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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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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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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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