The Nation: Thailand will finally face off with Cambodia over the recent military clashes, at the United Nations Security Council next week, after earlier insisting that the border conflict be settled only at the bilateral level. Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, who will represent Thailand in addressing the UN body on Monday, yesterday launched a scathing […]
Thailand earned 1.8 billion baht from foreign film production teams shooting in the country last year, according to the Department of Tourism. Director-General Supol Sripan of the Department of Tourism said statistics from the Thailand Film Office in the Tourism Development Office showed that 530 movies were filmed in Thailand, earning the country 1.8 billion […]
Honda is set to pull the sheets off of a the production version of its new sub-compact concept at this year’s Thailand International Motor Expo. Originally seen in concept guise at the New Delhi show earlier this year, the New Small Vehicle Concept is set to take markets in both India and Thailand by storm […]
Toyota Low-cost Small Car Gears Up for Thailand Launch; To Sell in India by December Toyota will launch its low-cost small car in Thailand and bring it India under the name Etios. The world’s largest automaker also plans to launch similar models China and Brazil too. Dubbed as the 21st century Corolla, the car will […]
Dr Ajong Chumsai na Ayudhya, a Thai scientist who has worked with the US space agency Nasa in the past, said yesterday that the areas around the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by tsunamis and that Bangkok would be under water in less than seven years. At a seminar yesterday about the impact of […]
Indonesian police on Tuesday agreed to release a group of 14 Greenpeace activists, including four Thais, who were briefly detained for campaigning against use of coals in the country. Police said the group conducted the campaign without permission as they entered Indonesia with a tourist visa. Moreover they were alleged with causing chaos during their […]
(NECN/MCOT: Samut Prakan, Thailand) – Thai custom police arrest an Indian man for attempting to smuggle over 7 kilograms of ketamine into the kingdom. The 33-year-old Indian national flew into the Suvarnabhumi Airport from Chennai on Monday. According to the Airport’s Custom Police, the suspects appearance and his suitcase matched descriptions of potential drug smugglers […]
