-ocha’s mind at the moment. Avudh Panananda reports Although General Prayuth Chan-ocha is known to […]
Bangkok – Spain and Thailand have a lot in common these days. Both are highly dependent on tourism, both have plenty of foreign nationals who have taken up permanent residence in their countries and both attract unsavoury sorts. Both countries’ police departments have also been collaborating in trying to crack down on a thriving international […]
