Thailand intervenes with the rubber gloves industry
KUCHING: Thailand government’s intervention in the rubber gloves industry by offering soft loans of five billion baht to [...]
Floodwall planned for Thailand major river
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - An embankment will be put up along the length of the Chao Phraya River from Uthai Thani down to Ayutthaya in Thailand - estimated to be more than 300km - as part of the government's plans to prevent flooding in the Central region.
COMMENTARY: Thailand falters as its neighbors rise rapidly
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - First, it was Cambodia, then Vietnam and Laos. After three decades, Burma has become in the past six months the region's new darling
Thailand falters as its neighbours rise rapidly
First, it was Cambodia, then Vietnam and Laos. After three decades, Burma has become in the past six months the region's new darling. With the once pariah state joining the road of reformation, the .....
State violence victims in south Thailand to be compensated
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Victims of violence by security officials in south Thailand and those killed or injured during political protests since 2005 will be compensated equally by the government, Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit said yesterday.
Thailand to extend rice intervention scheme to July
BANGKOK: Thailand, the world’s biggest rice exporter, plans to extend its rice intervention scheme to the end of July to support prices during the harvest of the second crop of the grain, according to a senior official.
Thailand university to review ban on free speech
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - After receiving strong criticism, Thailand's Thammasat University's executive board will next week review its resolution to ban campaigning to amend the law on lese majeste on its campuses.
Thai gov't move to limit fall out on terror
The Thailand government yesterday appeared to adjust its public relations strategy involving terror ism threat s, after concerns arose that Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung's hasty remarks in the wake of the latest US warning could have made things worse.