Provides the latest RSS feeds for Thailand News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Bangkok News.net http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/cat/7eb51d3138244bed/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:55 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:55 -0400 30 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 30 to 31, the Thai foreign ministry announced here Wednesday. "The bilateral meeting (between prime ministers of the two countries) reflects the desire of the two sides to elevate Thai-Indian relations to a strategic partnership, as announced in January last year, based on shared values of democracy and respect ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214684593/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214684593/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The shop owners say the no parking zone in front of their shops, located opposite Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town, is hurting their livelihoods. Photo: Kritsada ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214706541/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 00:43:11 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214706541/scat/7eb51d3138244bed An academic yesterday warned the government against trying to use the recent power blackout in the South as an excuse to push ahead with the construction of more power plants. Several current power-plant projects face opposition from locals. "Various agencies have now given conflicting information, especially in regard to power demand in the South," assistant professor Prasart Meetam ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214706386/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 00:32:12 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214706386/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: Nine Chinese were arrested on Tuesday for illegally selling amulets and souvenirs at Wat Kathu, one of the oldest temples on the island.Phuket Immigration Office Superintendent Pol Col Sanchai Chokhayaikij led officers to the revered site at about 4:30pm, where they found the Chinese nationals actively selling amulets and souvenirs to visitors at the temple ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214705452/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:06 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214705452/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Narathiwat - One suspected insurgent was killed and two others were arrested in a clash with rangers and volunteers late Wednesday night. A ranger volunteer, Yothin Promchuay, 23, was also killed during the clash at 11:30 pm in Ipayaet village in Tambon Juap in Joh I Rong district. The clash happened after 50 rangers and ranger volunteers were dispatched to check a house in the village after the ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214705453/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:24 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214705453/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut was met en masse late yesterday by the drivers of a second taxi company after having already been dragged to Phuket International Airport due to an all-night vigil held by the illegal taxi drivers of Mook Andaman co-operative outside his official residence Tuesday night ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704523/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:41 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704523/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Indonesia’s low-cost airline, Lion Air, has made a move into Thailand’s aviation market, with plans to launch a new Thai subsidiary. Although plans for Thai Lion Air first came into light six years ago, Thailand’s Civil Aviation Department confirmed the plans this week, but stressed the airline is yet to submit an application for an air operator’s certificate. ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704369/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:50 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704369/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Police are gathering evidence in support of arrest warrants for two suspected arsonists and six alleged accomplices in relation to the Central World Mall fire during the 2010 riots. Following a meeting yesterday to discuss the progress of the Central World arson probe, Metropolitan Police chief Khamronwit Thoopkrajang said investigators had identified two suspected arsonists from photographs and ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:46 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, Thailand - Thawatchai Arunyik, deputy governor for domestic marketing at the Tourism Authority of Thailand, has been selected as the TAT's next governor to replace Suraphon Svetasreni, whose contract with TAT will end on December 21. The decision to appoint Thawatchai to the top post at the state enterprise will not come as a surprise to the tourism industry, as he had been seen ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704218/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:21 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214704218/scat/7eb51d3138244bed International tourist arrivals to Thailand posted a growth of 19.04% during January to April this year, according to Ministry of Tourism and Sports' data. Released late last week, the ministry's research registered 8,841,730 trips to the country during the first 4 months, up from 7,427,772 visits during the same period last year. In April alone, there were 2,013,012 trips, up 19.38% ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214703088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:03 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214703088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed German Chancellor Angela Merkel has maintained her position as the most powerful woman in the world, in a ranking published Wednesday by Forbes magazine. Merkel has held the number one position on the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the world for the third year in a row. The 58-year-old chancellor has been a regular on the list since her first appearance in 2006, one year ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214701712/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:14 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214701712/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, Thailand - Seen recently in Bangkok were Karma Lotey, Director of Bhutan's Tourism Council, President of the Association of Bhutan Tour Operators (ABTO) and CEO of Yangphel Travel, visiting friend Andrew Wood, National President of Skal International Thailand. Karma and Andrew discussed many topics during his visit to Andrew's home including the setting up of a Skal Club in ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214697701/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:33 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214697701/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's army chief on Wednesday urged teachers in the country's insurgency-racked south to stay at home after 6pm to avoid falling victim to militants as the new school year gets under way.Nearly 160 teachers and other school staff have been killed during a nine-year-old insurgency that has gripped Thailand's Muslim-majority deep south, bordering Malaysia.Recent ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214696500/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:09 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214696500/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, THAILAND -- As the debate on same-sex marriage continues in Western nations, including the United States, Thailand could become the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Thailand is known for its liberal acceptance of sexuality, but the draft same-sex marriage law is not without controversy. This is a traditional Thai wedding, except there is no groom. There are two ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214694763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:33 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214694763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed CLASSIC Chicken Satay with peanut sauce and cucumber relish While researching on Thai cuisine in Bangkok, executive chef Cheryl Pineda observed that the locals liked to mix their viands and chicken with mangosteen. That inspired her to create her version of the chicken mangosteen curry. The extract of the mangosteen's purple rind is infused in the curry sauce. This gives the chicken ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214692799/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 12:37:21 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214692799/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal Wednesday described Tuesday evening's blackouts in all 14 southern provinces as "an unavoidable incident" but he did not give long-term measures to prevent another power outage in the region. The plan to build more power plants in the region would continue as planned, the energy minister said. But he denied the power outage had anything to do ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214687378/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 07:36:40 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214687378/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK: India's accelerating ties with Thailand will get a further boost with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's brief but comprehensive visit here next week, but the long awaited FTA will not be initialled during the trip, Indian envoy to the country has said. "Thailand is keenly looking forward to this visit," Indian Ambassador to Thailand Anil Wadhwa said, adding Singh's ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214687144/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 07:32:44 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214687144/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Yangon - Myanmar's economy could grow 6.75 per cent this year, driven by gas exports and foreign investments, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday. "The authorities' ambitious reform program is bearing fruit, with macroeconomic stability and high investor interest," said Matt Davies, who headed a visiting IMF team. It estimated the economy expanded 6.5 per ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214686130/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 06:52:30 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214686130/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Constitutional Court is scheduled to debate next Wednesday whether to hold hearings in the case of Article 68-amendment. The judges will hold a meeting at 9:30 am to decide whether the court would summon the complainants and defendants to testify to the court or whether to consider the case right away by considering the petitions and the charter. Four petitions were submitted to the court, ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214686131/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 06:52:29 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214686131/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, May 22 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose to new highs on Wednesday on light to moderate volume and ahead of U.S. