BANGKOK, 30 August 2009 (NNT) – The Internal Security Act (ISA) was maintained in the Dusit areas despite the postponement of the anti-government rally as an effort to prevent the demonstrators from gathering. Since last night until now, no gatherings of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) had been seen at Sanam Luang. [...]
BANGKOK, Aug 29 (TNA) – Sunday’s planned mass rally by the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will somewhat affect tourism and slow people’s spending and consumption if it drags on, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). FTI chairman Santi Vilassakdanont said he was not much concerned about the mass demonstration [...]
BANGKOK, 29 August 2009 (NNT) – The House of Representatives has moved on to tackle the rest items of the 2010 Budget Bill today, including the budget of the Ministry of Public Health. During today’s House session, Puea Thai MPs debated that funding acquirement protocols in the bill were inefficient and argued that much of [...]
BANGKOK, 29 August 2009 (NNT) – Authorities tasked with securing Government House from protests tomorrow have begun to place concrete barricades throughout the compound with a handful of military personnel arriving on the scene. Reports have indicated that preparations are underway to secure Government House from United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) major rally [...]
BANGKOK, 29 August 2009 (NNT) – An academic has suggested the export industry to develop the quality of their products more in order to regain growth after the export shrinkage. After the “Economic Revival by Science and Technology” seminar, Dr Surapol Vatanawong, the acting Governor of Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), said [...]
PHUKET, 29 August 2009 (NNT) – The Phuket International Airport saw a revenue increase in August after suffering from the economic downturn, according to Phuket International Airport Director Pratuang Sornkham. The airport expected that a number of passengers at the end of 2009 would be over 6.5 million. In regards to the Phuket International Airport’s [...]
Tokyo, August 27, 2009 — Moody’s Investors Service has withdrawn the A1 program rating available for perpetual subordinated debt to be issued under the Subordinated Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Program of Norinchukin Finance (Cayman) Limited (NFCL), a special purpose corporation of The Norinchukin Bank (Norinchukin). This action reflects Norinchukin’s decision to update its EMTN [...]
BANGKOK, 27 August 2009 (NNT) – The Defense Minister expressed assurance that the invocation of the Internal Security Act in Dusit district during 29 August to 1 September would not affect Bangkok residents. Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan stated that the government’s decision to enforce the Internal Security Act was aimed at allowing security officials [...]
BANGKOK, 27 August 2009 (NNT) – The Whip Chairman has assured that the 2010 Budget Bill will be finalized before the end of the current Parliament session despite strong calls for further revision. Whip Chairman Chinavorn Boonyakiat said this morning that Parliament had allotted adequate time for debate over the 2010 Budget Bill. He commented [...]
BAGKOK, 27 August 2009 (NNT) – Gold bars were quoted at 15,300 baht per one-baht weight and gold ornaments were quoted at 15,700 baht per one-baht weight today. Gold price in New York market closed lower today due to the appreciation of the US dollar currency, which forces the investors to ditch the US dollar [...]
