Friday 3rd September, 2010
Thai Indian entrepreneur's wealth soars by 252 percent
The ongoing political turmoil in Thailand has apparently not prevented the kingdom's richest people from getting richer.The biggest gainer in percentage terms is longtime Thai Indian resident Aloke Lohia. His wealth soared by 252 percent when he took his integrated polyester company, Indor
Gold prices for Friday announced
The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying price at 18.085.88 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 18,350 baht per baht-weight for gold bar. The selling prices were set at ...
Two teenagers held over Thai schoolboy shooting: police
BANGKOK - Two Thai teenagers aged 16 and 19 were arrested on suspicion of murder Thursday over the shooting of a nine-year-old boy on his way to school in Bangkok, police said. The younger suspect, w...
Thailand's rich get far richer in 2010
General SourcesBANGKOK - Despite weeks of political violence that disrupted economic life in Bangkok this year, the combined wealth of Thailand's 40 richest people increased by 46 percent from 2009, according to...
Thai Yellow Shirts convicted of slandering Thaksin
General SourcesBANGKOK - A Thai court convicted two prominent members of the royalist "Yellow Shirt" protest movement Thursday of defaming fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra by accusing him of insu...
FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers
Boston.comHONOLULU— Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the large...
Six charged for recruiting 400 Thais
West AustralianThe US Justice Department on Thursday announced indictments against six people for luring 400 Thais to the United States and conspiring to force them into working as farm labourers.A grand jury in Hon...
Legal action over misleading ads
The NationThe advertisement misled people into believing that the product would nourish human brain because it contained Vitamin B12. FDA deputy secretary general Dr Narangsant Pheerakit yesterday said the adve...
More laws needed to protect children
The Nation"Of them, five are lured into prostitution," Save the Children UK official Warangkhana Mutumon said at a forum yesterday. The forum aimed to explore solutions on how to prevent human traffic...
NHSO to help kidney patients
The NationStarting from October 1, patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) under the universal healthcare scheme will get free medicine for the redcell blood production.
Clips suggest lobbying behind Best 59 case
The NationTwo audio clips were revealed yesterday to show there were political interference and lobbying attempt to throw the Best 59 pyramid scheme via Poodang Kitozan products off court.
Bout charges withdrawn, making way for extradition
The NationPublic prosecutors yesterday withdrew six additional offences filed against Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout by the United States, ending a legal dispute over whether he should be further detained - an...
Teen arrested over death of 9-year-old
The NationA 16-year-old student of Bang Kapi Technology College was arrested yesterday for shooting at a bus and killing a nine-year-old boy on Wednesday morning. Min Buri police chief Pol Colonel Rattasak Rak...
Indictment: 400 Thai workers exploited in US
Seattle Post-IntelligencerBy MARK NIESSEASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER HONOLULU -- A newly unsealed federal indictment accuses six people of exploiting the labor of about 400 workers from Thailand, forcing them to work on farms in...
Most Map Ta Phut projects off hook
Bangkok PostThe Administrative Court has ordered the operating permits of only two industrial projects in the Map Ta Phut area to be terminated, allowing 74 other earlier-suspended projects to go ahead.
Rich left unscathed by political turmoil
Bangkok PostThe continuing political turmoil has not affected the wealth of Thailand's 40 richest people, who are now worth 1.14 trillion baht, up 46% from last year thanks to a booming stock market and strong cu...
Abhisit orders BoT to monitor soaring baht
Bangkok PostThe Bank of Thailand has been ordered to keep a close eye on the baht to prevent speculation after the currency hit a two-year high against the US dollar. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday c...
Wholesale and retail hub planned
Bangkok Post BusinessMajor wholesale-retail centre plannedPlans are afoot to construct Asean's largest wholesale centre for small and medium-sized enterprises, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot. T...
The international politics of the Bout affair
Bangkok PostNo information shared: Viktor Bout, left, and PM’s aide Sirichoke Sopha. The Thai Court of Appeal had adjudicated that Viktor Bout - the reputed arms merchant whose exploits have been populari...
Korbsak: Chinese-Thai high-speed train agreement likely this year
Bangkok Post BusinessThailand may become a centre of rail transport in the region once construction of the new high-speed train network from Nong Khai via Bangkok to the southern border of Thailand is completed, says Korb...
Finding your place in Bangkok
General SourcesLiving in Bangkok 2010 will be held on Saturday, Sept 11 at Bumrungrad International hospital. Now in its 12th year, it is a popular annual event that helps expatriates and their families make life in...
NTC: 3G auction 'will be fair'
Bangkok Post BusinessThe National Telecommunications Commission pledged yesterday that the 3G wireless broadband licence auction would be conducted with transparency and fairness and could be cross-checked at every step. ...
PM patches up Thai Tiger row
Bangkok Post BusinessPremier Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday threw his support behind Thai Airways International's controversial plan to set up a low-cost carrier with Singapore-based Tiger Airways. During his first official...
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