Surapong Towichakchaikul, who rose to the helm of the Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to the surprise of many, including himself, yesterday urged the public to give him a chance to work, but was evasive on Thaksin Shinawatra. Surapong, known for wearing a Thaksin mask at a rally and for protesting Britain’s revocation of the ousted […]
Officials say British forces have detained two Britons in Afghanistan, amid media reports the two were suspected of fighting for the Taliban. In London, Britain’s foreign office Thursday confirmed the detention of the two British nationals and said embassy staff was providing assistance. No other details were given.
BANGKOK, 13 July 2011 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is anticipating the total number of foreign tourists coming to Thailand throughout 2011 to surpass 18 million while deeming Russia as the market with the highest potential in Europe. Ms Juthaporn Rerngronasa, TAT Deputy Governor for International Marketing for Europe, Africa, the Middle […]
A British man who has been convicted by a British court for soliciting Thai women for prostitution has been rearrested in Bangkok. Thai police arrested Andrew Christopher Michael Wallace, 37, in Bangkok’s Klong Toey district on Tuesday. Wallace has been sentenced to two years in jail for trading Thai women for prostitution in England. Read […]
The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) will seek a Bt350million budget to hire 300 native English-speaking teachers for its primary and secondary schools to tackle the shortage of English teachers, a senior official said yesterday. According to the proposal, the native speakers would each get about Bt1 million per year – a salary of […]
Children need to be empowered, with stakeholders working closing together and being vigilant in order to tackle the issue of child-sex offenders, Peter Davies, CEO of the London-based Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), said. Davies, and his colleague Tim Gerrish, were in Bangkok earlier this week to exchange views with the Thai police […]
TOKYO, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 28th Niwano Peace Prize to Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand in recognition of his contribution to a new understanding of peace, democracy and development and to environmental preservation based on the core principles of his Buddhist faith. An award presentation ceremony will take […]
A gang of British residents has been found guilty of helping eight illegal immigrants travel to the United Kingdom on flights from Bangkok and received prison sentences totalling 29 years, at a court in London, earlier this month. The eight week trial was the culmination of a two year investigation by UK law enforcement agencies […]
