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Energy Ministry to investigate southern blackouts
The Ministry of Energy will study Tuesday evening's blackouts in all 14 southern provinces so that the findings will be served as a lesson for the future, Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal said Wednesday. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the government did not want to see such a widespread power outage in the South again. "I was shocked to learn about [the blackouts]. ...
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Manmohan to visit Thailand
Bangkok, May 22 : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 30 to 31, the Thai foreign ministry announced here ...
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India Thailand to ratify treaty to swap prisoners
Thailand are on the verge of ratifying a treaty, seen as extremely significant by both the countries, that would enable them to swap prisoners. There are currently 60 Indians serving terms in Thai prisons mostly on charges of drug trafficking and a few attempted murder and theft. When ratified, the 'treaty on transfer of sentenced persons' will enable the swap of prisoners which will ...
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S Korea beats Thailand at Sudirman Cup badminton championships
South Korea's Lee Yong Dae (front) and Ko Sung Hyun compete during men's doubles at the the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships against Jongjit Maneepong and Puanguapech Nipitphon of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 21, 2013. Lee Yong Dae and Ko Sung Hyun won 2-0. (Xinhua/Zhang ...
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Animal lovers angry as 10000 wild horses targeted in cull
Sydney - Horse lovers warned of a "bloodbath" Wednesday as marksmen boarded helicopters to begin an aerial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in drought-stricken central Australia. Tourists were urged to stay clear of the area near the popular Kings Canyon Resort, 320 kilometres west of the Northern Territory town of Alice Springs. The Central Land Council said the cull would centre on ...
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Japan central bank says monetary-easing policy working
Tokyo - Japan's central bank said it would maintain its aggressive monetary-easing policy as it reported Wednesday that the economy has begun to pick up. The assessment was more upbeat than a report in April, when the Bank of Japan said the economy had finished weakening. It also marked the fifth consecutive month of improving economic forecasts, according to Kyodo news agency. The bank ...
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Google introduces cash by email function
San Francisco - Hundreds of millions of Google users already send photos, documents, videos and event invitations via the company's Gmail service. Now the web search giant is enabling them to send cash as well. Google announced the new payment feature at its I/O conference in San Francisco this month and said that it would work even with recipients who don't have a Gmail account. The ...
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SET index opens up 0.72 pt 0.04 pct
Thai composite stocks index (SET) index opened on Tuesday at 1,644.15, up 0.72 point, or 0.04 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 1,090.76, down 0.44 point, or 0.04 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: INTUCH,JAS,TRUE,CPALL,BEC. The ...
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Thai PM to address Lankan Parliament
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to address the Sri Lankan parliament on May 31. Prime Minister Shinawatra is scheduled to arrive in the country on May 30 on an official tour and she will be the third female state leader to address the parliament, according to sources. Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher had ...
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Cartoonist draws wrath of Thai prime minister
Police want to question a political cartoonist in a defamation case brought by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over comments he reportedly made about her on ...
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STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Shin Corp retreats after MSCI deletion announcement
Wed May 22, 2013 12:30am EDT Shares in telecoms group Shin Corporation Pcl fell 2.6 percent to 94.25 baht after brokers said the stock would be removed from index provider MSCI's addition list as part of its semi-annual index review. MSCI announced on its website that Shin Corporation would not be added to the MSCI Thailand index because its free-float adjusted market capitalisation was less ...
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Phuket monsoon weather hits tourism seafood prices
PHUKET: The rough seas brought on by the onset of the annual southwest monsoon have taken their toll on the Phuket tourist day-trip trade, with companies reporting only half the usual number of passengers.Meanwhile, fishing boats have been unable to put to sea, with the resulting fall in supply causing an upsurge in seafood ...
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STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-BEC World drops after block trades
Tue May 21, 2013 11:34pm EDT Shares in broadcaster BEC World Pcl dropped 6 percent to 67 baht after block trades at a lower-than-market price of 66 baht on average, according to Thai stock exchange data. BEC's shareholders planned to sell 80 million shares in block trades at 66 baht each in the morning session, broker Maybank Kim Eng Securities said in a report. The broader SET index was ...
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Microsoft unveils new Xbox Now with live TV
Seattle - Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the next iteration of its Xbox video game console, Xbox One, in its latest bid to keep its market share in the home entertainment system market. Microsoft's current console, the Xbox 360, has overtaken the video-game machine market from both the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii since it was introduced seven years ago. The Xbox One will take ...
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Most Thai CEOs believe high baht hurting business survey finds
Four in five CEOs believe that the baht bubble is battering their business, the long-term health of the economy remains unclear and rising costs will continue to constrict liquidity, according to a survey of chief executives' sentiments for ...
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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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