The ongoing censure debate doesn’t just sound like an election campaign. It is an election campaign. And that will be underlined today when the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the opposition Pheu Thai Party face off over the contentious issue of who “massacred” red-shirt protesters and who torched Central World and other buildings […]
BANGKOK, 19 January 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Education is pressing ahead with its campaign to raise awareness about unwanted pregnancy and unsafe sex among teenagers. Speaking upon the launch of the campaign, Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat elaborated that the campaign would educate teenagers aged between 15 and 19 years old to realize the […]
BANGKOK, 5 January 2010 (NNT) – As the number of European tourists to Thailand has been dropping, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has come up with many campaigns to entice high-end travelers to visit the country. TAT Deputy Governor of Europe, Africa, Middle East and America Markets, Jutaporn Roengronasa, revealed that the TAT has […]
BANGKOK, Dec 30 – Twenty-four people were killed and 425 were wounded in nearly 400 road accidents on the first day of Thailand’s “Dangerous Seven Days” with past indicators showing that the major cause of accidents is driving under influence of alcohol, said a senior official of Transport Ministry on Thursday. Deputy Transport Minister Sorayut […]
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday called during the Pheu Thai party meeting to boost the moral of the MPs after Sunday’s disappointing by-election outcome, party officials said. Thaksin told the MPs that he was confident Pheu Thai would win more than half the House seats at the next general election. He said he […]
Thailand’s Supreme Court has dismissed a second case that could have led to the dissolution of the country’s ruling Democrat Party, and angered opposition leaders who believe the legal system is biased in favour of the establishment. The country’s election commission had accused the Democrat Party of receiving Bt258m ($8.5m) in illegal campaign contributions from […]
BANGKOK, 1 December 2010 (NNT) – As December 1st. has been designated the World Aids Day, several events aimed at raising awareness of the danger of Aids were held throughout Thailand today. Highlighting the events held nationwide were demonstrations on how to use condoms; the demonstrations were aimed at urging Thais to have safe sex […]
BANGKOK, Dec 1 – The Thailand International Motor Expo 2010 kicked off Wednesday under the concept of “Unify…Create Earth-loving Vehicles” with money in circulation expected at around Bt23 billion and at least 20,000 cars expected to be pre-ordered. Organising chairman of the motor show Kwanchai Paphatphong said the number of cars to be pre-ordered was […]
