Monday 6th September, 2010
Diplomacy set to pay dividend in Cambodia
Thailand hopes to regain its leadership in foreign investment in Cambodia over the next five years now that the two countries have resumed diplomatic ties after months of strained relations. Thai inv...
90% cut in regional call rates
UBON RATCHATHANI : Advanced Info Service (AIS) has joined with Mfone of Cambodia and Lao Telecom of Laos to cut mobile airtime rates by up to 90% for their prepaid customers making calls among the thr...
Arson attacks in Narathiwat
Security authorities had warned and prepared for possible insurgent attacks during this period in the deep South.The attacks started about 7pm in seven districts - Bajoh, Yi Ngor, Chanae, Ra Ngae, Sun...
'No oil spill' from Phuket wreck
The NationPhuket - A provincial marine official confirmed yesterday that an oil slick from a boat that sank off Phuket on Saturday appears to have dispersed and no traces remain.
Virus may be re-emerging : ministery warns
The NationThe Public Health Ministry has warned of a widespread return of the 2009 flu virus after reports that two people in Lop Buri and Nonthaburi provinces died from the infection of the type-A (H1N1) virus...
Encouraging Creative Minds and a Creative capital city
The NationThe event aimed to promote cre-ativity, innovation and imagination not only for our new generations, but also to motivate adults - namely teachers and parents - to understand the creative mind in orde...
Mahidol aims to be Thailand's 'University of Choice'
The NationMahidol University (MU) is improving its infrastructure in a bid to upgrade itself as the "University of Choice" and the first university Thai students want to enter, its president Clinical ...
You're never too old to learn : Aunty Sorn
The NationAunty Sorn is going to finish her primary education next semester. Thanks to the Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education (ONIE), 51-year-old Aunty Sorn, otherwise known as Ratchaneekorn Chanba...
Blast injures four in Pattanai Sunday
The NationInsurgents hid explosives in a motorcycle and parked it near a crowded market in Sai Khao village in the district during the busy morning.The insurgents then triggered the explosives which wounded fou...
Six charged in US largest human trafficking
The NationThe US Justice Department on Thursday indicted six people for luring 400 Thais to the United States and conspiring to force them into working as farm labourers, LA Times online reported.
NTC wary of auction fate
Bangkok Post BusinessThe National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is keeping a wary eye on what one member claims are politically motivated efforts to derail this month's highly anticipated auction of 3G mobile broadb...
Pletnev to conduct RNO in Moscow despite Thai sex abuse charges
RIA NovostiMikhail Pletnev, the leader of the Russian National Orchestra who is accused in Thailand of sexually abusing a minor, will open the second RNO Festival in Moscow on Monday, an RNO spokeswoman said on ...
Bout's Extradition to U.S. Delayed
General SourcesBANGKOK — A suspected Russian arms dealer's extradition to the United States will be delayed at least until Oct. 4 to allow a Thai court to review new charges filed as a precaution by Washington...
Thai villagers voice health fears over pollution
General SourcesBANGKOK (AFP) - Noi Jaitang's voice is laced with bitter helplessness as he faces the reality that his rural Thai village could once again be engulfed with fumes he blames for a litany of family i...
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