BANGKOK, 6 February 2012 (NNT) – China has expressed interest in collaborating financially with Thailand on the construction of a high-speed train as well as the development of alternative energy. Chair of the Strategic Committee for Reconstruction and Future Development (SCRF) Veerapong Ramangkura stated that during his discussion with the Chinese Ambassador to Thailand, the […]
It has been six months since the July election that brought the first woman into Thailand’s top political position—Yingluck Shinawatra. During this period, Prime Minister Yingluck has encountered several difficult issues, ranging from the devastating floods, the attempt to provide amnesty for her fugitive brother Thaksin, and the increasing cases of lèse-majesté. But there is […]
SONGKHLA, Jan 18 — Hotel rooms in Thailand’s southern tourist haven of Hat Yai are now fully booked mostly by tourists from Malaysia and Singapore for the Chinese New Year this weekend, according to Hat Yai-Songkhla Hotel Association President. Mr Somchart Pimthanapoonporn said that all hotel rooms in Songkhla’s Hat Yai were fully booked Jan […]
What good is an iPhone 4S without its venerable 8 megapixel camera? If you have answered that it is no good, you might be right. But there are sectors that believes a camera-less iPhone 4S is still a very good phone. Being in a similar situation myself, I can see why a camera-less iPhone 4S […]
(AGI) Sydney – 7 passengers of Qantas flight A380 flying from London to Singapore were injured during a turbulence. Four of them had to be to a hospital for treatment. The “strong turbulence”, as a spokesperson of the airline company defined it, occurred in the air space of India yesterday morning, jolting the passengers off […]
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will make a familiarisation trip to Singapore on Thursday to boost mutual cooperation. The premier will leave Bangkok at 1pm. During her one-day trip, she will meet her Singaporean counterpart; Lee Hsien Loong, and discuss the excellent trade and investment ties between both countries. Read more: The Nation
The Singaporean foreign minister reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or MFA has ordered all Singaporeans in Bangkok to evacuate to areas that will not be affected by the inundation after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra declared that floodgates in Bangkok will be opened in order to drain the water into the sea, which will […]
BANGKOK 4 October, 2011 (NNT) – Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit Myanmar on Wednesday to introduce herself to Myanmar’s leader as Thailand’s new Prime Minister. During the trip, PM Yingluck and President Thein Sein will discuss important issues, including promotion of trade and investment, the opening of a permanent border crossing, drug […]
