Thai Sports Authority Sets Mid-July Deadline for FA Polls

New York Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(Reuters) - Thailand's sports authority has threatened to intervene if the country's football association fails to hold its presidential elections by the middle of July, local media reported on Tuesday. Last week, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) postponed its June 15 polls to align itself with a new FIFA charter which will be ratified at a general meeting of the world ...

SET index opens up 4.25 pts 0.26 pct

The Nation - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Tuesday at 1,647.65, up 4.25 points, or 0.26 per cent in line with most regional shares following lackluster lead on Wall Street overnight. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 1,094.34, up 2.07 points, or 0.19 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: INTUCH, TRUE, SIRI, PTTGC, MLINK. The ...

Crackdown nets 800 suspects in Mekong region drugs smuggling

The Nation - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Police from four nations have so far detained more than 800 suspects and shut down several drug rings in a crackdown on gangs operating along the Mekong River, Chinese state media said Tuesday. The month-long operation by police from China, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos led to the arrest of 812 suspects from the four nations and Vietnam, Xinhua news agency quoted Chinese police as saying. Police ...

Phuket alcohol ban for Visakha Bucha on Friday

Phuket Gazette - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Patong Police Deputy Superintendent Lt Col Akanit Danpitaksat says venues may remain open, but warns the sale of alcohol after midnight on Thursday may bring stern penalties. Photo: Gazette ...

Thai stocks nearly flat laggard energy shares outperform

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

BANGKOK, May 21 (Reuters) - Thailand's main SET index was nearly unchanged at 1,643.87, a near 19-1/2 year high, at 0440 GMT amid selling in recent gainers such as telecoms and banks, but strong oil prices lured buyers to laggard energy shares. Selective buying in large-cap energy stocks such as PTT Pcl and PTT Global Chemical Pcl would help underpin market sentiment, analyst Kasamapon ...

Laos Thailand agree on future cooperation

Asia News Network - Monday 20th May, 2013

Laos and Thailand have agreed to boost their cooperation in various sectors with several agreements signed during their second Joint Cabinet Retreat (JCR) in Chiang Mai on Sunday.The three memorandums of understanding signed during the meeting were on unofficial results of the 2nd JCR, agricultural cooperation, and on ownership, management and maintenance of the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge ...

Wall St ends lower

The Nation - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower overnight amid ongoing concerns that Federal Reserve may taper its bond-purchase program. Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 19.12 points to 15,335.28 after briefly reaching new all-time high of 15,391.84. S&P 500 fell 1.18 points to 1,666.29. Among key S&P sectors, energy and financials gained, while consumer staples fell. Nasdaq composite dropped ...

Obama praises Thein Sein for Myanmars progress

The Nation - Monday 20th May, 2013

Washington - US President Barack Obama praised Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday for leading his country in a "new direction" as the leaders met for the first visit to the White House by a leader of the Asian nation in decades. Obama noted a shift in relations between the countries due to political and economic reforms in Myanmar and the resulting lifting of many US sanctions. ...

Thailand appeals to prevent future water crisis

China.org.cn - Monday 20th May, 2013

In a key-note speech delivered to the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thailand's northern city Chiang Mai on Monday, Yingluck urged the government leaders in the Asian-Pacific region to join hands and prevent water crises which might otherwise recur and wreak havoc to the Asians who currently account for 60 percent of the world ...