Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to visit Singapore this weekend, his legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Thursday. Mr Noppadon said Thaksin, who is currently in Italy, has been invited by Formula One organisers to watch the Singapore race. Read more: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK, Sept 1 – Thai Airways International (THAI) will fly its first Airbus A380 to Hong Kong and Singapore after receiving the aircraft on Sept 27, a senior THAI executive said. Mr Chokechai Panyayong, THAI acting chief executive office, said three A380s will be delivered to THAI within this year, and the second superjumbo will […]
BroadcastAsia 2012 turned a spotlight on technology growth in Asia. This year’s event welcomed participants and exhibitors from more than 56 countries worldwide. The four-day event, which concluded on June 22, 2012, saw around 49,000 attendees and nearly 2000 exhibitors presenting the latest technologies of the next generation fiber broadband, cloud security, as well as […]
Bac Ninh, April 24 (VNA) – On April 23 the Nokia Corporation began the construction of a factory to manufacture mobile phones in the northern province of Bac Ninh. The facility, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, reaffirms Nokia’s long-term commitment to Vietnam as well as its strategy in the region. The factory, […]
SINGAPORE, April 17 — The first group of men who allegedly paid for sex with a minor via an online vice ring — a case that grabbed headlines in February because it involved high-ranking men in the public and private sectors — were charged in court yesterday. Among the 44 who entered the dock were […]
Approximately twenty flight routes for various airlines are to be modified to avoid the path of a rocket scheduled to be launched from North Korea later this month, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said yesterday. Amongst the affected companies are Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines, Korean Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines […]
SONGKHLA, March 29 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Hat Yai office will hold Songkran activities during the whole month of April to boost local and cultural tourism. The promotion is expected to help generate revenue of at least Bt100 million in this southern commercial district. TAT Hat Yai Director Prapas Intanaprasart said activities […]
Singapore – A gambler who thought his luck had changed with a windfall at a Singapore casino collapsed in the excitement and died in hospital, local media reported Friday. Ong Seng Kee, 56, had lost all his money at the Resorts World Sentosa casino, where he had gone Sunday night with friends, but one of […]
