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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Bangkok News.Net http://www.bangkoknews.net/ en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:52 -0400 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:52 -0400 30 SINGAPORE: Bangkok University made short work of a poor Albirex Niigata at Jurong East Stadium in Sunday night’s RHB Singapore Cup 2008 preliminary round match, running out 4—1 winners. http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14752698&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 19:41:59 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14752698&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK (Reuters) - The number of people reported missing in the Myanmar cyclone was about 220,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Sunday, warning of environmental damage, violence and... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14750334&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:44:17 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14750334&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 May 11, 2008 · At least a million and a half people in Myanmar are in need of food and shelter. Aid teams are arriving slowly from Thailand, but many relief workers are still awaiting visas. http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14748152&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:43:24 -0400 NPR http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14748152&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Chiang Mai property developer Koolpuntville Group this year plans to launch its second new residential project in Bangkok, worth up to Bt1 billion. The developer has already completed its first reside... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14748544&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 12:47:31 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14748544&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK -- Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who has a notoriously combative relationship with his country's press, threatened on Sunday to sue two local newspapers. Speaking on his weekly "... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14746608&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:59:40 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14746608&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK (AFP)--More than 50% of Thai people fear another coup occurring within the next six months, a leading pollster said on Sunday. The poll by the Assumption University of Thailand said that of... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14747017&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:42:45 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14747017&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK, May 11 (Bernama) -- It was a disastrous start for Malaysia when they went down 0-10 to Uzbekistan in their opening Group C match of the Asian Football Confederation futsal championship at the... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14747018&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:42:42 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14747018&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Advertisement "If a split in the Burmese military between reformist and hard-line elements doesn't occur now, it will never occur," said Donald M. Seekins, a Myanmar expert at Okinawa's Meio U... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14742963&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:52 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14742963&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - An international aid group warns that as many as 1.5 million people in Myanmar could die from disease if they don't get clean water and sanitation soon. Oxfam's regional chie... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14742961&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:51 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14742961&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Saturday called on insurgents in the violence-stricken deep south to put down their arms and help contribute to the country's peace. Samak, accompanied by top mili... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740831&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:33 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740831&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 To meet demand for rice on domestic market, Thai Ministry of Commerce will soon prepare 200,000 five-kilogram bags of rice from state inventories for retail sale throughout the country, a senior minis... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740832&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:32 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740832&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej has prepared 2,000 aid sets comprising of food and bedding to help the victims of the cyclone-hit Myanmar, local media said on Saturday. The aid sets, which cos... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740830&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:30 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740830&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Privy Councillor and former prime minister Surayud Chulanont and a six-member entourage will reportedly fly to Burma's new capital Naypyidaw today in an effort to convince the ruling junta to accept h... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14741033&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:17:24 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14741033&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Not knowing the fate of loved ones is sometimes more painful than learning they have gone. But that is the way many Burmese workers in Thailand feel. They have been kept in the dark about their ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14742065&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:17:22 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14742065&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thailand has its own black magic love potion called namman prai (prai oil), but its magic has never been proven. Consumers have been warned about the oil after a consumer laid a complaint. The w... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740558&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:11 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740558&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 PM's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair said he will ban Public Relations Department (PRD) staff from reporting any news stories supporting a coup. ''Staff of the state media who encourage a coup either... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740559&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:10 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740559&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thai scientists have discovered a method to protect newborns from thalassemia, which is prevalent and causes an enormous financial burden on the country and the region. Preimplantation genetic diagnos... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740561&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:09 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740561&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday called on misguided southern insurgents to end their violent attacks and turn themselves in to the authorities if they want to be pardoned for their crimes. H... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740562&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:08 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740562&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 By Manop Thip-osod The Democrats smell a plot behind SMS messages convening an urgent House meeting tomorrow and suspect the government is in a rush to pick the House speaker. Democrat spokesman O... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740565&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:08 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740565&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Border trade is back to normal in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai following the eight-hour border closure yesterday by the Burmese junta so that Burma could smoothly hold its constitutional referendum.... