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12 Oct 08
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Thailand signs to buy power from Burma (Agencies) - Burma has signed an agreement with Thailand and with Singapore companies to provide electricity from a Burmese hydro-power project. |
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11 Oct 08
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Northerners to join Monday protest at police HQ Northern members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) coalition plan to join the anti-government activists Monday for their planned rally at Thailand's police headquarters to demand that the police take responsibility for excessive violence in... |
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11 Oct 08
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Eight North Koreans detained for illegal entry Thai immigration police have detained eight North Koreans -- one man and seven women -- after they crossed the Mekong River by boat from Laos. The would-be transmit party have been charged them of entering Thailand illegally, police said Saturday. |
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11 Oct 08
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UDD organises pro-government event (BangkokPost.com) - About 10,000 pro-government supporters wearing red shirts on visited “The Truth Today” fair at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok on Sunday. The event was arranged by a the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). |
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11 Oct 08
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Bangkok wins Clean and Green Land award (BangkokPost.com) - Bangkok was awarded Clean and Green Land at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in Hanoi, Vietnam from October 6 to 10, according to Thailand’s Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Saksit Tridech. |
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11 Oct 08
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Liquidity ample despite sharp falls in SET: BoT The ongoing sharp declines of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) do not pose a significant threat to liquidity in the market, short-term interest rates, the baht currency or to domestic financial institutions, Bank of Thailand (BoT) deputy governor... |
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10 Oct 08
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Panic selloff halts trading at SET Thailand's stock market regulators enforced a circuit-cut on the market Friday after the index fell more than 10 per cent. |
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09 Oct 08
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Wall Street tumbles again, Dow drops below 9,000 New York (dpa) - US stocks plummeted again early on Friday (Thailand time) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 9,000 points as a series of US and global efforts to tackle the financial crisis have failed to calm the widespread fears of... |
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09 Oct 08
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Majority oppose police use of tear gas (BangkokPost.com) - Just over half of people polled by a Bangkok University survey said they oppose the police use of tear gas in dispersing the anti-government protesters to clear the way for government to deliver its policy statement on Tuesday. |
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09 Oct 08
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Court grants bail to Chamlong, Chaiwat (BangkokPost.com) - The Criminal Court granted bail to Maj Gen Chamlong Srimuang and Mr Chaiwat Sinsuwong, two of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders, after appointed senator Anothai Ritthipanyawong paid their bail at 100,000 baht each. |
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09 Oct 08
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Academics in black condemn police actions (BangkokPost.com) - Hundreds of doctors, lecturers, staff and students of Chulalongkorn University, all dressed in black, gathered in front of a shopping centre in Bangkok on Thursday to condemn what the called government violence in dispersing protesters... |
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09 Oct 08
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China milk scandal 'can help Thai exports' Thailand's food exports are expected to benefit from China's tainted milk scandal as the chemical contaminated milk products also tarnished the image of other Chinese food products, according to Kasikorn Research Center (KRC). |
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09 Oct 08
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Medical Council: Physicians can refuse treating "non-emergency" patients (BangkokPost.com) - Physicians have the right not to treat patients and their refusal is not deemed unethical, according to Medical Council of Thailand president Somsak Lolekha. |
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08 Oct 08
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Central bank holds rates as growth slows (Agencies) - The monetary policy committee of the Bank of Thailand announced on Wednesday it had decided to maintain the key policy interest rate at 3.75 per cent per annum. |
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08 Oct 08
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BoT maintains one-day RP rate at 3.75 pct (BangkokPost.com) - The Bank of Thailand (BoT)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Wednesday resolved to maintain the one-day bond repurchase rate at 3.75 percent per year. |
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08 Oct 08
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EC endorses Apirak as Bangkok governor (BangkokPost.com) - Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday endorsed Apirak Kosayodhin as the Bangkok governor. |
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08 Oct 08
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PM: Thailand is a "resilient society" Bangkok (dpa) - "Thailand is a resilient society," Prime Minister and Defence Minister Somchai Wongsawat assured the Bangkok diplomatic corps Wednesday in the wake of a bloodbath that claimed two lives and injured 437 and forced the premier to make a... |
