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Economic data show no reason yet for further policy rate cut BOT governor
The governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) sees no immediate need for a further cut in the policy interest rate, while expressing lingering concerns over household debts. Prasarn Trairatvorakul said the current economic situation, which is seeing capital outflows, does not indicate a necessity for a further rate cut, and other countries in the region have not slashed their benchmark rates yet. ...
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Phuket storm topples marquee at festival man crushed by speakers
PHUKET: A Phuket Town motorbike taxi driver died after strong wind toppled a marquee covering the stage at Saphan Hin last night, sending speakers crashing down on him.Police and rescue workers arrived at the 10th Annual Southern Prison Products Fair ...
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CFA Chinas loss against Thailand was unacceptable
Criticism of China's performance against Thailand continues to build, now with the Chinese Football Association getting involved. During an interview with the Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese Football Association vice president Yu Hongchen said the loss was "abnormal and unacceptable". He said the coach Camacho was not just to blame, with the players and CFA also bearing ...
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Thai diplomat called back to Bangkok
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has called back a female Thai diplomat who allegedly assaulted an Egyptian woman at a Cairo hotel - as a precaution for her safety, after she was reported to have been threatened. Thai Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said Tuesday the ministry ordered First Secretary of the Thai Embassy in Egypt Kakanang Amaranand back to provide extra information ...
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Jet-setting Thai monks earn rebuke
THE behaviour of Thailand's Buddhist clergy has been thrust under the spotlight after footage emerged of three monks flying in a private jet, wearing earphones and sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury ...
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Man arrested over Ramkhamhaeng bombing
A man was arrested in Narathiwat on Monday in connection with the explosion at street stalls on Ramkhamhaeng road at Bangkok's Bangkapi district that injured seven people on May 26. Idris Sapator, 24, was nabbed in a house in Tambon Kokkian, Narathiwat's Muang district. Police said Idis surveyed the area and was a lookout for the bomber, telling him when exactly to implant and set off ...
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Smoke from Indonesian forest fires chokes Singapore and Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur - Smoky haze from Indonesia's forest fires on Tuesday choked Singapore and Malaysia, prompting both governments to issue health warnings to their citizens. Satellite images from Indonesia's Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing the haze. Singapore's air pollution index (API) hit 155 ...
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Thailand Myanmar Create Company to Invest in Dawei Project
Thailand and Myanmar have signed an agreement to create a joint venture for developing the Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar, which will draw capital from investors from Japan as well as other ...
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Myanmar womens groups oppose interfaith marriage proposal
Yangon - Leading Myanmar women's groups on Tuesday came out against proposed restrictions on interfaith marriage put forward by an extremist Buddhist monk. The RAINFALL women's organisation and seven other groups said they opposed the campaign to get the parliament to pass a law requiring any Buddhist woman seeking to marry a Muslim to first gain permission from her parents and local ...
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STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Shares extend gains SET index seen testing 1500
The Thai main SET index was up 1.1 percent at 1,487.71 at midday, extending a rebound from the past two sessions, as recently oversold shares such as Bangkok Bank Pcl and Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl further regained lost ground. "As long as the index manages to hold above 200-day EMA at 1,440 points, the upward move is expected to keep going," said technical analyst Sasima Hattakitnikorn ...
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Thai monks rebuked over ostentatious jet ride
BANGKOK (AFP) - The behaviour of Thailand's Buddhist clergy has been thrust under the spotlight after footage emerged of three monks flying in a private jet, wearing earphones and sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury bag.The video, which has been viewed nearly 200,000 times on YouTube, has prompted fevered debate in the Buddhist-dominated kingdom over monks' adherence ...
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Coastal Energy Updates on Recent Exploration Drilling off Thailand
Bua Ban North B-17 and Ko Kra A-01 exploration wells and provided an update to its 2013 guidance. Bua Ban North The Bua Ban North B-17 well was drilled to a depth of 3,800 feet TVDSS. The well encountered 34 feet of net pay in the M100 Miocene reservoir with average porosity of 23 percent. The B-17 well was drilled into fault block north of the existing Bua Ban North reserve base. This fault ...
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Thai govt forced to cut rice price 10-20
Though the Thai government's controversial rice-pledging scheme has incurred higher losses than initially projected, it will continue with marginally lower prices - from 15,000 baht (US$489) per tonne to between 13,500 baht and 12,000 baht for future crops, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said after a key meeting late yesterday. The 13,500 baht - 12,000 baht price range is based on ...
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Buddhist monks indulging in lavish lifestyle spark nationwide outrage in Thailand
A screenshot from YouTube reveals the monks acting "inappropriately, not composed and not adhering to Buddha's teachings of simplicity and ...
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Thai diplomat accused of assault acted in self-defence says foreign ministry
A female Thai diplomat who allegedly assaulted an Egyptian woman at a Cairo hotel had acted in self-defence, Thai Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said on Monday. He quoted Kakanang Amaranand, first secretary of the Thai Embassy in Egypt, as dismissing news reports in Egyptian media that she attacked and injured Rana Ashraf. Ashraf's husband was quoted as saying that ...
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Suspect names leaders behind bombings murders in south Thailand
A suspected insurgent now in custody, Sakariya Tohtayong, has implicated alleged masterminds of the movement behind unrest in the deep South, a senior official said yesterday. Sakariya gave useful testimony that may allow the authorities to solve many security cases. They include bombings at the CS Pattani Hotel and the Diana shopping complex, the robbery of a security van carrying cash for a ...
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Bangkok’s reputation under threat
Bangkok has long-been the site of political instability for the country, but this has rarely escalated into full-scale violence, now as talks between government and protests breakdown, and acts of violence increase, the city faces a difficult situation.
There is currently a days-long standoff between the government and anti-government protestors who claim the present government headed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva was supported by the military when they came to power fifteen months ago. Read more
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