BANGKOK, 27 August 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ranked 59th as the World’s Most Powerful Woman in 2011 by Forbes magazine, along with other globally recognised female political and business leaders. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is ranked first on the list of 100 most powerful women of the world, followed by […]
Thailand’s fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Japan with an offer to assist in the reconstruction of the country’s earthquake and tsunami-damaged northeastern coast. Mr. Thaksin, a former telecommunications tycoon ousted from office in a 2006 coup, told Japan’s Kyodo news agency he will visit areas devastated by the March 11 twin […]
BANGKOK, 14 August 2011 (NNT) – Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has offered to help promote the country’s economy as the trade ambassador according to a Pheu Thai Party MP. Pheu Thai party list MP Thanik Masipitak said Mr.Thaksin had expressed his wish during their meeting in Dubai. The MP claimed the former premier was […]
Thap Lan National Park chief Thewin Meesap yesterday ordered the owners of 25 resorts, which were “illegally built” in the park area, to demolish their structures and move out of the area by the end of this month. Action would be taken under the 1961 National Park Act, which does not allow any individual to […]
BANGKOK, 29 July 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Education is urging schools nationwide to promote Chinese language study as it has been regarded an important tool to support educational development to the international level. Deputy Permanent Secretary for Education Churairat Sangboonnum on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Beijing Normal University on […]
BANGKOK, 25 July 2011 (NNT) – Foreign investors are still interested in making investment in Thailand as seen from an increase in land usage request at the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (I-EA-T) despite the incoming Government’s policy to increase daily minimum wage to 300 baht. I-EA-T Governor Monta Pranootnorapal elaborated that foreign investors are […]
Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot today said Total Access Communication (DTAC) has breached foreign business law. Alongkorn also recommended the Business Development Department to file charges against seven corporate shareholders of DTAC, believed to hold shares in DTAC on behalf of foreigners. Read more: The Nation
Fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is likely to be appointed Thailand’s “trade ambassador” in a government led by his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, a source from the Pheu Thai Party said yesterday. The appointment is expected to be made after the formation of a Cabinet, according to the source. Thanks to his good ties with leading […]
