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Son of gambling kingpin accused of beating girlfriend
A son of influential figure and alleged gambling kingpin Paijit Thammarojpinit has been accused of beating his model-girlfriend, who has sought shelter and protection at the Paveena Hongsakul Foundation for Women and ...
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BRN negotiator gives first media interview
In his first talk on Thai media airwaves, Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) negotiator Hassan Taib committed to the success of the peace dialogue process, but conceded there are other groups on both the Malay and Thai sides who do not want this to happen. He made his comments in a 38-minute talk in Bahasia Malaysia with the New Aspiration Party's former Narathiwat candidate A-Sae Tohramae. ...
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FDA ceremony to torch 3.4 tonnes of seized drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will burn 3.4 tonnes of illicit drugs worth Bt10 billion, as part of the country's 42nd official illicit-drug incineration ceremony in Ayutthaya's Bang Pain Industrial Estate on June 26, FDA chief Boonchai Somboonsuk said Wednesday. The drugs, seized from 2,584 cases, included 31 million yaba tablets, 298 kilograms of "ice", 125 kg of ...
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Yuranunt appointed as adviser
The Cabinet has resolved to appoint Pheu Thai MP candidate Yuranunt Pamornmontri as an adviser to Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan with immediate effect. Yuranunt resigned from his post as partylist MP to run in the June 16 Don Muang byelection, but lost. The ...
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Bangkok rises to the top of the worlds tourist destinations
Bangkok, being the world's top tourist destination, is also one of the top 3 destinations for travelers from Singapore, says online travel specialist ...
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SE Asia Stocks-Flat to weaker ahead of Fed Indonesia off high
BANGKOK, June 19 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets ended mostly weaker to flat on Wednesday as investors trimmed positions in the emerging region ahead of the results of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Share markets rose in early trade as the recently oversold region extended a rebound this week. But trading volume of all six Southeast Asian bourses dropped below a monthly ...
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SET index up 10.28 points
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 10.28 points, or 0.72%, to close at 1,437.70 points at the end of trading session this afternoon. The trade value was 48.92 billion baht, with 9.44 billion shares traded. The SET50 index ended at 960.32 points, up 9.79 points, or 1.03%, with a total trade value of 33.29 billion baht. The SET100 index rose 18.54 points, or 0.88%, to stand at ...
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Egats new governor selected
Soonchai Kumnoonsate, deputy governor for power plants of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), has been selected by a committee to become the new ...
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Vietnamese tourists in nightmare trip
A group of 700 Vietnamese tourists were left to fend for themselves in Bangkok after a Vietnamese travel agent failed to pay its Thai partner for their transport and hotels. The tourists had paid the company to organise their visit to Thailand from June 12-18 for a two-day Herbalife seminar followed by a tour of Bangkok. They purchased the package from Travel Life, a firm in Ho Chi Minh City. ...
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Russian arms depot explodes
MOSCOW - More than six thousand people were evacuated overnight in central Russia after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the country's emergency situations ministry said Wednesday. The blasts began Tuesday night and continued for hours after being sparked by efforts to dispose of munitions at an arms depot close to the town of Chapayevsk ...
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Myanmar rejects loan of white elephant to Thailand
Yangon - Myanmar on Wednesday turned down a request from Thailand for a loan of one of its "auspicious" white elephants to mark the countries' 65 years of diplomatic ties next year. Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichukchaikul earlier this month asked his counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin for the pachyderm, to be housed at Chiang Mai Zoo. "The Myanmar foreign minister told ...
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Democrats move to impeach govt over water project
The Opposition Democrat Party will file a petition to remove the Yingluck Cabinet on suspicion that the government colluded with four large companies in the bidding of the Bt350-billion water-management scheme. Democrat Bangkok MP Atavit Suwannapakdee, also a shadow Cabinet spokesman, said the shadow Cabinet had decided to solicit 120 MP signatures to file impeachment proceedings against the ...
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Egat panel selects deputy governor Soonchai as next agency head
The board of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has given its approval to Soonchai Kumnoonsate, currently deputy governor in charge of power-plant development, becoming the state agency's next governor. Kurujit Nakornthap, Energy Ministry deputy permanent secretary and chairman of ...
