BANGKOK, Feb 26 (TNA) — Thailand’s nine-man Supreme Court will rule Friday afternoon—before a three-day holiday weekend–as to whether or not the country’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra secreted his assets with family members when he was prime minister, using intellect and deviousness to manipulate state policy for his own profit. Following the September 2006 [...]
BANGKOK, 25 February 2010 (NNT) – A prominent economist at the Fiscal Policy Office urges every party to respect the court’s ruling on the ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s asset seizure case no matter what the outcome will be. FPO Macroeconomic specialist, Dr Ekniti Nitithanprapas, launched a personal plea to the public to accept the court’s verdict, [...]
BANGKOK, 25 February 2010 (NNT) – Thailand had expressed readiness to ink the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) as the Philippines finally agreed to allow 367,000 tons of Thai rice to be imported to their country with 0% tax privilege after a prolonged hesitation. Deputy Minister of Commerce, Alongkorn Ponlaboot disclosed that Thailand was [...]
BANGKOK, 25 February 2010 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) along with Australia’s Department of Consular Affairs and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will cooperate to promote Australian visitors to Thailand. According to Director of the TAT Sydney Office Silachai Surai, the TAT has proceeded with activities to stimulate the market through [...]
BANGKOK, Feb 25 (TNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Thursday reaffirmed that no special security law will be enforced during the planned Red Shirt mass protest to topple the government next month, while urging the public to accept Friday’s Supreme Court decision on Bt76.6 billion frozen assets of ousted former prime minister [...]
BANGKOK, 24 February 2010 (NNT) – The “Investment Strategy in the Year of the Tiger” finance forum was held at the Four Seasons Hotel today to discuss the local and global factors affecting the Thai investment and economy. According to Chairman of MFC Asset Management Plc Dr Narongchai Akrasanee, there is uncertain domestic investment sentiment [...]
BANGKOK, 24 February 2010 (NNT) – Thailand has expressed readiness for participation in the 16th ASEAN Economic Meeting (AEM) Retreat, in an effort to push forward the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015. Deputy Minister of Commerce, Alongkorn Ponlaboot, stated that he would lead Thai representatives to attend the 16th AEM Retreat in [...]
BANGKOK, 24 February 2010 (NNT) – Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) voices its readiness in managing the informal debt problem, expecting to start releasing credits to victims of shark loans in March 2010. President of SME Bank, Mr Soros Sakornvisava, said the bank has received a list of 35,380 registered [...]
BANGKOK, 24 February 2010 (NNT) – A Thai-made bomb detecting scanner will be created within five or six months if budgets and personnel are available, according to Science and Technology Minister, Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich. Khumying Kalaya disclosed that the ministry is preparing to work with experts and scientists in inventing an efficient explosive detector. She [...]
BANGKOK, Feb 24 (TNA) – The anti-government Red Shirt movement of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Wednesday announced the group will mobilise its supporters to join a mass rally in the Thai capital from March 12, when it claims one million protesters will join a protest to oust the Abhisit Vejjajiva [...]
