Thursday 17th May, 2012
Jazz, Hip Hop, Broadway Taught in Bangkok, Beyond
BANGKOK - A U.S.-funded arts program is training students in the Middle East and Asia with American style music, theater and dance. The "Yes Academy" strives to build bridges between the ...
HRH the Premier receives cable of thanks from Thai counterpart
Manama, May 16 (BNA) The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra today lauded the great advancement and development that the Kingdom of Bahrain enjoys on various levels that ...
Thai fraud artists sent home
Chinese police in South China's Guangdong Province repatriated 10 Thai nationals yesterday for allegedly conducting telecom fraud that reportedly targeted the Thai royal family.The police ...
Thailand: Mapping urban farming
Spero NewsA Geographical Information System (GIS) is being used to map vegetable production in the greater Bangkok region, seat of Thailand’s capital, to analyse how urban and peri-urban agriculture ...
Thai police seize tiger parts said to be for China
The Seattle TimesBANGKOK — Thai police say they have seized the carcasses of tigers and other big cats believed to have been destined for consumption in China. Police Lt. Col. Theerapat Tharithai says a Thai ...
Malaysians, Thais arrested in crystal meth bust
The Seattle TimesPolice in southern Thailand have seized 26 kilograms (57 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine concealed in a pickup truck's headlights. They arrested six people and say the drugs were to be ...
Democrats deny claims they backed arson attack
The NationMay 16, 2012 6:43 pm The Democrat Party has rejected claims by red-shirt leaders that local MPs supported the burning of a red-shirt pavilion in Songkhla. Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond ...
Phuket lifeguards likely back on duty ‘by Monday’
Phuket GazetteAfter two rounds of offers failed to attract a single bid to put lifeguards back on ...
6,000 soldiers deployed to guard 400 schools in deep South
The NationMay 16, 2012 4:53 pm Some 6,000 soldiers were deployed to guard 400 schools of the three southernmost provinces during the school term opening Wednesday, Army Chief Gen Prayuth Chanocha said. ...
Tarit declines to reply to Suthep's attack
The NationMay 16, 2012 4:24 pm The Department of Special Investigation will not reply to a Democrat's critique opposition the dropping of lese majeste charge involving Pheu Thai MP Jatuporm Promphan, DSI ...
Ten phone fraud suspects to be transferred to Thai police
Global TimesTen Thai suspects who were suspected of involving in a phone fraud case are expected to be transferred to the Thai police on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Public Security. The ...
Heavy rain, flash floods warned across Thailand
Global TimesThe Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued a warning for people in northern, northeastern, eastern and southern parts of the country to prepare for widespread scattered rain with heavy falls ...
Mother demands firm date for slain daughter's compensation
The NationMay 16, 2012 3:02 pm The mother of a victim killed in the 2010 bloodshed at Wat Pathum has demanded a firm date and clear guidelines for paying the compensation from the PM's Office. ...
111 Club meets to prepare activities to welcome 'political freedom'
The NationMay 16, 2012 1:39 pm Former Thai Rak Thai Party executives of so-called 111 Club members held a meeting at the Pheu Thai head office Wednesday to prepare special activities after the five-year ban ...
SET index midday down sharply
The NationMay 16, 2012 12:51 pm Thai composite stocks index (SET) at midday Wednesday stood at 1,160.44, down 24.11 points,or 2.04 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 was at 812.06, ...
Thailand enraged over army sex video with autistic woman
bikyamasrThailand's army faces massive criticism over sex video. BANGKOK: Thailand is in a frenzy over a video showing Thai army soldiers having sex with a woman. The anger grew this week after the ...
India travelers still prefer Thailand
bikyamasrIndian travelers make Thailand top destination. BANGKOK: Thailand remained the top travel spot for India tourists last year with some 900,000 Indians arriving in the Southeast Asian country, the ...
Weather warning for Phuket, Andaman coast
Phuket GazetteThis satellite image provided by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) shows the dense cloud cover passing over Phuket and the Andaman coast, causing heavy rains and prompting the TMD to issue ...
Thai auto firms zoom down the eco road
Asia News NetworkThis has resulted in a major change in the auto market, and many companies are forced to revamp their marketing strategies. They are also waiting to see how the eco-cars will affect the fast-growing ...
Long-term lease for Ban Thai
Independent.ieBAN Thai Holistic has taken a long-term lease on four of the five floors at 38 Dame St, at a rent of around €35,000 a year.Facing the Central Bank, the 180sqm of space had previously been ...
SET index opens down 17.99 pts, 1.52 pct
The NationMay 16, 2012 10:25 am Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Wednesday at 1,166.56, down 17.99 points, or 1.52 per cent in line with regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 816.38, ...
Wall St ends down
The NationMay 16, 2012 9:59 am U.S. shares closed down overnight after Greece depositors withdrew 700 million euros from Greek banking system. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 63.35 points, or 0.50 per ...
Contraction Called For Thai Stock Market
RTT News5/15/2012 10:48 PM ET (RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 40 points or 3.3 percent. ...
Eurozone crisis spurs export-credit insurance sales in Thailand
Asia News NetworkCompanies have rushed to buy export-credit insurance from the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) as they try to protect themselves against the persisting crisis in the eurozone, figures ...
Thailand ranks 41st in university ranking
Asia News NetworkWhile Thailand is ahead of seven other countries, including India and Indonesia, it lags behind China and Malaysia when it comes to the quality of higher education. China is at No. 39 while Malaysia ...
Thailand enforces 4-month freeze on retail price increase
Asia News NetworkThe Commerce Ministry of Thailand yesterday successfully pushed for 200 manufacturers to maintain retail prices on goods for another four months - but without any supporting measures when this ...
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