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08 Oct 08
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Thai Airways denies 3 PPP MPs from boarding (BangkokPost.com) - Three People Power party (PPP) MPs were denied boarding flights of Thai Airways International Airlines (THAI) on Wednesday morning. |
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08 Oct 08
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SET likely to drop for third straight day: Analyst (BangkokPost.com) - A stock analyst forecast that the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Wednesday would continue to sink for the third consecutive day due to the local political crisis and the financial woes in the United States. |
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08 Oct 08
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PM to brief ambassadors on political situation (BangkokPost.com) - Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat arrived at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday morning to explain political situation to foreign ambassadors to Thailand after two people were killed and more than 300 injured in police's dispersal of... |
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07 Oct 08
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PAD supporters vow not to block Phuket airport Supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) in Phuket on Tuesday reassured that they would not block the main entrance of Phuket International Airport after police used tear gas to disperse PAD protesters at the Parliament in the morning. |
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07 Oct 08
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PM: Emergency decree not yet necessary (BangkokPost.com) - Prime Minister and Defence Minister Somchai Wongsawat vowed to continue to work as the premier and he will not dissolve the parliament despite political riots that took place several times in Bangkok on Tuesday. |
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07 Oct 08
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Bangkok senator: PM lacks righteousness (BangkokPost.com) - Bangkok senator Rosana Tositrakul accused Prime Minister and Defence Minister Somchai Wongsawat for allowing the riot to break out in front of the parliament on Tuesday morning. |
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07 Oct 08
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SET, baht, tourism may face setback: UTCC (BangkokPost.com) - Thailand’s stock market, baht currency and tourism sector will likely suffer from the economic crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC)'s Economic and Business Forecasting Cent... |
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07 Oct 08
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Court launches 2nd trial of 'unswirled' paedophile Bangkok's Criminal Court Tuesday launched a second trial against a Canadian paedophile nabbed in Thailand last year after German police "unswirled" his altered photograph on the internet. |
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07 Oct 08
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Queen gives money for medical costs after riot (BangkokPost.com) - Her Majesty Queen Sirikit donated 100,000 baht to pay for medical treatment for people injured in Tuesday morning riot when police fired teargas at anti-government protesters in front of the Parliament, according to Director of Vajira... |
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06 Oct 08
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UPDATE: Thaksin, wife applied for asylum (Bangkok Post, and agencies) - Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for political asylum in Britain where he has spent most of his time since he was forced out of office two years ago, officials in London said yesterday. |
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06 Oct 08
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SET tumbles 6.4 pct on financial, political worries The Stock Exchange of Thailand index dropped 6.4 per cent on Monday in what was believed to be the steepest fall in Asia as investors pulled money out of regional bourses. |
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06 Oct 08
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AIG affirms continuing businesses in Thailand The American insurance giant AIG Group in Thailand on Monday affirmed that companies under its umbrella had a sound financial position and would continue operating in the country. |
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06 Oct 08
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Thaksin, wife apply for political asylum in Britain (BangkokPost.com) - Britain’s Home Office has confirmed that deposed prime minister and former owner of Manchester City Football Club Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Potjaman have applied to seek political asylum and stay in Britain, according ... |
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06 Oct 08
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Police seek further detention of Chamlong Thailand's Criminal Court is scheduled to rule on Monday whether to grant police permission for further detention of retired Maj-Gen. Chamlong Srimuang, one of the top core leaders of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), for another... |
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06 Oct 08
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Apirak vows to make Bangkok a better place (BangkokPost.com) - Re-elected Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin from the Democrat party said he will push forward five of his policies, including the flood mitigation and prevention policy, to make Bangkok a better place to live. |
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06 Oct 08
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Central bank likely to maintain rates on Wednesday The Bank of Thailand (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee will likely keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 3.75 per cent when it meets Wednesday, according to the Kasikorn Research Center. |