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740560&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:10 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740560&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 No law accommodated the draft charter amendment submitted to parliament by a group led by activist Weng Tojirakarn, says Bangkok senator Rossana Tositrakul. She believed Dr Weng's group's attempt to a... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740563&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:07 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740563&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Chart Thai MPs have called on lawmakers to use their own judgement tomorrow in voting for a new House speaker rather than follow party lines. Their call could widen a conflict in the People's Power pa... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14739352&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:07 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14739352&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Farmers in this rice-growing province will meet on Tuesday to plan a rally against rice mill owners, who are allegedly trying to monopolise the market to keep rice prices low. Farmer groups leaders fr... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740564&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:06 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14740564&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Oil palm growers in this southern province are in a dilemma as some 20 palm oil production factories buying their produce have been hit by oversupply problems. Provincial governor Manit Wattansane sai... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14739379&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:06 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14739379&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thai police on Friday seized nearly 21,000 fake passports and arrested 12 people in what they described as their biggest-ever bust of a counterfeiting ring, a senior official said.Most of the 20,904 d... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14735450&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 15:09:12 -0400 Daily Star http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14735450&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The military government seized UN aid shipments last Friday and continued to block entry of many emergency relief experts from international agencies and foreign governments. The junta said it would d... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14735891&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 14:52:57 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14735891&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Geneva - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said its first TRUCKS had arrived in Myanmar without a hitch Saturday, carrying 20 tons of emergency aid for survivors of the cyclone. The trucks, with enough em... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14733687&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 11:35:30 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14733687&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Bangkok/Yangon, May 10 (DPA) The World Food Programme (WFP) Saturday resumed flying emergency supplies into cyclone-devastated Myanmar despite an ongoing dispute with the country's junta over how the ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14734204&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 11:28:05 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14734204&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK, May 10 (AlertNet) - While international aid workers wait for visas to get into Myanmar, a week after a Cyclone Nargis killed tens of thousands and left a million homeless, rights activists cr... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14734203&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 11:28:02 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14734203&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 HYDERABAD: A Thai woman was on Saturday arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for allegedly carrying two kilograms of heroin valued at Rs 2 crore in the international market. Actin... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14733690&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 11:16:42 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14733690&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 U.N. World Food Program announced Friday that it was suspending aid flights, saying the government had confiscated deliveries from two cargo planes. The agency later said it would resume flights today... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14731834&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 07:48:59 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14731834&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK, Thailand — The Myanmar junta's refusal to let in foreign aid workers has not stopped donors — from billionaire Bill Gates to a small British travel company — from trying to ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14729175&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 03:34:37 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14729175&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Metropolitan Police stopped 115 motorists in Bangkok for violating the ban on using mobile phones while driving Thursday, in the first nine hours the ban was in effect. Traffic police spotted most vi... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14728178&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:21 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14728178&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The long-awaited road project aimed at linking landlocked Kanchanaburi province with the Burmese coastal town of Tavoy finally looks close to fruition. It is thanks to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14728180&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:20 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14728180&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 google_ad_client = "pub-3070849023962414"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; google_ad_format = "336x280_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel =""; google_color_bord... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14728179&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:20 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14728179&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The Tavoy deep-sea port and road link project could raise Thai-Burmese bilateral trade to a new level, says the local business community. The project is laid out in a memorandum of understanding sign... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14726633&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:19 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14726633&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar's military government said Friday it had cleared a U.S. military relief flight for cyclone victims, declaring itself ready to accept aid from "all quarters." But the ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14726847&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:08:09 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14726847&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 CHIANG MAI : An ex-marine arrested yesterday for robbing a bank in Chiang Mai a month ago confessed to police he got the idea for the heist from a Thai action film. Piriya Acheepkosolkul, 30, robbed t... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725802&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:54 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725802&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 NAKHON RATCHASIMA : The Fine Arts Department will soon begin restoring the statue of heroine Thao Suranaree, which is partly damaged, a senior official said. Thanachai Suwanwattana, chief of the depar... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725808&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:53 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725808&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) is likely to conclude on Monday whether to file an indictment against deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his close associates for alleged corruption in t... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725810&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725810&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 AYUTTHAYA : Two robbers were shot dead by an owner of a rented apartment during an attempted robbery in Bang Pa-in district yesterday, local police said. They attempted to grab a gold necklace from a ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725809&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725809&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK The debt-ridden Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has been told by the Transport Ministry that it was time the agency ended its dependence on state assistance to keep its... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725803&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:54 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725803&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 CHIANG RAI : Residents of the Burmese border town of Tachilek will vote today on the draft of a new constitution despite the fact that the southern parts of their country have been declared a disaster... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723557&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:51 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723557&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 An abundance of food, an average supply of water and plentiful rice yields have been predicted for the coming year by traditional soothsayers after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony yesterday. The news has... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725804&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725804&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Insurgents are sabotaging power pylons in the deep South as they prepare to stage attacks on public offices and utilities, said an intelligence source at the Internal Security Operations Command Regio... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723716&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:50 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723716&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan has threatened to take legal action against paddy middlemen who refuse to buy paddy from farmers at market prices. The threat came in res... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723733&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:55 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723733&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 China and Japan agreed amid fanfare this week that friendly ties are vital, but a pair of pandas and ping-pong diplomacy aren't enough to erase the deep distrust that could yet derail the detente betw... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725812&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:48 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725812&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 A group of senators will explain to a Senate meeting next week why they oppose the immediate amendment of the charter and what should be done to stave off a potential political crisis arising from the... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725805&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:49 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725805&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Is work safety a myth in our country? Anyone studying the annual workplace casualty figures released last week might wonder so. They bear a startling resemblance to the highway death tolls seen at Son... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723369&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:47 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723369&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Attorney-General Chaikasem Nitisiri has demanded that the Assets Scrutiny Committee provide more evidence and witnesses over alleged graft related to the Export-Import Bank of Thailand's four-billion-... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723551&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:49 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14723551&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Beginning this Monday, we all will enjoy the annual opportunity to satisfy our primitive lust for voyeurism, courtesy of Academy Fantasia 5. Reportedly over 100 surveillance cameras and hand-held devi... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725811&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:46 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725811&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Despite the crippling damage done by last weekend's devastating cyclone, Burma's junta is pressing on with their planned referendum today. The constitution is a key step in the junta's seven-point ''r... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725813&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:46 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14725813&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK, Thailand - With only a few aging helicopters and little disaster experience, Myanmar's junta is risking the lives of millions of cyclone survivors by running the relief operation alone, aid e... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14719868&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:02 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14719868&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Rome/Bangkok, May 9 (DPA) With reports of a possible 100,000 cyclone deaths in Myanmar, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Friday suspended relief flights to Myanmar after 38 tons of aid we... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14719867&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:00 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14719867&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 MANILA, Philipppines--Thailand captured seven of 12 titles at stake to dominate the 29th Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship presented by the Department of Tourism on Friday at the Sherwood Hills co... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14713908&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:19 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14713908&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Phatthalung - A Bangkok-Hat Yai train derailed in Phatthalung Friday morning.Officials said part of the track at the Makok Nua station in Muang district sank as sleepers under it had decayed, causing ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14715113&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:23:54 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14715113&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 GENEVA (AFP)--The U.N will launch a flash appeal for $108 million in Bangkok on Monday to aid cyclone victims in Myanmar, the World Health Organisation said on its website. The WHO said it has req... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14715114&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:23:52 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14715114&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Bangkok - Thai police on Friday seized nearly 21 000 fake passports and arrested 12 people in what they described as their biggest-ever bust of a counterfeiting ring, a senior official said. Most o... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14709680&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:35:15 -0400 IOL http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14709680&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The cruise-stops will generate over 5000 tourists -Five major cruise line companies have notified the Tourism Authority of Thailand that they plan to include Phuket and Laem Chabang, in their regional... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705797&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:24:02 -0400 4Hoteliers http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705797&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 -- The huge death toll in the cyclone that hit Burma last Saturday would not have been so high if the Burmese government had heeded warnings from India and Thailand that a cyclone was on its way, acco... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705798&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:08:26 -0400 Buddhist Channel http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705798&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Friday abruptly cancelled plans to fly to Yangon over the weekend to persuade the ruling junta to accept aid workers and supplies for the cyclone-deva... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705799&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:42:27 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705799&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thailand is stepping up diplomatic mediation between the international community and Burma's military government over its refusal to allow large-scale aid operations. Thailand's Prime Minister, Samak... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705800&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:54:39 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705800&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Friday that he would fly to Yangon over the weekend to persuade the ruling junta to accept relief supplies for the cyclone-devastated country from t... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701932&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 02:56:13 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701932&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will fly to Myanmar on Sunday to persuade Myanmar leaders to green light relief supplies from the United States after the country was hit by Cyclone Nargis, media ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701931&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 02:04:36 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701931&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 RANGOON - Relief supplies from the United Nations began arriving in Burma yesterday, but US military planes loaded with aid were still denied access by the country's isolationist regime five days afte... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14702357&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:36:10 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14702357&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Size does matter - just ask the owner of Jubkang Noodle, a famous noodle stall in Chinatown. For more than four decades, the stall has served huge portions of noodles at a low price. It sticks b... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705176&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:36:09 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705176&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BEIJING: Thai teenager Chinnarat Phadungsil birdied his last three holes to join Malaysia's Iain Steel as co-leader after round one of the Pine Valley Beijing Open on Thursday. http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701929&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:44:08 -0400 New Straits Times http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701929&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Curry and rice for only 15 baht? That's the price of a meal in a new food project to be launched on Monday by Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin in a bid to ease the economic hardships of city dweller... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705175&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:36:09 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14705175&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- The leaders of the government's party factions will meet next week to discuss a cabinet reshuffle prompted by the resignation of Social Development and Human Security Minister ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14702815&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:28:22 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14702815&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The Navy said four ships, including the destroyer USS Mustin and the three-vessel Essex Expeditionary Strike Force, were heading for Myanmar from the Gulf of Thailand after the Essex deployed helicopt... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701930&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:27:01 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701930&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 A fact-finding panel yesterday concluded that People Power party MP Karun Hosakul physically assaulted Democrat MP Somkiat Pongpaibul in parliament on April 2. Democrat MP for Krabi, Pichet Phanvichar... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701275&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:39:01 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701275&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 PIYAPORN WONGRUANG A group of internet cafe operators yesterday proposed a new set of rules for governing their business, including opening 24 hours a day to clients aged over 18. They also promis... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14697646&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:57 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14697646&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Former House speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat asked 10 kamnan from Chiang Rai to help his sister win a seat in the Dec 23 general election, the Supreme Court was told on the opening day of a vote-buying ca... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701278&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:39:02 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701278&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The government yesterday came under fire for trying to hoodwink the public over amending the constitution. Criticism began as soon as the six-party coalition government announced it would keep its han... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701277&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:39:01 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701277&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Surat Osathanugrah, chairman of the Osotspa group, the country's largest consumer product conglomerate, died of sepsis yesterday. He was 78. Mr Surat was born on May 11, 1930. He obtained a bachelor's... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14698082&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14698082&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Foreign affairs permanent secretary Virasakdi Futrakul has circulated a letter in the Treaties and Legal Affairs Department praising its chief Virachai Plasai, who has been transferred to an inactive ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701274&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:39:00 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701274&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The Democrats are considering seeking Justice Minister Sompong Amornwiwat's impeachment over his push for the appointment of six people to serve at the ministry's new anti-graft office beyond the dead... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701273&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:59 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701273&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Based on the theme "Partnership — Hand in Hand," the annual event promotes Thai culture and features a variety of activities to advance exchanges between Thailand and Japan. http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14697278&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:58:21 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14697278&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Sutha Chansaeng resigned as social development and human security minister yesterday, in a move that may lead to a cabinet reshuffle. Mr Sutha, of the ruling People Power party (PPP), has suffered fro... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701276&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:39:03 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701276&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 NAKHON RATCHASIMA : The Cobra Gold war games, which started yesterday, are expected to generate more than 500 million baht revenue for the provinces where the joint exercise takes place. Nakhon Ratcha... