ShareDAVOS, 31 January 2011 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has assigned Thai ambassadors in Europe to promote a good understanding about Thailand’s economic, social and political situations in a bid to revive foreign confidence. On his last day of attendance at the 41st World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minsiter Abhisit met [...]
ShareBANGKOK, 31 January 2011 (NNT) – Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij has explained that the Thai stock market is falling in line with others in the Asian region because investors are worrying about the ongoing riot situation in Egypt. After the Thai stocks had plummeted dramatically on Monday morning, Mr Korn explained that investors are selling [...]
Share BANGKOK, 31 January 2011 (NNT) – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that a measure to reduce ATM transfer and withdrawal fees will be implemented this March in order to help lower people’s cost of living. Mr Chim Tantiyaswasdikul, the BoT’s Assistant Governor for Information Techonology, disclosed that the central bank had convened [...]
ShareBANGKOK, 31 January 2011 (NNT) – According to the Commerce Ministry, the price of bottled palm oil is likely to increase in line with the higher prices of palm fruits and crude palm oil. The Ministry of Commerce reported that the palm oil price still continues on the uptrend while the shortage problem is worsening, [...]
ShareBANGKOK, 31 January 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban has asked the public to have confidence in the competence of the Thai military while brushing aside any tension upon the Thai-Cambodian border situation. The deputy prime minister stated that there is nothing to worry about concering the Thai-Cambodian [...]
ShareBANGKOK, Jan 31 — Thai nationals stranded at Cairo airport will be evacuated from Egypt via Jordan, with a chartered flight scheduled to leave Bangkok at 8am Tuesday for Jordan and expected to return to Thailand on Wednesday, according to a Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman. Information Department director-general Thani Thongphakdi said the ministry chartered a [...]
ShareTAK, 31 January 2011 (NNT) Myanmar soldiers sneaked into the Thai territory last night hoping to surround a group of Democratic Karen Bhuddhist Army (DKBA) members but instead running into Thai soldiers in Phop Phra district of Tak province just a kilometer away from the border. The confrontation resulted in two Thai privates shot in [...]
ShareBANGKOK, 28 January 2011 (NNT) – The opposition Pheu Thai Party has called on the government to urgently solve the Thai-Cambodian conflict through negotiations at the leaders’ level. Commenting on the shaky relationship between Thailand and Cambodia, Mr Torpong Chaiyasan, Pheu Thai MP for Udon Thani and Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, [...]
ShareBANGKOK, 28 January 2011 (NNT) – Prices of many goods before the Chinese New Year festival are found to be cheaper than last year, except chicken and orange, according to the Department of Internal Trade (DIT). DIT Director-General Vatchari Vimooktayon on Friday unveiled the survey on product prices during the five-day period before the Chinese [...]
ShareBANGKOK, 28 January 2011 (NNT) – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has predicted 31.4 billion THB in circulation during this Chinese New Year, an increase of 6.4 percent year-on-year. The BoT expected the demand for banknotes among commercial banks during the upcoming Chinese New Year from the end of January to 3 February to reach [...]