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/ en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 15:11:40 -0400 Tue, 13 May 2008 15:11:40 -0400 30 Mobilising supplies Other exiles are trying to help the struggling relief effort by sending cash and supplies through trusted channels, or even going back home to help on the ground. 'Everyone is mobi... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14791435&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 12:43:25 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14791435&cat=7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, 13 May 2008 (IRIN) - Charm Tong does not remember fleeing into Thailand - she was only six years old when her parents took her across the border from Myanmar. Her home in Shan State - Myanmar... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14791437&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 12:43:24 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14791437&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Brussels - The European Union's aid chief, Louis Michel, is set to join the humanitarian workers waiting for visas to enter Myanmar in Bangkok as he tries to arrange a meeting with the Myanmar authori... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14787512&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 10:33:58 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14787512&cat=7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK: About 500 people were evacuated after floods struck parts of southern Thailand following three days of heavy rains, officials said on Tuesday. http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14787513&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 09:05:55 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14787513&cat=7eb51d3138244bed "The energy landbridge project is still under the ministry's plan, with an aim to be an energy trading hub for this region," Energy Ministry deputy permanent secretary Kurujit Nakornthap told report... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14788224&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 08:57:45 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14788224&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has cancelled a planned trip to Beijing this week in the wake of a massive earthquake in south-western China that has claimed an estimated 9,000 lives, t... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14782219&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 05:33:59 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14782219&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The retail component of the offer has been five times subscribed, this person told Dow Jones Newswires. Thai Tap's IPO, which will be the second largest in http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14782270&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 05:23:54 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14782270&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thailand's premier will travel to Burma on Wednesday to press the junta to allow in foreign aid workers who are struggling to get visas after Cyclone Nargis, the foreign minister said. Samak Sundarav... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779340&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 01:56:02 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779340&cat=7eb51d3138244bed University of Washington on Saturday.Brown is charged with one count of wire fraud. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison. Health problems prevented her from appearing in federal court in S... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779804&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:48:52 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779804&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Interpol released photos of him last week and asked for the public's help in identifying him.Corliss is charged with producing child pornography. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee Vartan said images show Co... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779803&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:48:48 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779803&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Bangkok - Thailand-based companies are expected to propose about 100 carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction projects for certification under the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism this year, media r... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779343&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:53 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779343&cat=7eb51d3138244bed BEIJING : A massive earthquake stunned southwest China yesterday, killing more than 8,000 people and flattening schools, factories and homes in a powerful tremor felt across a swathe of southeast Asia... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779477&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:27 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779477&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Both sides met at the Commerce Ministry here yesterday, three days after Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed met Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to seek the Thai go... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779342&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:45:13 -0400 New Straits Times http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779342&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Last month two sexual assault cases at internet cafes shocked the nation. One case involved two boys who were sexually assaulted at an internet cafe, and in the other case a girl was sexually assaulte... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779537&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:25 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779537&cat=7eb51d3138244bed When I saw the "Open letter to the Immigration Dept" (Postbag, May 10), I thought here's another whinging farang knocking Thailand or things Thai. But not so. The writer has reason to complain, for th... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14781709&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:23 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14781709&cat=7eb51d3138244bed 's hip young middle class, the resort boasts geometric blocks of rooms, boxy villas, large open courtyards and dazzling marble surfaces. A wall of thousands of loose stones lines a reflecting p... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779338&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:11:05 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779338&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Royal Thai Consul General, Kiattikhun Chartprasert “Accessibility is good, Australia is one of our major markets in terms of visitation,” Royal Thai Consul General, Kiattikhun Chartprasert... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779337&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:10:57 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14779337&cat=7eb51d3138244bed SURAT THANI : Thirty families have been evacuated to safer ground amid fears of a major flood and possible landslides from a national park runoff in Wipawadi sub-district as heavy downpours continued ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14775962&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:09 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14775962&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Burma yesterday, as the United Nations urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who could help up to two million cyclone... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778704&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:12 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778704&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The ban on rice farmers selling their grain across restricted zones will be lifted, to ensure they get a fair price for their harvest, Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan said yesterday. His decision... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778705&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:11 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778705&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Another animal welfare group yesterday voiced its opposition to a City Hall regulation requiring dog owners to have their pets implanted with microchips. Pimol-orn Angsawothai, of the Animal Welfare F... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778701&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:08 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778701&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Newly elected House Speaker Chai Chidchob yesterday promised to reconcile all political parties, despite criticism by Chart Thai party leader Banharn Silpa-archa of his ability to control meetings. Mr... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778700&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:07 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778700&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thailand may ask Unesco to again postpone its decision on the registration of the ancient ruins at Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site this year if it is unable to convince Cambodia to settle the la... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778697&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:05 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778697&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Many officials at the Foreign Ministry are seeking a transfer to avoid political pressure from politicians trying to access confidential information on the procurement of the scandal-tainted CTX lugga... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778698&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:06 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778698&cat=7eb51d3138244bed PATTANI : A school in Pattani's Mayo district was set on fire on Sunday night, just hours before the new semester began yesterday. One building of Ban Krawa school was reduced to ashes in the fire whi... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778702&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:10 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778702&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Many major state-run schools are still charging ''additional educational expenses'' from parents despite the government's scheme to provide more funding for free education nationwide. The director of ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14775614&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:09 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14775614&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The hot noon sun beats relentlessly down on scores of Burmese citizens packed aboard long-tail boats on the Andaman Sea, sailing from Burma's Victoria Point to Thailand's Ranong harbour. These border-... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14775748&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:05 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14775748&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Karun Hosakul, a Bangkok MP for the People Power party, has refused to resign over an alleged assault on a member of the opposition. Mr Karun claimed there has been no firm evidence that he is guilty ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778699&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:07 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778699&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Not much illustrates better the critical ties linking the worse security threats than the fake document trade. Twice in a fortnight now, police have broken up spectacular gangs specialising in providi... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778696&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:04 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778696&cat=7eb51d3138244bed As the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown approaches, a book with the iconic image of the man in front of the tank leaps off the bookstore shelf. The Granta Book of Reportage, published in 20... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778695&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:03 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778695&cat=7eb51d3138244bed A US air drop of humanitarian aid to the desperate survivors in the Irrawaddy delta _ with or without Burma's permission _ is the only way to save lives that hang in the balance with each passing hour... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778694&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:02 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14778694&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Posted on: Monday, 12 May 2008, 12:00 CDT Text of report in English by Thailand-based Burmese publication Irrawaddy website on 11 May [Report by Wai Moe from "News" section: "France Backtracking on I... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14770556&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 16:38:03 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14770556&cat=7eb51d3138244bed BEIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Chengdu. The quake was felt across m... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14762663&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 09:58:40 -0400 Seven News http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14762663&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army Gen. Anupong Paochinda on Monday ruled out the possibility of another coup, saying the military is not worried about such speculations. "I hereby affirm ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14758966&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 05:33:58 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14758966&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Four Thai students use a waterwheel to measure the rate of flow from melted snow in Gifu city, Japan. The four are with a group of 16 students and teachers who won a trip to Japan to learn more about ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14759564&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 05:05:34 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14759564&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Ranong, Thailand - The hot noon sun beats relentlessly down on scores of Myanmar citizens packed aboard long-tail boats on the Andaman Sea, sailing from Myanmar's Victoria Point toward Thailand's Rano... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755897&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 03:17:50 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755897&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thailand's House of Representatives on Monday elected veteran MP Chai Chidchob, nominated by the ruling People Power Party (PPP), as the new House Speaker to succeed Yongyuth Tiyapairat who earlier re... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755899&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 02:27:17 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755899&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thailand's House of Representatives, or lower house of parliament on Monday began a debate and voting to elect a new House Speaker, after Yongyuth Tiyapairat resigned from the post pending trial on el... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755898&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 02:27:09 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755898&cat=7eb51d3138244bed There are many proverbs pertaining to an important organ of the human being _ the mouth. Or the tongue, as referred to in Aesop's fable about a master who told his servant to prepare the best dish as ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14758320&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 01:57:40 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14758320&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The government will buy land from residents in the restive South if they want to sell out and move elsewhere, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said yesterday. Mr Samak said on his Sunday television tal... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14758319&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Mon, 12 May 2008 01:57:37 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14758319&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Host Indonesia narrowly defeated Thailand 5-4 in Group D in the first day's Thomas Cup Sunday night. In the first singles match, Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana beat Indonisia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-17, 21-... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754047&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 23:40:30 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754047&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Several recent opinion surveys found the People Power party (PPP)-led government had failed to impress the public in the first three months it has run the country, particularly in curbing the soaring ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755563&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:57:00 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755563&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thailand will act as a mediator to help with the movement of international relief supplies to Burma, which are being held up by the military junta and are stuck in Thailand, Foreign Minister Noppadon ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754354&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:57:00 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754354&cat=7eb51d3138244bed SIRIKUL BUNNAG A peaceful approach in problem-solving and the democratic principles observed by the late statesman Pridi Banomyong should be adopted by the country in carrying out the charter chan... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755561&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:57 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755561&cat=7eb51d3138244bed CHIANG RAI : More than 100 bottles of bird flu vaccine, worth six million baht, were seized at Chiang Saen port yesterday. Customs staff found 120 bottles of 250cc vaccine on a Chinese cargo ship, Hon... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755562&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:58 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755562&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The Samak Sundaravej government failed to handle key national issues in its first three months in office, according to an opinion survey by Assumption University. The Abac Poll Research Centre conduct... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755559&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755559&cat=7eb51d3138244bed A canvasser was shot dead in Ayutthaya yesterday amid allegations of vote buying as provincial administration organisation (PAO) elections were held in five provinces. The body of Chamlong Pakisuk, 63... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755558&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:55 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755558&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The long-delayed construction of a memorial to mark the May 1992 massacre, or Black May, is expected to be completed in May next year, said a member of a committee assigned to oversee its construction... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755560&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755560&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fuel prices at the pump rise again today by 50 satang per litre. The Finance and the Energy ministries plan to meet this week to seek new ways to encourage people to use alternative fuels. From ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754374&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:54 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754374&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Torrential rain has battered the northern provinces since Saturday night, triggering mountain runoff that has caused widespread flooding, with Kamphaeng Phet the hardest-hit area. Officials said villa... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755565&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:53 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755565&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has instructed police to search for the ''man with the receding hairline'' who tried to sabotage the government and the royal family. Mr Samak said during his televised... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755566&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:55 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755566&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The media industry is exerting a bad health influence on Thai youngsters, leading them into hazardous behaviour like having sex with friends and washing in laundry bleach to lighten their skin. Severa... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754312&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754312&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Malaysia's recent elections promised a new era of democracy and reform, but instead have ushered in an ugly fight for power and money that has turned away investors. Malaysia's ruling coalition suffer... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754414&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:51 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14754414&cat=7eb51d3138244bed ''Bangkok to be fashion centre of world.'' Next week the headline will read, ''Bangkok to be travel centre of the world'', or ''Car parts manufacturing centre of the world.'' Checking a website ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755567&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:51 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755567&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Pata CEO and president Peter de Jong should be applauded for providing additional information one recent ''CEO Challenge''at was not available toe press attendinge closing media briefing. It is ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755568&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 22:56:48 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14755568&cat=7eb51d3138244bed May 11, 2008 · At least a million and a half people in Myanmar are in need of food and shelter. Aid teams are arriving slowly from Thailand, but many relief workers are still awaiting visas. http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14748152&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 13:43:24 -0400 NPR http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14748152&cat=7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK -- Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who has a notoriously combative relationship with his country's press, threatened on Sunday to sue two local newspapers. Speaking on his weekly "... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14746608&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 09:59:40 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14746608&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Saturday called on insurgents in the violence-stricken deep south to put down their arms and help contribute to the country's peace. Samak, accompanied by top mili... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740831&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:33 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740831&cat=7eb51d3138244bed To meet demand for rice on domestic market, Thai Ministry of Commerce will soon prepare 200,000 five-kilogram bags of rice from state inventories for retail sale throughout the country, a senior minis... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740832&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:32 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740832&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej has prepared 2,000 aid sets comprising of food and bedding to help the victims of the cyclone-hit Myanmar, local media said on Saturday. The aid sets, which cos... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740830&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:30 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740830&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Privy Councillor and former prime minister Surayud Chulanont and a six-member entourage will reportedly fly to Burma's new capital Naypyidaw today in an effort to convince the ruling junta to accept h... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14741033&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 00:17:24 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14741033&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Not knowing the fate of loved ones is sometimes more painful than learning they have gone. But that is the way many Burmese workers in Thailand feel. They have been kept in the dark about their ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14742065&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sun, 11 May 2008 00:17:22 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14742065&cat=7eb51d3138244bed PM's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair said he will ban Public Relations Department (PRD) staff from reporting any news stories supporting a coup. ''Staff of the state media who encourage a coup either... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740559&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:10 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740559&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thailand has its own black magic love potion called namman prai (prai oil), but its magic has never been proven. Consumers have been warned about the oil after a consumer laid a complaint. The w... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740558&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:11 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740558&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Border trade is back to normal in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai following the eight-hour border closure yesterday by the Burmese junta so that Burma could smoothly hold its constitutional referendum.... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740560&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:10 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740560&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thai scientists have discovered a method to protect newborns from thalassemia, which is prevalent and causes an enormous financial burden on the country and the region. Preimplantation genetic diagnos... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740561&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:09 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740561&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday called on misguided southern insurgents to end their violent attacks and turn themselves in to the authorities if they want to be pardoned for their crimes. H... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740562&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:08 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740562&cat=7eb51d3138244bed By Manop Thip-osod The Democrats smell a plot behind SMS messages convening an urgent House meeting tomorrow and suspect the government is in a rush to pick the House speaker. Democrat spokesman O... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740565&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:08 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740565&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Chart Thai MPs have called on lawmakers to use their own judgement tomorrow in voting for a new House speaker rather than follow party lines. Their call could widen a conflict in the People's Power pa... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14739352&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:07 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14739352&cat=7eb51d3138244bed No law accommodated the draft charter amendment submitted to parliament by a group led by activist Weng Tojirakarn, says Bangkok senator Rossana Tositrakul. She believed Dr Weng's group's attempt to a... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740563&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:07 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740563&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Farmers in this rice-growing province will meet on Tuesday to plan a rally against rice mill owners, who are allegedly trying to monopolise the market to keep rice prices low. Farmer groups leaders fr... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740564&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:06 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14740564&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thai police on Friday seized nearly 21,000 fake passports and arrested 12 people in what they described as their biggest-ever bust of a counterfeiting ring, a senior official said.Most of the 20,904 d... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14735450&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 15:09:12 -0400 Daily Star http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14735450&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Geneva - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said its first TRUCKS had arrived in Myanmar without a hitch Saturday, carrying 20 tons of emergency aid for survivors of the cyclone. The trucks, with enough em... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14733687&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 11:35:30 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14733687&cat=7eb51d3138244bed HYDERABAD: A Thai woman was on Saturday arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for allegedly carrying two kilograms of heroin valued at Rs 2 crore in the international market. Actin... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14733690&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 11:16:42 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14733690&cat=7eb51d3138244bed A new Web site allows anyone to take a virtual tour of Pattaya, Thailand, from the comfort of their own home. Bangkok, Thailand ( http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14728945&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 03:33:26 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14728945&cat=7eb51d3138244bed google_ad_client = "pub-3070849023962414"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; google_ad_format = "336x280_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel =""; google_color_bord... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14728179&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:20 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14728179&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The long-awaited road project aimed at linking landlocked Kanchanaburi province with the Burmese coastal town of Tavoy finally looks close to fruition. It is thanks to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14728180&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:20 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14728180&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The Tavoy deep-sea port and road link project could raise Thai-Burmese bilateral trade to a new level, says the local business community. The project is laid out in a memorandum of understanding sign... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14726633&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Sat, 10 May 2008 00:16:19 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14726633&cat=7eb51d3138244bed CHIANG MAI : An ex-marine arrested yesterday for robbing a bank in Chiang Mai a month ago confessed to police he got the idea for the heist from a Thai action film. Piriya Acheepkosolkul, 30, robbed t... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725802&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:54 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725802&cat=7eb51d3138244bed An abundance of food, an average supply of water and plentiful rice yields have been predicted for the coming year by traditional soothsayers after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony yesterday. The news has... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725804&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:56 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725804&cat=7eb51d3138244bed NAKHON RATCHASIMA : The Fine Arts Department will soon begin restoring the statue of heroine Thao Suranaree, which is partly damaged, a senior official said. Thanachai Suwanwattana, chief of the depar... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725808&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:53 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725808&cat=7eb51d3138244bed AYUTTHAYA : Two robbers were shot dead by an owner of a rented apartment during an attempted robbery in Bang Pa-in district yesterday, local police said. They attempted to grab a gold necklace from a ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725809&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725809&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Attorney-General Chaikasem Nitisiri has demanded that the Assets Scrutiny Committee provide more evidence and witnesses over alleged graft related to the Export-Import Bank of Thailand's four-billion-... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723551&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:49 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723551&cat=7eb51d3138244bed A group of senators will explain to a Senate meeting next week why they oppose the immediate amendment of the charter and what should be done to stave off a potential political crisis arising from the... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725805&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:49 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725805&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Is work safety a myth in our country? Anyone studying the annual workplace casualty figures released last week might wonder so. They bear a startling resemblance to the highway death tolls seen at Son... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723369&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:47 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723369&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Insurgents are sabotaging power pylons in the deep South as they prepare to stage attacks on public offices and utilities, said an intelligence source at the Internal Security Operations Command Regio... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723716&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:50 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723716&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan has threatened to take legal action against paddy middlemen who refuse to buy paddy from farmers at market prices. The threat came in res... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723733&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:55 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723733&cat=7eb51d3138244bed China and Japan agreed amid fanfare this week that friendly ties are vital, but a pair of pandas and ping-pong diplomacy aren't enough to erase the deep distrust that could yet derail the detente betw... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725812&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:48 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725812&cat=7eb51d3138244bed AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK The debt-ridden Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has been told by the Transport Ministry that it was time the agency ended its dependence on state assistance to keep its... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725803&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:54 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725803&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) is likely to conclude on Monday whether to file an indictment against deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his close associates for alleged corruption in t... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725810&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:52 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725810&cat=7eb51d3138244bed CHIANG RAI : Residents of the Burmese border town of Tachilek will vote today on the draft of a new constitution despite the fact that the southern parts of their country have been declared a disaster... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723557&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:51 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14723557&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Despite the crippling damage done by last weekend's devastating cyclone, Burma's junta is pressing on with their planned referendum today. The constitution is a key step in the junta's seven-point ''r... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725813&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:46 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725813&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Beginning this Monday, we all will enjoy the annual opportunity to satisfy our primitive lust for voyeurism, courtesy of Academy Fantasia 5. Reportedly over 100 surveillance cameras and hand-held devi... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725811&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:46 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14725811&cat=7eb51d3138244bed MANILA, Philipppines--Thailand captured seven of 12 titles at stake to dominate the 29th Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship presented by the Department of Tourism on Friday at the Sherwood Hills co... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14713908&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:19 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14713908&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Bangkok - Thai police on Friday seized nearly 21 000 fake passports and arrested 12 people in what they described as their biggest-ever bust of a counterfeiting ring, a senior official said. Most o... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14709680&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 10:35:15 -0400 IOL http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14709680&cat=7eb51d3138244bed The cruise-stops will generate over 5000 tourists -Five major cruise line companies have notified the Tourism Authority of Thailand that they plan to include Phuket and Laem Chabang, in their regional... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14705797&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 07:24:02 -0400 4Hoteliers http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14705797&cat=7eb51d3138244bed -- The huge death toll in the cyclone that hit Burma last Saturday would not have been so high if the Burmese government had heeded warnings from India and Thailand that a cyclone was on its way, acco... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14705798&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 07:08:26 -0400 Buddhist Channel http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14705798&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thailand is stepping up diplomatic mediation between the international community and Burma's military government over its refusal to allow large-scale aid operations. Thailand's Prime Minister, Samak... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14705800&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 05:54:39 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14705800&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Friday that he would fly to Yangon over the weekend to persuade the ruling junta to accept relief supplies for the cyclone-devastated country from t... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14701932&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 02:56:13 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14701932&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will fly to Myanmar on Sunday to persuade Myanmar leaders to green light relief supplies from the United States after the country was hit by Cyclone Nargis, media ... http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14701931&cat=7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 09 May 2008 02:04:36 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=14701931&cat=7eb51d3138244bed