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300 students at risk from A(H1N1) under close watch, schools closure ordered temporarily

BANGKOK, Jan 25 (TNA) – Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) on Monday ordered the temporary closure of schools where students reportedly contracted Influenza A(H1N1), and placed some…

Thai food and products to be promoted during FIFA 2010

BANGKOK, 25 January 2010 (NNT) – The Department of Export Promotion (DEP) will be promoting Thai products and restaurants in South Africa, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Using the…

Thai life insurance business likely to grow by 15-20%

BANGKOK, 24 January 2010 (NNT) – Muang Thai Life Assurance Company expects Thailand’s life insurance business for 2010 to expand by 15-20% year-on-year mainly as a consequence of the national…

AFTA hotline receives good feedback

BANGKOK, 24 January 2010 (NNT) – A number of business entrepreneurs have been calling hotline 1385 to enquire information regarding the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) after the hotline has…

Thai Army Rangers clash with Cambodian troops near Preah Vihear temple

SI SA KET, Jan 24 (TNA) — Thai Army Rangers clashed early Sunday with a unit of Cambodian soldiers near the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, a senior Thai army…

UDD dispersed at Khao Soi Dao forestland

CHANTHABURI, 24 January 2010 (NNT) – The anti-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) has reportedly dispersed after completing its latest demonstration at Soi Dao Highland golf course in…

Central bank retains economic growth estimate unchanged

BANGKOK, Jan 23 (TNA) – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Assistant Governor Paiboon Kittisrikangwan on Friday announced that the central bank will maintain its economic growth estimate for this year at…

Govt to rebut human right violation accusation

BANGKOK, 23 January 2010 (NNT) – Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, Satit Wonghnongtaey, assigned the Foreign Ministry to make an understanding with the International Organization Human Rights Watch about…

New palm oil extraction system under development

BANGKOK, 23 January 2010 (NNT) – The Energy Ministry has supported the Faculty of Agriculture of Chiang Mai University to study the possibility of planting oil plants and developing a…

Index plunge stems from consolidation

BANGKOK, Jan 23 (TNA) – The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index has dropped for many consecutive days because it has consolidated following a surge of up to 8.2…