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701280&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701280&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 They both died quietly, and one rather unexpectedly. The recent deaths of the two men would probably have gone unreported in most mainstream media. To the public, Nantachote Chairat and Pichet Butpala... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701285&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:53 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701285&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America and considered one of the forefront thinkers of modern democracy, was quoted as saying: ''The basis of our governments being the o... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14697800&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14697800&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Apart from George McGovern, a plainspoken man who knows something about losing elections, not a single Democrat of national stature publicly urged Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday to end her campai... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701284&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:38:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14701284&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 A US citizen and a Thai citizen will be put on trial in Vietnam on charges of "terrorism", a government spokesman said, six months after they were arrested with leaflets calling for political change. ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14682931&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 10:52:41 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14682931&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thailand's Social Development and Human Security Minister Sutha Chansaeng has submitted his resignation, which took effect immediately, Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej confirmed here on Thursday.... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14682929&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:59:26 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14682929&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Those using mobile phone without using hands-free devices while driving a vehicle in Thailand will break the law, face a fine, and endanger losing their driving licenses starting from Thursday. Violat... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14682930&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:59:19 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14682930&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 From today it is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving a vehicle on a road, unless using a hands-free device. Police want to publicise the ban before getting tough and will probably issue cautio... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675606&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:57 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675606&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 International relief agencies are still waiting for permission to enter Burma so they can take much-needed aid to hundreds of thousands of victims of Cyclone Nargis. The junta has given no response to... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675603&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675603&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The government has backed down from its plan to amend Article 309 of the constitution, which validates the actions of the Assets Scrutiny Committee in investigating alleged abuse of power by former Pr... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675602&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675602&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 NAKHON RATCHASIMA : Robbers drilled into the head of a statue of historical heroine Thao Suranaree looking for gold and rubbed the statue with a metal brush to collect raw materials, believed to be fo... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675607&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675607&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 PHATTHALUNG : About 700 kilos of premium-grade rice seeds were stolen prior to being transported for storage at a centre in Phatthalung's Muang district. Praiwan Chumai, a staff member at the provinci... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675612&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:50 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675612&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 After four years of legal wrangling, the Central Administrative Court on Monday awarded 22 ethnic Karen of Lower Klity village in Kanchanaburi 743,000 baht in compensation, to be paid by the Pollution... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675610&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:48 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675610&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 At least three cases of sexual harassment against students by lecturers at Thammasat University have been reported over the past decade, according to a seminar on sexual harassment at universities yes... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675605&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:55 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675605&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The lightning transfer of Virachai Plasai, chief of the Treaties and Legal Affairs Department and a chief negotiator in the Preah Vihear row with Cambodia, is related to his role in the CTX bomb scann... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675601&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:55 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675601&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Cyclone Nargis may have weakened, but the public is being warned that storms may visit Thailand in its wake. Meteorological Department chief Suparuek Tansrirattanawong said that parts of Thailand, par... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14673242&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:48 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14673242&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 The Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) has launched an early childhood education project to breed a new generation of southern youth in tune with the need for peaceful coexistence... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14673058&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:54 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14673058&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 A mild-mannered technocrat fond of 1970s rock music, Dmitry Medvedev steps up to Russia's presidency still overshadowed by his domineering predecessor. President Medvedev, who was inaugurated in a lav... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14673134&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:47 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14673134&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Second-line generic Aids drugs have already reached most HIV-positive patients as a direct result of the compulsory licensing (CL) policy, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) says. Delivery of ... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675611&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:50 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14675611&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 SA KAEO : Thailand is likely to be given extra time to complete the destruction of all landmines on its territory as required by the Ottawa treaty. The chairman of the 8th meeting of States Parties to... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14672806&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:53 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14672806&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Social security coverage is now available to the 23 million workers in the informal sector for the first time. In return for an annual payment of 3,360 baht, workers will be entitled to benefits cover... http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14672925&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:49 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.bangkoknews.net/?rid=14672925&cat=f90d16c28a9b5294