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20 Nov 09
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Why is the South so important to Sonthi? Using the region as a political platform raises questions as does his readiness to work with Pheu Thai, whose de facto chief he had deposed |
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20 Nov 09
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Are Thaksin's red shirts just victims of big lies? Some time back, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra told his devout red shirts during a phone-in that the Malaysian Special Branch had sent 20 cops to guard him during his stopover in Kuala Lumpur because they love me. |
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20 Nov 09
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CSR - it's a joint effort Dr Pipat Yodprudtikan explains how stakeholders need to tackle the four main issues |of perception, incentives, factual and timely communications as well as pursuing sectoral initiatives to make the corporate social responsibility movement viable in... |
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20 Nov 09
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Thai economic growth to be led by exports once again THAILAND'S economic recovery next year will likely be export-driven, rather than consumer-driven as earlier expected - thanks to the recovering US, European and Japanese economies following the 2008 Lehman Brothers crisis. |
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20 Nov 09
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Illegal Burmese migrants: caught between hiding or becoming legal MANY OF the estimated 2 million Burmese migrants currently living in Thailand can remember the mass deportation a decade ago. With the threat of another mass expulsion looming, migrant workers are exploring their options and hoping to avoid the panic, the... |
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20 Nov 09
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Predawn fire destroys Siam Society buildings A predawn fire yesterday wiped out the Siam Society's office and shop. |
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20 Nov 09
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Siam Society fire first setback in its lengthy history Longtime residents not only of Bangkok, but all of Thailand have been shocked by the news of the fire in the early hours of yesterday that gutted the office building, bookshop and another shop in the Siam Society grounds and severely damaged the remaining... |
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20 Nov 09
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Vaccination against new flu virus in jan 2010 The vaccination programme against the typeA (H1N1) virus will begin on January 11 for highpriority groups, including frontline healthcare workers, pregnant women, people with obesity and other chronic disease, the disabled and the elderly. |
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20 Nov 09
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Cambodia pulls out of military sports meet A sporting event between Thai and Cambodian military personnel scheduled over the weekend has been postponed indefinitely due to the growing tensions between the two countries. |
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20 Nov 09
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Wisaradee acknowledges charges Pheu Thai MP Wisaradee Techatheerawat yesterday met with police and prosecutors to acknowledge her indictment for contempt of the Constitution Court. |
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20 Nov 09
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Flash floods in Songkhla Several districts in Songkhla province have been hit with a second wave of flooding due to flash floods travelling from a national park. |
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20 Nov 09
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38 loan sharks rounded up in Korat Police have made a series of arrests of loan sharks based in Nakhon Ratchasima, netting members of several rackets, some of which demand extremely high interest rates, up to 60 per cent daily, from their clients. |
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19 Nov 09
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Police killer suspect dies in shootout A drug suspect who reportedly shot dead a deputy inspector in Bangkok's Hua Mark precinct during a sting operation on Sunday has been killed in a brief gunfight with police in Phetchabun. |
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19 Nov 09
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Public health ministry sees new flu outbreak A second round of Type A (H1N1) influenza has emerged in Thailand this month, as a third of the soldiers in a Phetchabun army base and many schoolchildren in Nakhon Ratchasima, Samut Prakan and other provinces have shown flulike symptoms. |
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19 Nov 09
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Court dismiss lawsuit against Khattiya The Appeal Court yesterday dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by former police chief Seripisut Temiyavej against senior Army officer Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol. |
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19 Nov 09
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First day in office for Lt Gen Santhan On his first day in office yesterday, Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lt Gen Santhan Chayanont ordered four 191 unit officers, along with crowd controlling police, to guard each entrance to the Metropolitan Police headquarters. |
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19 Nov 09
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Phuket retailers to charge for plastic bags from February The launch of a scheme to charge for plastic bags, which aims to reduce the amount of garbage in Phuket, has been postponed for several months. |
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19 Nov 09
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Size does count! Country's first survey of penis sizes launched as part campaign for safe sex |
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19 Nov 09
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Police target violent money lenders Four held amid doubts over govt plan to buy out debts from loan sharks |
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19 Nov 09
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Govt denies shortage of two surgical drugs Stocks of two major chemicals crucial in surgical operations are running out and hospitals will face a shortage within the next two weeks, the Rural Doctor Foundation said yesterday. |
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19 Nov 09
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Problems should take no over five months: Anand The government yesterday decided to withdraw the draft amendments to Environmental Protection Act to comply with Constitution's Article 67 (2), on recommendation from the fourparty panel that promises to end the Map Ta Phut controversies within 5 months. |
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19 Nov 09
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Outstanding media reports awarded Members of the media were yesterday awarded for outstanding reports that revealed abuses of children's rights. |
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19 Nov 09
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National Stadium - Rama V monorail to be built Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra said yesterday that he was eyeing plans for a National Stadium-Rama IV monorail route to be built early next year, after Chulalongkorn University had shown interest in donating land for the project. |
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19 Nov 09
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How much will a better ranking cost our taxpayers? BANGKOK'S Suvarnabhumi Airport may soon be put in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of signs - not only hung and posted ones, but also those held by airport staff - confusing travellers departing and arriving in our country. |
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19 Nov 09
