Provides the latest RSS feeds for Thailand News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Thailand News.net http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/cat/7eb51d3138244bed/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 19:11:06 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:11:06 -0400 30 (MENAFN) Thailand's total exports rose 10.5 percent to USD18.7 billion in April on yearly basis, reported Xinhua News citing the Thai Ministry of Commerce.The ministry said that during the first 4 months, the country's total exports rose to USD75.67 billion.It attributed the higher exports to a growth in the industrial sector and a slight fall of the baht.It's worth noting that the ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214724660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:17 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214724660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Manama-May-23(BNA)The Thai Cultural Festival was today given the go-ahead at the Cultural Hall. Culture Minister Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa and Thai Ambassador to Bahrain Vichai Varasirikul and a number of diplomats attended the opening ceremony. The Ministry of Culture is organizing the festival with the Thai Ministry of Culture and Manama-based Thai Embassy. The festival, which ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214723207/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:05 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214723207/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok has a special package for its Club accommodations, with rates starting at Baht 3,560 per night for a Club Deluxe Room if they stay for 2 nights or more, along with 15 percent discount on regular a la carte treatments at Spa Cenvaree and 25 percent discount on all spa packages. The package is available from now until October 31, 2013, and rates are ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214722763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:46 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214722763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Bangkok, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The Thai government issued a positive sign for the world rice trade when calling on rice entrepreneurs, buyers and experts to participate in a new route towards the 2013 Rice Convention. Thailand seeks to become the rice center for Asean and the world, announced an official communiqu referring to the meeting that will be held in May 26-28 in Chiang Mai, 700 ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214718465/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:56 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214718465/scat/7eb51d3138244bed SINGAPORE (AFP) - The parents of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year said Thursday they will seek a US congressional inquiry and tap a celebrity Thai pathologist to prove their son was murdered.Mary Todd, mother of the late researcher Shane Todd whose death in June 2012 was ruled a suicide by the Singapore police, indicated the family did not expect the US government to intervene ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214715338/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:46 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214715338/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to campaign for a section of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage site. Deputy Bangkok Governor Jumpol Sumpaopol Thursday said the House of Representative's Standing Committee on Lands, Natural Resources and the Environment had resolved to push for the listing of the stretch of the river from the Phra ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712910/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:41 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712910/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Nation Multimedia Group is looking forward to successful fund mobilisation to finance its bid for digital TV licences after receiving an overwhelming response from shareholders to subscribe to newly issued shares, president Duangkamol Chotana said Thursday. NMG last month said it planned to increase registered capital by Bt1.79 billion from Bt873.3 million by issuing 3.38 billion new shares at ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712911/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:40 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712911/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) said Thursday that the difficulties surrounding its legal status had ended following a decision in December to bring back its old charter. The announcement meant 499 students from more than 30 countries will be able to attend their graduation ceremonies, without worrying about the validity of their degrees. "We have now returned to normalcy after ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712659/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:33 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712659/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has invited Japanese investors to join the Dawei Deep Sea Port project in Myanmar, while Japanese businesses have expressed an interest in bidding for satellite and high-speed rail projects in Thailand, the PM's secretary-general said Thursday. Suranand Vejjajiva said Yingluck met her Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, on Wednesday and discussed bilateral ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:32 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Thursday at 1,622.56, down 8.71 points, or 0.53 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 1,074.25, down 7.44 points, or 0.69 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: BAY, ADVANC, MFEC, TRUE, KBANK. The ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712869/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:36 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712869/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks fell on Thursday, with Singapore marking its worst week since November 2012 and Thai stocks at their lowest close in more than two weeks, as worries over the future of U.S. monetary stimulus and weak Chinese data dented global sentiment. Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia saw weakness in large caps such as Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Siam ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712597/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:45 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214712597/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will join Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) at the first Opportunity Day, in Chiang Mai, when the top management of listed companies will meet directly with regional investors on May 31 at Centara Duangtawan Hotel from 9am to 4pm. The companies joining this event include Sahacogen (Chon Buri), Ratchthani Leasing and Universal Adsorbents & Chemicals. ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214711675/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:03:25 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214711675/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Yangon -- The government has reportedly halted a hydropower dam project with Italian-Thai Development Plc in Taninthayi region of lower Myanmar, citing its possible environmental and social impacts. Ital-Thai's dam project located near Myeik township was expected to generate at least 800 megawatts of electricity upon completion, but is believed to pose flood risks to the thousands of ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214711676/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:03:24 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214711676/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Paitoon Kruain, 32, who operated an illegal taxi picking up tourists at Phuket International Airport, has been charged with sexual assault and is now being held at Phuket Prison. Photo: Kritsada ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710725/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 05:20:20 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710725/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Pheu Thai MPs Thursday tabled a national reconciliation bill drafted by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung for Parliament's deliberation, say the bill seeks amnesty for all political groups so that the country can move forward. A group of 15 ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710760/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:53 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710760/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The anti-government People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) has ended its rally after 18 days of protest, saying it had reached an agreement on a number of issues with the government. However, it vowed to return if the government failed to keep its promises. "According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the protesters, the government has agreed to solve two problems ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710536/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:46 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710536/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Thailand's benchmark SET index fell as much as 3 percent in afternoon session, joining Asian and global shares on concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus and weak Chinese factory data. Index heavyweight energy and banking shares came under heavy selling pressure, with Siam Commercial Bank Pcl and PTT Exploration and ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710488/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 03:56:35 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710488/scat/7eb51d3138244bed An Italian who is suspcted to have defrauded millions of dollars from Italian financial institutions and other crimes, has been arrested by police in Thailand. Media reports said today Stefano Raccaqni, 38, (pictured) was arrested on Tuesday in Chiang Mai, 600 kilometres north of Bangkok, on a request from Italy via Interpol. He faces charges of defrauding Italian banks and finance companies of ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709574/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:04 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709574/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tokyo -- Japanese stocks fell 7 per cent Thursday on an unexpected drop in a Chinese business confidence index, and a strengthening of the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 1,143.28 points, or 7.32 per cent, to end at 14,483.98, while the broader-based Topix index was down 87.69 points, or 6.87 per cent, at 1,188.34. An unexpectedly weak index of purchasing managers' ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709575/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 03:44:32 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709575/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thai police have arrested an Italian national on suspicion of defrauding millions of dollars from Italian financial institutions and other crimes, police said Thursday. Stefano Raccaqni, 38, was arrested on Tuesday in Chiang Mai, 600 kilometres north of Bangkok, on a request from Italy via Interpol. He faces charges of defrauding Italian banks and finance companies of more than 8.6 million ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708541/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:53 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708541/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Thailand's main SET index was down 1.6 percent at midday, underperforming others in Southeast Asia, as investors cashed in on recently rallying shares ahead of a three-day weekend and the central bank's policy rate review next week. Sentiment was broadly weak on worries in Asia about a reduction in U.S. monetary stimulus. Local brokers said the Thai stock ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708381/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 02:15:56 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708381/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: A Phuket construction worker died yesterday after falling from scaffolding at a house being built in Thalang.Thalang Police were called to the site, in Soi Lak Maung in Baan Muang Mai, at about 10:30am.At the scene they found Manit Mongkhon, 42, from Nan Province in Northern Thailand, dead from a fatal head injury.Coworkers Sataphon Phaojumroon, 49, and Manoo Kumsorn, 65, told police Mr ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707584/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 01:51:50 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707584/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK | Thu May 23, 2013 1:43am EDT BANGKOK May 23 (Reuters) - Bank of Ayudhya Pcl, Thailand's fifth-largest lender, denied a newspaper report that Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) had offered to buy General Electric's stake in it for 40 baht per share. "The news is groundless," President Philip Tan told reporters on Thursday. Thai-language Khao Hoon ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708379/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 01:43:32 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708379/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The shop owners say the no parking zone in front of their shops, located opposite Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town, is hurting their livelihoods. Photo: Kritsada ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706541/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 