Category: Thailand
Bangkok governor charged over city Skytrain contract
Thai authorities charged outgoing Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra Wednesday with extending the multi billion-dollar contract to run the city’s elevated train [...]
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Thailand, Malaysia agree on prisoner swaps
Malaysia and Thailand have reached an agreement on the transfer of prisoners between both countries so that the inmates would be able to continue their imprisonment in their [...]
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Thailand central bank holds rates at 2.75pct
Thailand’s central bank held interest rates at 2.75 percent Wednesday citing a better-than-expected performance in the nation’s economy last year. The Bank of [...]
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Tourism revenue up 24pct in 2012, near 1tr baht
The Tourism Authority of Thailand revealed that tourism revenue in 2012 nearly touched 1 trillion baht, while the number of tourists rose about 15 percent. According to TAT [...]
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Give the UN access to Rohingya asylum seekers in Thailand
The Thai government should immediately halt its plan to deport 73 ethnic Rohingya back to Myanmar. Thai authorities should allow the United Nations High Commissioner for [...]
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Thailand to extradite hacker wanted by the FBI
An Algerian computer hacker wanted by the FBI for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from American banks to fund a lavish lifestyle has been arrested in Bangkok, Thai [...]
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Supplies needed for BJC convenience stores in Thailand
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) Bangkok alerts Malaysian companies on export opportunities to supply products needed by Thailand’s BJC Smart [...]
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Thailand’s location drives transport investment plan
A modal shift in transport for greater competitiveness is the name of the game behind the government’s massive infrastructure development programme, which will be [...]
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Ministry resolute on LPG float in early 2013
Energy minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal yesterday reiterated the government’s intention to float energy prices this year, deeming a float of liquefied petroleum gas [...]
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Holding company to manage Dawei funding
A holding company or special-purpose vehicle will be set up to handle investment in Myanmar’s massive Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone. PM’s Office [...]
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Thailand ‘loses rank of world’s top rice exporter’
Thailand lost its status as the world’s top rice exporter in 2012 as a controversial scheme to boost farmer incomes saw it overtaken by India and Vietnam, an industry [...]
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Surat Thani to stop issuing permits to carry guns
Authorities in Surat Thani yesterday decided to stop issuing or renewing permits for individuals to carry weapons in Koh Pha-ngan as part of tighter security measures after a [...]
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UN Urges Thailand Not to Deport Rohingya Migrants
The United Nations refugee agency is urging Thailand not to deport a group of Rohingya Muslim boat people, saying they could be in danger if they are sent back to Burma. [...]
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Wage increase begins to bite in Thailand
Hundreds of workers have already lost their full-time jobs and many more are facing the axe in the wake of the government’s much-touted policy to raise the daily [...]
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Rapists of Russian tourists arrested in Thailand
The police of Thailand have arrested three suspects in the rape of tourists from Russia. The perpetrators have already pleaded guilty to the crime. The crime was committed on [...]
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