BANGKOK, April 23 – His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has donated Bt84 million (US$2.7 million) of his own money to establish a foundation to solve water management problems in the country. Dr Sumet Tantivejkul, chairman of the newly-established foundation under the Royal Patronage of HM the King, disclosed the information on Monday. Named Utokapat, the […]
BANGKOK, 9 March 2012 (NNT) – The Friends of Women Foundation has revealed that up to 27,000 Thai women received medical treatment as a result of sexual harassment or domestic violence in 2011. As March 8th of every year marks the International Women’s Day, groups of women yesterday staged a campaign to protect women’s rights […]
A wildlife rescue foundation in Thailand says it is being harassed by the government for speaking out about alleged official involvement in elephant poaching. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports from Phetchaburi province, where parks department officers have been raiding the group’s compound. Thailand’s Department of National Parks last week began taking animals from the Wildlife Friends […]
BANGKOK, Dec 9 – International experts of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) expressed concern about the stability of the monuments, foundations and decorative works at Thailand’s historic city of Ayutthaya after it was hit by the country’s most disastrous flooding in decades. “There is a need to closely monitor the condition […]
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 (NNT) – During the delivery of the government’s policy statement, Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would create a strong foundation for Thai economy, society, and politics. The prime minister read out the 44-page policy statement of the government to Parliament on Tuesday morning. Ms Yingluck indicated that from the […]
BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 (NNT) – The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) and media-related units have jointly launched the Thailand Information Centre for Civil Rights and Investigation Journalism (TCIJ) website to provide in-depth information on the upcoming election. The TJA, the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association, the Isra Institute – Thai Press Development Foundation and the Thai […]
The 111 Thai Rak Thai Foundation on Friday announced its civil litigation suing the government for Bt39.8 million damage in connection with the April 10, 2010 crackdown on red-shirt protesters on Rajdamnoen Avenue. The foundation, a non-profit organisation formed by 111 barred party executives following the Thai Rak Thai Party dissolution, claims to represent 16 […]
On Monday, Symbian Foundation discontinued Symbian OS, as a result of its lost popularity since Android came to market. The Finnish telecommunications company Nokia, being one of the few hardware manufacturers who use the system on some of the models, announced that it has taken over the operating system’s development. Nokia had acquired Symbian Foundation […]