00:43:11 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706541/scat/7eb51d3138244bed An academic yesterday warned the government against trying to use the recent power blackout in the South as an excuse to push ahead with the construction of more power plants. Several current power-plant projects face opposition from locals. "Various agencies have now given conflicting information, especially in regard to power demand in the South," assistant professor Prasart Meetam ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706386/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 00:32:12 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706386/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: Nine Chinese were arrested on Tuesday for illegally selling amulets and souvenirs at Wat Kathu, one of the oldest temples on the island.Phuket Immigration Office Superintendent Pol Col Sanchai Chokhayaikij led officers to the revered site at about 4:30pm, where they found the Chinese nationals actively selling amulets and souvenirs to visitors at the temple ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705452/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:06 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705452/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Narathiwat - One suspected insurgent was killed and two others were arrested in a clash with rangers and volunteers late Wednesday night. A ranger volunteer, Yothin Promchuay, 23, was also killed during the clash at 11:30 pm in Ipayaet village in Tambon Juap in Joh I Rong district. The clash happened after 50 rangers and ranger volunteers were dispatched to check a house in the village after the ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705453/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:24 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705453/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut was met en masse late yesterday by the drivers of a second taxi company after having already been dragged to Phuket International Airport due to an all-night vigil held by the illegal taxi drivers of Mook Andaman co-operative outside his official residence Tuesday night ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704523/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:41 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704523/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Indonesia’s low-cost airline, Lion Air, has made a move into Thailand’s aviation market, with plans to launch a new Thai subsidiary. Although plans for Thai Lion Air first came into light six years ago, Thailand’s Civil Aviation Department confirmed the plans this week, but stressed the airline is yet to submit an application for an air operator’s certificate. ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704369/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:50 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704369/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Police are gathering evidence in support of arrest warrants for two suspected arsonists and six alleged accomplices in relation to the Central World Mall fire during the 2010 riots. Following a meeting yesterday to discuss the progress of the Central World arson probe, Metropolitan Police chief Khamronwit Thoopkrajang said investigators had identified two suspected arsonists from photographs and ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:46 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, Thailand - Thawatchai Arunyik, deputy governor for domestic marketing at the Tourism Authority of Thailand, has been selected as the TAT's next governor to replace Suraphon Svetasreni, whose contract with TAT will end on December 21. The decision to appoint Thawatchai to the top post at the state enterprise will not come as a surprise to the tourism industry, as he had been seen ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704218/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:21 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704218/scat/7eb51d3138244bed International tourist arrivals to Thailand posted a growth of 19.04% during January to April this year, according to Ministry of Tourism and Sports' data. Released late last week, the ministry's research registered 8,841,730 trips to the country during the first 4 months, up from 7,427,772 visits during the same period last year. In April alone, there were 2,013,012 trips, up 19.38% ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:03 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703088/scat/7eb51d3138244bed German Chancellor Angela Merkel has maintained her position as the most powerful woman in the world, in a ranking published Wednesday by Forbes magazine. Merkel has held the number one position on the Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in the world for the third year in a row. The 58-year-old chancellor has been a regular on the list since her first appearance in 2006, one year ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701712/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:14 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701712/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, Thailand - Seen recently in Bangkok were Karma Lotey, Director of Bhutan's Tourism Council, President of the Association of Bhutan Tour Operators (ABTO) and CEO of Yangphel Travel, visiting friend Andrew Wood, National President of Skal International Thailand. Karma and Andrew discussed many topics during his visit to Andrew's home including the setting up of a Skal Club in ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697701/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:33 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697701/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's army chief on Wednesday urged teachers in the country's insurgency-racked south to stay at home after 6pm to avoid falling victim to militants as the new school year gets under way.Nearly 160 teachers and other school staff have been killed during a nine-year-old insurgency that has gripped Thailand's Muslim-majority deep south, bordering Malaysia.Recent ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214696500/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:09 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214696500/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, THAILAND -- As the debate on same-sex marriage continues in Western nations, including the United States, Thailand could become the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Thailand is known for its liberal acceptance of sexuality, but the draft same-sex marriage law is not without controversy. This is a traditional Thai wedding, except there is no groom. There are two ... http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:33 -0400 http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed