A FORMER Queensland politician, Robert Lindsay Poole, has been arrested in northern Thailand and faces charges of cheating and fraud in relation to an energy company set up in Thailand. faThe 62-year-old Poole was arrested on Thursday in the Thai town of Surin. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bail at a court […]
CHONBURI, Sept 30 — A factory in the province of Chonburi, southeast of Bangkok, was the target of a bombing late Wednesday night, damaging six vehicles but causing no injuries. The facility’s roof and wall were hit by bomb fragment but no injuries, adding to the sense of unease that the blasts that have jarred […]
BANGKOK, 29 September 2010 (NNT) – The Airports of Thailand (AoT) is eyeing to expand the capacity of the passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi International Airport with a 60-billion-THB budget. The project is expected to be completed in 2016. Speaking of the Suvarnabhumi development plan, AoT President Serirat Prasutanond stated that the company is preparing to […]
Venus Remedies, pharmaceutical manufacturer, said on Tuesday the Company has been awarded a contract for supply of its anti-cancer drug Docetaxel to the Thailand government. The Company has bagged the compulsory license from the Thailand government for the supply of anti-cancer drug. The contract is valid for one year and is expected to generate a […]
The government ordered PTT on Tuesday to end its bid to buy Carrefour’s retail assets in Thailand, saying the state-controlled company should not be competing with private firms. Deputy Government Spokesman Watchara Kannikar said the Cabinet considered it inappropriate for PTT – as a state-owned company – to be competing with private companies to bid […]
The 30-year old Danish war veteran had his prosthetic leg crushed as he was run down by a scooter during a holiday in Thailand. But his insurance company left him hanging with no way home. Last week Danish ex military professional Benjamin Kragsskjold was run down by a scooter while he and his girlfriend were […]
Two foreign subsidiaries of Virginia-based Alliance One International Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday to bribing officials in Thailand and Kyrgyzstan to secure contracts and purchase tobacco leaf, the Justice Department said. Alliance One International AG, a Swiss corporation, was charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and violations of the anti-bribery and […]
BANGKOK – A Japanese man accused of forging his own death certificate to collect millions of dollars in insurance payments is being held in Thailand on an immigration violation pending other possible charges, Thai police said Friday. Arrested in his Thai girlfriend’s apartment Thursday, Ichiro Ogushi, 35, had been on the run since immigration authorities […]
