Thailand News

28-01-2010
A(H1N1) Flu Shot Causes Miscarriage[713 views]

A senior public health official in Thailand's southern province of Satun on Thursday confirmed that a seven-months pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage following her immunisation with the A(H1N1) vaccine.
26-01-2010
American Pedophile Arrested in Thailand Faces Court[2,094 views]

American national Darren Castleberry arrested in Thailand in 2008 after and international manhunt had succeeded in tracking him down in relation to a host of sexual assault charges.
26-01-2010
SCB: Map Ta Phut Issues Will Hinder Economic Growth[919 views]

The suspension of Thailand’s investment promotion projects in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, if it continues, will affect investor confidence both locally and overseas and undermine the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth by some 0.3-0.4 per cent, according to a leading economist.
25-01-2010
Thai & Cambodian Soldiers Clash Following Misunderstanding[1,528 views]

After negotiations later in the day, Thai and Cambodian army officers said that fighting between military patrols of the two countries early Sunday in an area claimed by both neighbours was caused by misunderstanding and they agreed to jointly find a solution to ease the tension.
25-01-2010
Australian Extradition Bid Over $1 Million Ring Theft[2,889 views]

On Monday an Australian national who has been accused of stealing a $1 million ring from a Melbourne jeweler in March 2009 will face court on extradition charges following his arrest in Pattaya last October.
23-01-2010
Thai PM Denies Human Rights Violations Occured in 2009[1,886 views]

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Saturday that he is prepared to clarify to New York-based Human Rights Watch on its recent charges that his government violated several human rights in 2009.
23-01-2010
Thai & BKK Airways Co-operate to Negate Foreign Threats[1,477 views]

Bangkok Airways president Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth welcomed his Thai Airway counterparts’ overtures for mutual co-operation between the two Thai owned companies in an attempt to negate the escalating threat of foreign owned domestic carriers.
22-01-2010
Thai Police Investigate RPG Attack: Major General a Suspect[1,054 views]

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday said a grenade incident at Thailand’s army headquarters on Rajdamnoen Avenue one week ago was not life-threatening but was only aimed at creating news headlines.
22-01-2010
PM: Time to End Reliance on King in Times of Difficulty[667 views]

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaking to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) stated; the nation would be better suited if it stopped relying on the widely revered king in times of difficulty.
22-01-2010
New Multi-Billion Baht Science City in Chon-Buri[653 views]

Thailand’s government has released plans detailing the constructing of a multi-million dollar “science city,” announced the Minister of Science and Technology on Thursday.
21-01-2010
Ex-Governor of TAT Indicted in US on Corruption Charges[946 views]

A former Thai tourism official and her daughter have been indicted for conspiracy and eight other counts. If convicted, the pair will face up to 20 years in prison.
21-01-2010
Thai Nationals Indicted in California for Ivory Smuggling[1,342 views]

Two Thai nationals have been indicted in California on Tuesday after being accused of conspiring to smuggle ivory from endangered African elephant in the United States from Thailand.
19-01-2010
PM confident Map Ta Phut problem to ease within 6 months[529 views]

BANGKOK, Jan 19 (TNA) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday expressed confidence the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate environmental regulations problem would ease with a whole process to cope with the case already in place within six months.
19-01-2010
Cabinet approves US$100,000 donation, 20,000 tonnes of rice to help quake victims in Haiti[349 views]

BANGKOK, Jan 19 (TNA) - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday gave a greenlight to give US$100,000 to quake-hit Haiti, and will also send 20,000 tonnes of rice to help victims there following estimates that two million people urgently need food aid.
19-01-2010
Australian Newlyweds Involved in Fatal Car Accident[3,198 views]

An Australian man has been tragically killed in a road accident in Thailand; the man was visiting the Kingdom on his honeymoon after having been married merely two weeks ago in Australia.
19-01-2010
New Ministers Swear Allegiance to His Majesty The King[346 views]

BANGKOK, Jan 18 (TNA) - Thailand's five newly-appointed Cabinet ministers took the oath of allegiance to the nation and to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Monday at the Chalerm Prakiat Building in Siriraj Hospital, where the monarch has been receiving medical treatment.
18-01-2010
Thailand to Send Rice for Haiti Earthquake Survivors[1,030 views]

A Thai committee tasked with assisting victims of natural disaster overseas will meet Tuesday to discuss help for earthquake victims in Haiti and may decide to dispatch rice to help them, a senior official said on Sunday.
17-01-2010
PM in Map Ta Phut: Industrial development should not affect residents’ health[444 views]

RAYONG, Jan 16 (TNA) - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday inspected the country's largest industrial estate, Map Ta Phut in the eastern seaboard province of Rayong, pledging that industrial development must go hand-in-hand with concern for local residents’ health.
15-01-2010
Ministers Discuss Thai-Lao-Nam Link: Under One Visa[571 views]

Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kasit Piromya and his Laotian counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith on Thursday held bilateral talks on using Route 9 which links the Mekong subregion nations, particularly the possibility of the Thai-Lao-Vietnam road link under a single visa.
15-01-2010
Thai government approves US$20,000 aid to quake-shattered Haiti[657 views]

DANANG, Vietnam, Jan 14 (TNA) - The Thai government approved US$20,000 in relief aid to quake-shattered Haiti as part of a massive international effort to alleviate the effects of the deadly earthquake that flattened much of Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, according to Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Kasit Piromya.