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Two Thai monks arrested in child sex scandal Police
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai police said on Wednesday they had arrested two monks for procuring a 14-year-old boy to perform sexual acts with an abbot, in the latest scandal to shake the kingdom's Buddhist clergy. The pair, who deny any knowledge of the alleged abuse, could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted, Police Colonel Wirachon Bunthawi said from the northern city of Chiang Mai. ...
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Jet-setting Thai monk to return next week
Disciples of Luangpu Nen Kham Chattiko - who was identified as one of three monks seen aboard a private jet in a video clip that has drawn widespread criticism - said yesterday he would return next week from his trip abroad to resume his duties as abbot of Wat Pa Khantitham in Si Sa Ket's Kanthararom district. The 34-year-old was one of a trio of monks wearing earphones and sunglasses and ...
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UPDATE 1-Thai government cuts rice price exporters unimpressed
Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:23am EDT * High intervention price meant huge losses for state * Moody's had warned of the budgetary consequences * Exporters say the new price is still too high (Adds exporters' comment, market outlook) By Pracha Hariraksapitak and Kittipong Thaicharoen BANGKOK, June 19 (Reuters) - Thailand's government approved a 20 percent cut in the guaranteed price it pays ...
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Rice pledging price cut to B12000
The extraordinary meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday agreed to reduce the pledging price for second crop paddy in 2013 to 12,000 baht per tonne from 15,000 baht, as proposed by the National Rice Policy Committee, PM's Office Minister Varathep Rattanakorn said. The reduction in the pledging price will take effect from July 1, 2013. Each household is also limited at no more than 500,000 ...
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Akshay Kumar returns to Bangkok
Bangkok . In those days, he also worked as a waiter at a restaurant in the capital city of Thailand. But now, after achieving success in his film ...
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STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Budget carrier Nok Air set for positive debut-brokers
Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:43am EDT Shares in low-cost airline Nok Airlines Pcl, a unit of national carrier Thai Airways International Pcl, are expected to rise on debut on the Thai main stock exchange on Thursday, due to the company's growth prospects and valuation appeal. "The pricing of 26 baht was not at the high end of the offer range. With a price-to-earnings valuation of around 11 times, ...
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Computer knowledge lacking in about half of EU citizens
Brussels - Half of all EU citizens have little or absolutely no computer skills, according to a recent annual report from the EU Commission on internet development within the European Union. Indeed, levels of familiarity with technology have scarcely tracked upwards in recent years. A third of respondents in the latest annual survey said they had never used the internet or never used a computer ...
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Democrat disagrees with rice-pledging price cut
The Democrat Party Wednesday expressed opposition to the government's plan to slash ricepledging price from Bt15,000 to Bt12,000. Democrat MP Atthawit Suwanphakdee, the spokesman of the Democrat shadow Cabinet, said the price slashing could contradict with the government's policy, which has been announced to Parliament. Atthawit said the Democrat legal team would study what action ...
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Asian companies more optimistic
Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, according to a Thomson Reuters survey. The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey found that the sentiment index climbed six points to 71 in June, its highest level in five quarters and the third consecutive ...
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Red shirts demand fair reporting
A group of red shirts gathered in front of the Nation newspaper headquarters in Bang Na on Wednesday, demanding that the paper do its duty and be neutral when reporting news. The group of about 20 people said they were members of Samut Prakarn Loving People Group and represented 50 districts of Bangkok. They also demanded that the Nation send out a representative to receive a letter of protest. ...
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COLUMN-Thailands rice scheme cutback doesnt go far enough Clyde Russell
Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:46am EDT --Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, June 19 (Reuters) - The Thai government has finally done something sensible with its rice intervention scheme by trimming the amount of money it pays farmers for their crops. But don't for a minute believe the massive problems the scheme has ...
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US to open elite military fighting units to women
Washington - Women in the US military will soon be able to serve in elite fighting units, such as the Navy SEALS and Army Rangers, positions previously open only to men, the military said Tuesday. The US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines released plans to open occupations such as infantry, armour and special operations by 2016. The US military said in January it would open combat positions to ...
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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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