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Promises are easy to make but harder to keep THE Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit in Singapore last week succeeded in becoming an extension of the G-20. It embraced a new economic paradigm based on re-balancing global growth, inclusiveness of prosperity and sustainable growth. |
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19 Nov 09
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Too many generals with time on their hands Major General Khattiya Sawatdiphol appears remarkably dynamic for someone supposedly consigned to an inactive post, hopping over border fences and, not so long ago, performing as a fitness and aerobics specialist. |
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19 Nov 09
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Urban centres lack community spirit Gated communities, condos and hectic lifestyles cause city dwellers to disconnect from each other |
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19 Nov 09
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High on nature National parks are booked up over winter as tens of thousands head for the hills |
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18 Nov 09
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Green light set for district health offices, new equipment The Public Health Ministry gave the green light yesterday for provincial offices nationwide to step forward for purchases and tenders under the second phase of the Thai Khemkhaeng stimulus package, deputy permanent secretary Dr Sataporn Wongcharuen said. |
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18 Nov 09
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Man, 51, dies of 2009 flu A 51-year-old Bangkok man is the latest victim to die from the type-A H1N1 influenza. His death has brought the number of people killed by the virus in Thailand to 185. |
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18 Nov 09
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Parents protest 'unlawful' school fees A network of parents yesterday lodged a complaint with the Education Ministry over collection of fees by 200 government schools, claiming it is in violation of the laws and the government's policy regarding free 15-year compulsory education. |
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18 Nov 09
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Fireworks factory explodes in Samut Prakarn Police yesterday sought an arrest warrant for the owner of an unregistered
fireworks factory in Samut Prakan who fled after it exploded on Tuesday,killing one worker. |
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18 Nov 09
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Schools learn about 'going green' A school in Chantaburi has been honoured as a model school for its environmental programmes. |
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18 Nov 09
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Acid rain at Map Ta Phut 'unlikely to be toxic' Rainwater in Rayong and around the Map Ta Phut industrial estate was "a bit acidic", but not exceedingly toxic. It was unlikely to be a factor in the death of a local villager, a Kasetsart University lecturer said yesterday. |
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18 Nov 09
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Stateless children's lives of distress and despair They suffer social discrimination and lack of self-esteem throughout their childhood, but that's not all. Many former stateless youth often miss out on crucial state welfare benefits they are entitled to all along. |
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18 Nov 09
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Doctor nabbed over stock rumours Police yesterday arrested a 42-year-old female doctor for allegedly spreading rumours about HM the King's health which resulted in a slump in the Thai stock market in October. |
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18 Nov 09
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There are more important things to worry about than howling over bowing "IT WAS the most remarkable picture, I have ever seen," said a former senior White House officer with a good-natured chuckle. "It must have been the angle." |
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18 Nov 09
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Ineptitude puts troops in harm's way Shootout in the South this week indicates that Thai security forces are not learning from previous hard lessons |
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18 Nov 09
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Is this man really fit to be called a general? Re: Seh Daeng 'sneaked' into Cambodia to see Thaksin, November 17. |
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18 Nov 09
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Obama's Shanghai 'town-hall' meet: A big non-event I WAS terribly disappointed. I stayed glued to CNN and the White House's website that was live-streaming President Barack Obama's 'town-hall' meeting with young Chinese people in Shanghai on Monday. There was not one single exciting or illuminating... |
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18 Nov 09
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Four suspect arrested. Police on Wednesday arrested a 42-year-old female doctor for allegedly spreading rumours about HM the King's health which resulted in a slump in Thai stock market in October. |
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17 Nov 09
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Sea could swamp Bangkok in 50 years, expert At the ongoing sea level rise rate of 3-mm per year, Bangkok and its metropolitan area, along with coastal provinces, will be under 1metre of water within 50 years, a seminar on global warming was told yesterday. |
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17 Nov 09
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Some income to be spent on 'healing the ills in society Sales of 14m special lottery tickets postponed until next year |
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17 Nov 09
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Anti-graft panel finds problems with Ratchaburi hospital The committee on alleged corruption in the purchase of medical equipment and construction yesterday inspected Ratchaburi Hospital to probe budget allocation irregularities under the Thai Khemkhaeng stimulus programme. |
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17 Nov 09
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Decision soon on engineering admissions University authorities will decide by Friday the percentage of students to be admitted directly to engineering faculties over the next two years, a Thammasat University lecturer said yesterday. |
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17 Nov 09
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The story starts here International symposium and book fair aims to spawn new generation of young readers |
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17 Nov 09
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Thai police arrest 2 Thai traffickers of African ivory Police have arrested two Thais for trafficking in African ivory, a crime that carries a maximum four-year jail sentence, police said yesterday. |
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17 Nov 09
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RTAF shows its prowess at annual competition Lop Buri - The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) tactical competition, an annual event that all pilots and other aircrew have been waiting for to |show off their skills and combat readiness, roared into life yesterday. |
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17 Nov 09
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Another Map Ta Phut witness dies Rayong - As the Supreme Administrative Court prepares to rule today on an appeal of an injunction against 76 industrial projects in Map Ta Phut and nearby areas of this Eastern Seaboard province, a second witness in the pollution case died yesterday after... |
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17 Nov 09
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'Gunfire, teargas blur my camera' It was meant to be like any other day, with another group of suspected insurgents being taken in for questioning. Or so I thought. |
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