Thailand News

07-10-2008
Police Fire Teargas at Bangkok Protesters[95 views]

BANGKOK, Tuesday 7th October More than 60 people were reported wounded Tuesday when riot police fired tear gas on more than 4000 anti-government demonstrators in Bangkok heating up a political crisis that has gripped the country for the past six weeks. Most of the injured were protesters, but at least two were police officers. According to a medical officer at the city's emergency response centre, at least 7 people were critically injured and one man had lost his left foot.
05-10-2008
Diplomatic Letters Fly; Thai, Cambodian Soldiers Confer Next Week After Border Clash[46 views]

UBON RATCHATHANI, Oct 4 -- Thai soldiers guarding disputed border areas along the Thai-Cambodian border have been ordered to be "extra cautious in performing their duty" following Friday‘s clash which left two Thai and one Cambodian soldiers wounded as senior officers of both armies are expected to meet next week to create better understanding, Lt-Gen. Wiboonsak Neeparn, Thailand‘s Second Army Region commander said on Saturday.
05-10-2008
Top Pad Leader Arrested at Bangkok Polling Station; Held Despite Political Truce[56 views]

BANGKOK, Oct 5 -- High-profile democracy activist core leader Chamlong Srimuang, the top leader of the People‘s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a coaltion of democracy activists dedicated to prevent the return of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra to power, was arrested early Sunday immediately after voting in the current contest for governor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
04-10-2008
One of Nine People’s Alliance for Democracy (Pad) Leaders Arrested[49 views]

BANGKOK, Oct 3 -- Thai police on Friday apprehended Chaiwat Sinsuwong, one of the nine leaders of the People‘s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), for whom police had issued arrest warrants in late August.
02-10-2008
Global Financial Crisis Won’t Adversely Affect Local Banks, Says Thai Banker[56 views]

BANGKOK, Oct 2 - Thailand‘s commercial banks have not been adversely affected by the global financial crisis as they have made only small investments in foreign debt instruments, according to a leading banker.
01-10-2008
Us Financial Crisis to Dampen Exports Next Year, Says Fti Chief[44 views]

BANGKOK, Oct 1 - Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) chairman Santi Vilassakdanont on Tuesday voiced concern that the financial turmoil in the United States will affect Thailand‘s exports next year.
30-09-2008
Deputy Pm Chavalit Negotiates With Pad Protesters[58 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 29 - In an attempt to defuse political tensions in Thailand, newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said Monday he had held negotiations with a core leader of the self-proclaimed Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
29-09-2008
Five Dead After Lightning Strike In Mukdahan[93 views]

Sept, 28th. Two Australians and three Thais were struck by lightning and killed during a school trip to a waterfall in Mukdahan.The victims were members of a group of secondary school students and Autralian teachers who were on a cultural exchange programme.
29-09-2008
Us Financial Woes Could Impact Thai Liquidity in Future[40 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 29 - Global liquidity has started to tighten following the financial troubles in the US, causing Thai investors to switch to borrowing money domestically due to the higher costs of international funding mobilisation and this may eventually cause a tightening in local liquidity, a senior Bank of Thailand (BoT) official said Monday.
29-09-2008
Bot Adjusts Bond-Issuing Strategy in Face of Us Financial Crisis[48 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 29 - To ease the impact of the current financial crisis in the United States on liquidity in Thailand‘s financial system, the central bank, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has adjusted its bond-issuing strategy by increasing the frequency of issuing and decreasing the value of issued bonds.
29-09-2008
Thai Pm Unperturbed by Protesters ‘Welcome‘[44 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 28 - After a series of embarrassing ‘welcomes‘ by protesters from the People‘s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) over two days, Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Sunday he is unperturbed by the actions and would continue to perform his duty.
27-09-2008
Pm Encounters Protesters in South; Pad Ambivalent on Request to Close Airports[59 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 27 - Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, making a one-day visit to his hometown in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Saturday after his royal appointment last week, was met by angry People‘s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators, but a PAD core leader in Bangkok said the group‘s supporters in the South staged the protest on their own.
26-09-2008
Finance Minister Reiterates Readiness to Liaise With Central Bank[55 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 26 - Newly-appointed Finance Minister Suchart Tadathamrongvej on Friday reaffirmed he could liaise and work together with the Bank of Thailand (BoT) in regard to policy implementation.
26-09-2008
Thailand Temporarily Bans 6 Food Products[57 views]

Thai authorities ordered six food products temporarily pulled from stores‘ shelves Thursday pending tests to determine possible contamination with an industrial chemical blamed for sickening tens of thousands of infants and killing at least four.
26-09-2008
Ex-Pm Samak Loses Court Case; Bail Granted[51 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 25 - Thailand‘s Appeals Court upheld the Lower Court‘s two-year jail sentence against former prime minister Samak Sundaravej in a libel lawsuit.
26-09-2008
Thailand’s New Cabinet Sworn in Before King[42 views]

HUA HIN, Sept 25 - Thailand‘s Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat led his new Cabinet in attending a swearing-in ceremony in the presence of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Klaikangwon Palace in the southern resort town of Hua Hin on Thursday.
25-09-2008
Pm Urged to form Personal Economic Advisory Team to Boost Confidence[49 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 25 - Thailand‘s Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat should form a personal economic advisory team to suggest ways to address the country‘s economic woes and monitor various policies implemented to drive ahead the economy, according to a leading academic.
24-09-2008
Thai Central Bank Ready to Cooperate With New Finance Minister[53 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 24 - Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Tarisa Watanagase on Tuesday affirmed that the central bank is ready to work together with the new finance minister.
23-09-2008
Pm: First Meeting of New Cabinet Later This Week[47 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 23 - Thailand's newly-appointed Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Tuesday he expected his first cabinet meeting would be held late this week.
23-09-2008
Pm: Thailand’s New Cabinet Line-Up Now Complete[106 views]

BANGKOK, Sept 22 - Four days after being appointed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej as Thailand‘s 26th prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat on Monday said his new cabinet line-up is now complete.