Police arrested a suspected wildlife trafficker early Friday who attempted to smuggle live endangered animals, among them leopards and panthers, out of the country in his suitcases, an wildlife protection group said. Noor Mahmoodr, 36, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport as he prepared to fly first class to […]
A miscalculation by former premier Thaksin Shinawatra may cause Thailand to plunge further into political turbulence following the early election. Last week the Shinawatra clan held a meeting in Dubai and Thaksin was reportedly in favour of endorsing his younger sister Yingluck Shinawatra as Pheu Thai’s prime ministerial candidate. Sources close to the family said […]
BANGKOK, March 29 — Thailand’s Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled to extradite a British national to face trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on fraud charges involving more than US$150 million after allowing him to withdraw his petition fighting extradition to Dubai. The Criminal Court ruled on Feb 18 last year that Michael […]
On Friday, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced he would dissolve Parliament in the first week of May, paving the way for Thailand’s next general election, to take place in June or July. Last year’s red shirt protests, which resulted in the deaths of 91 people and injuries to at least 2,000, aimed to force Abhisit […]
BANGKOK (eTN)- Despite a tough year 2010 plagued by political turmoil in Thailand, the closure of the European air space consequent to volcanic activity in Iceland in April 2010, Thai managed to increase total revenues and its net profit in 2010 despite rising expenses (up by 10.6% over 2009). Last year, total revenues were up […]
Thai Ex-prime minister Thaksin shinawatra has been writing a book on the economy, offering insights on how to tackle Thai economic woes, his legal adviser Noppadon Patama said on Friday. “Thaksin is presently in Dubai and I understand he is writing his new book,” Noppadon said. He said Thaksin’s book would be released at an […]
BANGKOK, 18 February 2011 (NNT) – Suvarnabhumi International Airport has been ranked fifth as the Best Airport among those accommodating more than 40 million passengers per year. According to Suvarnabhumi Airport Spokeswoman Wilaiwan Natwilai, the Airport Council International (ACI) recently announced its 2010 rankings for best airports in different categories based on its survey of […]
BANGKOK, 26 December 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted that Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawattra is living in Dubai, but reiterated that he would not allow the former Prime Minister to be involved in any political movements. In light of reports that a group of Phue Thai party members have gone to […]