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony in Congress, with expectations of improved earnings forecasts supporting Singapore shares. Singapore's Straits Times Index was up 0.3 percent at 3,454.37, reversing Tuesday's fall, led by ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214686135/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 06:35:54 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214686135/scat/7eb51d3138244bed U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685901/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 06:28:28 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685901/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Ministry of Energy will study Tuesday evening's blackouts in all 14 southern provinces so that the findings will be served as a lesson for the future, Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal said Wednesday. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the government did not want to see such a widespread power outage in the South again. "I was shocked to learn about [the blackouts]. This ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685170/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:32 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685170/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Bangkok, May 22 : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 30 to 31, the Thai foreign ministry announced here ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685149/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:31 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685149/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thailand are on the verge of ratifying a treaty, seen as extremely significant by both the countries, that would enable them to swap prisoners. There are currently 60 Indians serving terms in Thai prisons mostly on charges of drug trafficking and a few attempted murder and theft. When ratified, the 'treaty on transfer of sentenced persons' will enable the swap of prisoners which will be ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685039/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:36 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214685039/scat/7eb51d3138244bed South Korea's Lee Yong Dae (front) and Ko Sung Hyun compete during men's doubles at the the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships against Jongjit Maneepong and Puanguapech Nipitphon of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 21, 2013. Lee Yong Dae and Ko Sung Hyun won 2-0. (Xinhua/Zhang ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682935/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:56 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682935/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Sydney - Horse lovers warned of a "bloodbath" Wednesday as marksmen boarded helicopters to begin an aerial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in drought-stricken central Australia. Tourists were urged to stay clear of the area near the popular Kings Canyon Resort, 320 kilometres west of the Northern Territory town of Alice Springs. The Central Land Council said the cull would centre on ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214683121/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 03:08:14 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214683121/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tokyo - Japan's central bank said it would maintain its aggressive monetary-easing policy as it reported Wednesday that the economy has begun to pick up. The assessment was more upbeat than a report in April, when the Bank of Japan said the economy had finished weakening. It also marked the fifth consecutive month of improving economic forecasts, according to Kyodo news agency. The bank ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682118/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:20 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682118/scat/7eb51d3138244bed San Francisco - Hundreds of millions of Google users already send photos, documents, videos and event invitations via the company's Gmail service. Now the web search giant is enabling them to send cash as well. Google announced the new payment feature at its I/O conference in San Francisco this month and said that it would work even with recipients who don't have a Gmail account. The ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682117/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:19 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682117/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thai composite stocks index (SET) index opened on Tuesday at 1,644.15, up 0.72 point, or 0.04 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 1,090.76, down 0.44 point, or 0.04 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: INTUCH,JAS,TRUE,CPALL,BEC. The ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682116/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:18 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214682116/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to address the Sri Lankan parliament on May 31. Prime Minister Shinawatra is scheduled to arrive in the country on May 30 on an official tour and she will be the third female state leader to address the parliament, according to sources. Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher had ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680966/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 01:06:49 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680966/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Police want to question a political cartoonist in a defamation case brought by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over comments he reportedly made about her on ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680969/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:30 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680969/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed May 22, 2013 12:30am EDT Shares in telecoms group Shin Corporation Pcl fell 2.6 percent to 94.25 baht after brokers said the stock would be removed from index provider MSCI's addition list as part of its semi-annual index review. MSCI announced on its website that Shin Corporation would not be added to the MSCI Thailand index because its free-float adjusted market capitalisation was less ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214681792/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 00:30:51 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214681792/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: The rough seas brought on by the onset of the annual southwest monsoon have taken their toll on the Phuket tourist day-trip trade, with companies reporting only half the usual number of passengers.Meanwhile, fishing boats have been unable to put to sea, with the resulting fall in supply causing an upsurge in seafood ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680043/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 00:08:24 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680043/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tue May 21, 2013 11:34pm EDT Shares in broadcaster BEC World Pcl dropped 6 percent to 67 baht after block trades at a lower-than-market price of 66 baht on average, according to Thai stock exchange data. BEC's shareholders planned to sell 80 million shares in block trades at 66 baht each in the morning session, broker Maybank Kim Eng Securities said in a report. The broader SET index was ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680745/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 21 May 2013 23:34:01 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214680745/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Seattle - Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the next iteration of its Xbox video game console, Xbox One, in its latest bid to keep its market share in the home entertainment system market. Microsoft's current console, the Xbox 360, has overtaken the video-game machine market from both the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii since it was introduced seven years ago. The Xbox One will take the ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214679064/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:02 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214679064/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Four in five CEOs believe that the baht bubble is battering their business, the long-term health of the economy remains unclear and rising costs will continue to constrict liquidity, according to a survey of chief executives' sentiments for ... http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214678646/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:10 -0400 http://www.bangkoknews.net/index.php/sid/214678646/scat/7eb51d3138244bed