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05 Oct 08
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Apirak wins city election (BangkokPost.com) Democrat party member Apirak Kosayodhin is re-elected as Bangkok governor, according to unofficial result released on midnight Sunday. |
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05 Oct 08
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EC chairman happy with Sunday's election (BangkokPost.com) - Election Commission (EC) chairman Apichart Sukhagganond said he believes turnout for Sunday's Bangkok governor election is at least 70%. |
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05 Oct 08
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EC: Unofficial turnout for city election is 54% (BangkokPost.com) - Vice Admiral Narong Chalothorn, chairman of the local election panel in Bangkok, said unofficial turnout for Bangkok governor election on Sunday is only 54%. |
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05 Oct 08
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23 cases of illegal activities filed in the morning (BangkokPost.com) - The Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, Pol Gen Vichien Potphosri, said 23 cases of illegal activities were filed during the Bangkok governor election on Sunday from 8am to 12pm. |
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05 Oct 08
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September floods kill 24, sicken 217,000 (BangkokPost.com) - Heavy flooding across Thailand during the past 24 days from September 11 to October 4 injured and sickened 217,308 people and drowned 24 others, according to Public Health spokesman Suphan Srithamma. |
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05 Oct 08
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Bangkok City Clerk: Election went well (BangkokPost.com) - After the ballot boxes for the Bangkok governor election closed at 3pm, Bangkok City Clerk Pongsak Semsant said the overall election went well. |
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05 Oct 08
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Chuwit won't run for city election for a third time (BangkokPost.com) - Bangkok governor candidate Chuwit Kamolvisit announced after exit polls showed that he ranked the third in the Bangkok governor election that he would not run for the post again. |
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05 Oct 08
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ABAC's exit poll: Apirak drew 44% of voters (BangkokPost.com) - The exit poll conducted by ABAC Poll Research Center revealed that Apirak Kosayodhin had the most voters in the Bangkok governor election on Sunday with 899,683 votes, or 44.07 percent. |
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05 Oct 08
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Wife of Chamlong visits him after arrest (BangkokPost.com) - Ying Siriluck, wife of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) core leader Chamlong Srimuang, visited Mr Chamlong around noon on Sunday after he was arrested in the morning after casting his vote in the Bangkok governor election. |
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05 Oct 08
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Exit Poll: Apirak led the race with 52.08% (BangkokPost.com) - Democrat party member Apirak Kosayodhin led the race to be re-elected as Bangkok governor on Sunday, with a score of 52.08 percent, according to the exit poll conducted by Suan Dusit Poll. |
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05 Oct 08
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Bangkok's urgent meeting after Chamlong's arrest (BangkokPost.com) - Bangkok City Clerk Pongsak Semsant called an urgent meeting with three district directors to evaluate the Bangkok governor election following the arrest of People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader Chamlong Srimuang after he cast... |
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05 Oct 08
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Governor candidates cast their votes (BangkokPost.com) - Leading Bangkok governor candidates Apirak Kosayodhin, Kriangsak Charonwongsak, Leena Jangjanja, Chuwit Kamolvisit and Prapat Chongsanguan all voted in on Sunday morning. |
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05 Oct 08
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Good weather lures voters to polls (BangkokPost.com, Bangkok Post) - Bangkokians were waiting to vote when the polls for governor opened to bright sunlight and clear skies at 7am on Sunday, and a heavy turnout appeared likely. |
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05 Oct 08
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Chamlong arrested after voting (BangkokPost.com) - One of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders, Maj Gen Chamlong Srimuang, was arrested on Sunday at around 8.32am after he voted in the Bangkok governor election at Sethsathien School at Bangkok's Ratchawat area. He w... |
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05 Oct 08
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Over 12,000 police dispatched on election day (BangkokPost.com) - More than 12,000 police officers were dispatched to different areas across the capital to prevent ill-intentioned people from creating disorder on the Bangkok governor election day on Sunday. |
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04 Oct 08
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Thailand protests Cambodian border incursion The foreign ministry on Saturday issued an official protest to the Cambodian government over an alleged border incursion and subsequent clash that left three soldiers injured, Thai officials said Saturday. |
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04 Oct 08
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Voter turnout expected to be 70% (BangkokPost.com) – Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) expected that unofficial voting result of Bangkok governor election would be completed by midnight Sunday. |
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