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Junior Indian wrestlers win 17 medals at Asian championship
Junior Indian wrestlers won a rich haul of medals at the recently concluded Asian Junior Championships here. The grapplers won in freestyle, greco-roman and female categories in the tourney held June 12-16. The freestyle team won three gold, two silver and two bronze medals and also took the overall team championship. The girls team won two silver and three bronze medals while the greco-roman ...
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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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UPDATE 1-Thai government set to cut rice intervention price
Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:20am EDT * Govt set to limit amount of rice it will buy * Farmers may accept changes if broad scheme continues (Adds losses from intervention, industry comment) By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat BANGKOK, June 18 (Reuters) - Thailand plans to cut prices and limit the amount of rice bought in a controversial support scheme for the grain as it attempts to retain vital political ...
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Buddhist monks criticized in Thailand after being seen flying with luxury goods on private jet
BANGKOK - Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behaviour after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet. The YouTube video showed one of the monks was wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a luxury brand travel bag and sporting a pair of modern-looking wireless headphones. It attracted ...
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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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Pheu Thai committee says Don Muang voters chose an individual over a party
The Pheu Thai strategic PR committee concluded on Monday that the party lost in the Don Muang by-election mainly because voters are attached to individual candidates rather than party's policies. The strategic PR committee headed by Noppadol Pattama, a legal adviser to former prime ...
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Thai monks under fire for allegedly living in fast lane
Thailand's National Office of Buddhism said it is investigating complaints of monks living lavish lifestyles with luxury vehicles and private jets. Nopparat Benjawatananun, director of the office, said monks at a temple in Sisaket are being investigated after several complaints were filed and officials viewed a video of three monks riding on a private jet, The Nation (Thailand) reported ...
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More than 4300 dengue cases in Bangkok in past six months
Dengue fever has hit 4,374 Bangkok residents and claimed one life in the capital during the past six months. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has implemented a variety of measures in a bid to control the disease. "We will spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes, the carrier of the disease. The next round of spraying will run from [Thursday] until June 30," Bangkok Governor MR ...
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Visiting premier talks of protracted Thai crisis
During Yingluck Shinawatra’s official visit to Japan late last month, Thailand’s first female premier did not just exploit her charm to win over Japan, but also dared to talk openly about the most sensitive issue facing her country — the protracted political crisis that followed the 2006 military coup that had overthrown her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, the most successful ...
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Police continue search for missing Rohingya children
PHUKET: Police continue to search for the missing 22 Rohingya children who have run away from the Phuket Shelter for Children and Families on Koh Sireh. The children have been missing since early April, says Phuket City Police Chief Sermphan ...
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Elephant smugglers caught at work in Phuket
PHUKET: Thalang police seized three elephants being illegally transported into Phuket this morning.Nine people were arrested in the early-morning raid and the two trucks transporting the elephants were seized.Suspects told police that ...
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PHUKET VIDEO REPORT Infamous Black Hole of Patong may not be fixed for weeks
PHUKET: After two motorbikes plunged into a giant pothole in the back streets of Patong early yesterday morning, Phuket authorities say they will not be able to start fixing the road until at least next week.A video posted on YouTube shows a foreigner having to dive into the huge ...
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Thailand cracks down on monks living it up with luxuries
Buddhist monks are supposed to adhere to Buddha's teachings of simplicity and self restraint, and not own any objects at all. This monk holds a pot to collect alms. Photograph: Damir ...
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V-Phuket braves wild weather to stage anti-government protest
PHUKET: Hundreds of V-Phuket protesters, wearing their iconic Guy Fawkes masks, braved the strong wind and lashing rain in Phuket Town yesterday afternoon to continue their protest against the Pheu Thai government under Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.The rally in Phuket was held in concert with ...
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Money market well placed if Fed ends stimulus BOT chief says
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has expressed confidence that the Thai money market will be able to cope with any capital movements that occur should the US Federal Reserve withdraw its monetary stimulus, while Kasikorn Research Centre forecast that the Fed would keep its bond purchases unchanged due to low US inflationary pressure. BOT Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said Monday that if the Fed ...
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Group demands Royal appointment of new PM
The Thai Patriotic Front has filed a petition seeking the Royal appointment of a new prime minister, citing what it described as failures by the current government on such issues as amnesty legislation, the rice-pledging policy and the Bt2-trillion infrastructure loans. Chaiwat Sinsuwong, leader of the anti-government Thai Patriotic Front, and about 1,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the ...
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DSI calls for luxury car tax scam pair to come in
The Department of Special Investigation Monday called for two businessmen allegedly involved in the transporting of six luxury cars that caught fire and revealed an on-going tax avoidance scheme, to turn themselves in before they were faced with arrest warrants. Director-general Tharit Pengdit said the two men's identities were known among law enforcement forces and they still had time to ...
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Video Obama arrives in Northern Ireland for G8 summit
The president along with leaders from the UK, Japan, Canada, Russia, Germany, France and Italy will attend the G8 summit where Syria is expected to dominate ...
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Thai Buddhist monks criticised for lavish behaviour
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's national Buddhism body says it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks boarding a private jet. The YouTube video emerging recently showing one of the monks was wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a brand name travel bag and sporting a pair of modern-looking wireless ...
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SET index ends up 5.77 pts 0.39 pct
Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Monday at 1,471.04, up 5.77 points, or 0.39 per cent amid Bt43.42 billion turnover in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 982.16, up 3.29 points, or 0.34 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: INTUCH, KBANK, ADVANC, JAS, CK The ...
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STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Brokers says earnings downgrades likely on weak economy
Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:42am EDT Listed Thai firms are at risk of earnings downgrades, thanks to the prospect of weaker growth in the domestic economy, two brokerages said during a seminar on Monday. "Conditions have changed and the growth in the domestic economy may not be as good as expected," said Pattera Dilokrungthirapop, CEO of DBS Vickers Securities. DBS would probably lower average ...
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Thailand's chances for the World Expo 2020
The World Expo 2020, if it were held in one of Thailand’s cities, would add around 1% to the national economy on its own. This is a huge amount of money and presents a significant impulsion for government authorities to secure the country’s bid, but the competition is strong and Thailand’s chances have been undermined.
The first World Exposition was held in London in 1851. At the time it was called “The Great Exhibition” and was intended to promote the industrial achievements of the various participating countries. The United Kingdom hosted the event because they, at the time, were of course the most industrialised nation in the world and the Crystal Palace they built to house the national pavilions was received as a wonder of engineering. Read more
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