Bangkok, 31 May 2010 (NNT) – Even though much of the capital is operating normally and Bangkok’s airports are also fully functional, tourism industry is still at its weakest point after the political turmoil. The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) is now operating an additional office in order to help release tourism industry from damages [...]
BANGKOK, 31 May 2010 (NNT) – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday calls on the Thai government for an independent probe into the recent political violence. UN has expressed concerns after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was accused of human right abuses by ordering troops to disperse the marathon rally of [...]
BANGKOK, 31 May 2010 (NNT) – PTT and Bangchak Petroleum are set to replace biodiesel B2 with B3 while lowering its price by 30 satang per liter, effective tomorrow. From tomorrow onwards, PTT and Bangchak Petroleum will begin distributing biodiesel B3 to motorists in place of biodiesel B2 in compliance with the government’s policy to [...]
BANGKOK, 31 May 2010 (NNT) – The opposition will focus its grilling of the government on the latter’s operation to seal off the protest areas of the anti-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). Opposition Chief Whip, Wittaya Buranasiri, elaborated that 70% of the debating contents would be about the operation to seal off [...]
BANGKOK, 30 May 2010 (NNT) – After the political crisis in Thailand, there are different problems that have arisen and need to be taken care of carefully, according to the Thailand Research Development Institute (TRDI). Dr. Viroj Na Ranong said that Thailand needs to reform three main points. They are taxation, educational and social insurance. [...]
BANGKOK, 30 May 2010 (NNT) – The General Insurance Association has promised to help riot affected businesses although they have no terrorism insurance as earlier requested by the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC). According to OIC Secretary-General, Chantra Purnariksha, assistance will be made in the form of donations similar to the one given during the [...]
BANGKOK, May 30 (TNA) — An activist group on Sunday began collecting signatures to impeach 10 opposition Puea Thai Party MPs as both the opposition and government camps prepare for a two-day showdown no-confidence debate in the House of Representatives scheduled to start Monday. Thirty members of the so-called Thai Ruam Jai group on Sunday [...]
BANGKOK, May 30 (TNA) – A total of 1,960 business vendors whose businesses were destroyed in blazes set by anti-government protesters more than a week ago have received combined loans totalling Bt1.29 billion from the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank). The loans were granted to vendors under the ‘smePower for [...]
BANGKOK, 30 May 2010 (NNT) – A recent Suan Dusit poll has found a majority of citizens agreeing with a censure debate against the government. According to Suan Dusit Poll, 52.02% of respondents backed the censure debate plan. Some 42.13% said they wanted Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban in his capacity as the Director of [...]
BANGKOK, 30 May 2010 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports will call a meeting with tourism agencies to help formulate a strategy for remedial measures to businesses in the wake of political unrest. Mr Attachai Burakamkovit, Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of Tourism & Sports made known today that the executives of the Tourism Authority [...]