Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra to visit Myanmar

BANGKOK 4 October, 2011 (NNT) – Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit Myanmar on Wednesday to introduce herself to Myanmar’s leader as Thailand’s new Prime Minister. During the trip, PM Yingluck and President Thein Sein will discuss important issues, including promotion of trade and investment, the opening of a permanent border crossing, drug […]

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7 killed in bus accident in Lampang, Thailand

Seven passengers were killed and 20 others injured when a Transport Company bus overturned in heavy rain on a slippery road in Thoeng district of Lampang on Sunday morning, reports said. The bus was heading for Khon Kaen province when it skidded off the road between kilometre markers 638-639 at a bridge near Ban Mae […]

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Burma tells Thailand to ‘clear out’ rebels

The reopening of a prized trade point along the Thai-Burma border will rest on Thailand’s ability to effectively clear border towns of anti-Napyidaw armed groups, Burmese officials have reportedly said. The remarks were made by Samart Loifah, the governor of Thailand’s western Tak province, during a recent press conference. He told reporters that the Burmese […]

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High Speed Train Derails in China

Two cars from one of China’s new, high-speed bullet trains have derailed, falling off a bridge. China’s state-run Xinhua news agency said the train derailed late Saturday in China eastern Zhejiang province. Officials said rescue crews were on their way to the scene but they had no immediate information about possible casualties.

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