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Thailand not to boycott Myanmar

BANGKOK, 19 July 2009 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thailand had a clear stance towards the human rights issue in Myanmar, affirming that Thailand would never support a…

ASEAN to confer on human rights, economic cooperation, virus

PHUKET, 19 July 2009 (NNT) – ASEAN Foreign Ministers have voiced agreement towards the final draft of the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the ASEAN Human Rights Body after the…

GSBank, commercial banks to roll out soft loans to prop up SMEs

BANGKOK, 18 July 2009 (NNT) – The Finance Ministry is about to roll out soft loans worth 50 billion baht through the Government Savings Bank (GSBank) and other local commercial…

Thai Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine to be tested in August

BANGKOK, 19 July 2009 (NNT) – Influenza A (H1N1) produced in Thailand will be ready for a test in August, according to the Public Health Ministry. Deputy Permanent Secretary of…

Phuket tourism to improve from ASEAN meetings

PHUKET, July 19 (TNA) — Tourism in Thailand’s southern resort of Phuket is expected to become bullish again due to the confidence gained by foreign tourists following the ongoing meetings…

PM inspects progress of subway route extension

BANGKOK, 18 July 2009 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said to cope with the energy problem, the public transportation network in Bangkok needed to urgently expand and integrate. The…

Phuket security tightened as ASEAN ministers begin arriving

PHUKET, July 18 (TNA) — Security in the southern Thai resort of Phuket has been tightened as ministers from 27 countries participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…

Trade rep: Thais courted to invest in Japan

BANGKOK, July 18 (TNA) – Japan has convinced Thais to invest in three main industries including auto parts, food and processing, and retail trade and distribution in the country by…

ASEAN foreign ministers condemn bombings in Jakarta

PHUKET, July 18 (TNA) – Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday issued a statement condemning Friday’s bombings in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta…

thai central bank was unconcerned over significant numbers of withdrawals

BANGKOK, July 17 (TNA) – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Assistant Governor Paiboon Kittisrikangwan on Thursday said the central bank was unconcerned over significant numbers of withdrawals from commercial banks to…