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Thailand hosts ASEAN summit in February
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
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OANA (The Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies)
December 24, 2008
Thailand prepares to host ASEAN summit Feb 13-16 in Bangkok
Thailand prepares to host ASEAN summit Feb 13-16 in Bangkok BANGKOK, Dec 24 (TNA) - The Thai government has initially decided to hold the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Bangkok February 13-16 if the dates are agreeable to the Chinese government, according to Satit Wongnongtaey, Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office.
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Protests force closure of second airport
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
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STLtoday - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Protests force closure of second airport
Thai authorities have closed a second airport in the capital after anti-government protesters stormed the terminal.
The country’s main international airport has been closed since early Wednesday because of tens of thousands of protesters laying virtual siege on the terminal in their push for the government’s resignation.
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New case of bird flu found in northern Thailand
Monday, November 10th, 2008
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New case of bird flu found in northern Thailand - Taiwan News Online
The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in northern Thailand for the first time in 10 months, the agriculture minister said Monday.Laboratory tests on Sunday confirmed one chicken was infected with the virus after seven poultry deaths were reported in Sukhothai province last week, said Agriculture Minister Somsak Prisana-anantakul.
The deaths occurred at a rural home where a family was raising 17 chickens, he said. The remaining 10 birds were killed as a precautionary measure and a 3-mile (5-kilometer) radius around the home was declared an outbreak zone and sealed off, he said.
ex Thai PM is “on the lamb!”
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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The Nation: Thailand’s top English news website
Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to two years in jail yesterday for conflict of interest by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders.Thaksin was found guilty of breaching Article 100 of the National Counter Corruption Act by aiding his wife Khunying Pojaman Shinawatra win a bid for a state-owned land on Ratchadaphisek Road in 2003.
The judges voted 8-1 to rule Thaksin guilty.
The nine judges handling the case said that as Thaksin, who fled to London in August, was then a prime minister and had failed to set an example of good governance and honesty, he will not be given a suspended sentence.
The verdict cannot be appealed under the law governing the court’s division.
“The first defendant held the position of prime minister and had been given trust to administer the state for the highest benefit of the state and the people. But the first defendant ended up breaking the law although, as head of government, he should have set a good example, been honest and made it evident and behaved with good political ethics … so he should not be given a suspended sentence,” the judges concluded.
Tensions increase in Thai-Cambodian border stand-off
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
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Tensions increase in Thai-Cambodian border stand-off - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Cambodia had demanded that a group of Thai troops near the Preah Vihear temple in the country’s north-west leave the area by noon local time.If not, Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, said it would be a life and death battle zone.
The deadline has been and gone.
The Cambodians claim the Thai soldiers have withdrawn, while the Thais deny that.
“They pulled out from our land,” Cambodian General Chea Mon told Reuters by phone from the border shortly before the expiry of a midday local deadline set by Phnom Penh.
“The situation seems to have returned to normal,” he said.
“Our troops are occupying the area where the Thai troops have pulled out.”
However, the Thai military said it was ready for war and that no soldiers had been withdrawn.
Contaminated milk scare
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
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Compact Size….Concise News
Thai mums are worried about tainted milk products sloshing in from ChinaThe contaminatedmilk scare has deepened after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is now testing samples of milk powder taken from Dutch Mill Co’s warehouse.
Thai court orders PM to quit over cooking show
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
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Thai court orders PM to quit over cooking show - swissinfo
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court ordered the prime minister to quit on Tuesday for hosting TV cooking shows, but his party said it would re-elect him within the week and protesters vowed to keep up a campaign that has paralysed the government.
Analysts said the guilty verdict should have provided at least a stop-gap solution to the crisis, but the likelihood of the stalemate dragging on for months will almost certainly take a further toll on Thailand’s financial markets
Thailand unveils hydrogen from water device
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
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Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Udon Thani - Thai engineers yesterday launched their latest invention, the “Reactor 1″ device, which extracts hydrogen from water to power a car, as the fruit of 30 years of study and labour that could be an alternative energy idea.
Iran Air to begin direct flights to Bangkok
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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Iran Air to begin direct flights to Bangkok - Irna
Iran’s national airline (Iran Air) will begin direct flights to Thailand as of July 28.
Prospects bright for Thai Vegetable Oil as demand soars
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Prospects bright for Thai Vegetable Oil as demand soars
A whole collection of market factors seems to be enhancing the prospects for Thailand’s largest soybean-based animal-feed manufacturer and soybean-oil producer, Thai Vegetable Oil (TVO).
There is strong demand for biofuel in the wake of skyrocketing oil prices, stocks of soybeans are currently tight, there is the possibility of an increase of Bt8.50 a litre in the domestic retail price of soybean oil and floods have hit the soybean-producing areas of the US. All of this suggests soybean prices will remain high.
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