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Finance minister affirms Thai Khem Keng projects still intact

BANGKOK, Feb 10 (TNA) – Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij on Tuesday affirmed that the government will move forward with its earlier announced investment projects under the Thai Khem Keng (Strong…

GMO soy bean, chili found mixed in local farms

BANGKOK, 9 February 2010 (NNT) – The BioThai Foundation has announced its latest discovery of genetically-modified strains of soy bean and chili mixed in crop fields in northern Thailand. A…

10% of foreign workers apply for work permit renewals

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (TNA) – Only 10 per cent, or around 140,000 foreign workers whose work permits expire at the end of February, visited Provincial Employment Offices to apply for…

Slain insurgent suspected of multiple past attacks on government troops

NARATHIWAT, Feb 7  (TNA) – An insurgent killed during in a sustained exchange of gunfire with a combined force of provincial rangers and soldiers in the violence-plagued southern province of…

Thailand records low number of people receiving H1N1 shots

BANGKOK, Feb 4 (TNA) –  Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit disclosed that the number of high risk group members having received the (A)H1N1 flu vaccine was less than ten per…

13 experts to execute tests on GT200 bomb detectors

BANGKOK, 3 February 2010 (NNT)- A group of experts and academics will be invited to conduct a test on the effectiveness of the controversial GT200 bomb detectors on 4 February,…

Deaths unrelated to H1N1 vaccination of mothers

BANGKOK, Feb 2 (TNA) – Thailand Ministry of Public Health has initially concluded that recent fetal deaths are not linked to the anti A(H1N1) flu vaccinations of their mothers, earlier…

Sanam Luang renovation kicks off today

BANGKOK, 1 February 2010 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has sent municipal officials to Sanam Luang to clear vehicles out of the area, in preparations for the renovation…

Honda Thailand recalling 2,700 vehicles as safety precaution

BANGKOK, Jan 31 (TNA) — A total of 2,700 Honda City cars sold in Thailand in 2008 will be recalled, said Adisak Rohitasune, senior vice president of Asian Honda Motor…

TAT to revive tourism in Song Phi Nong district

BANGKOK, 29 January 2010 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will revive Song Phi Nong district in Suphanburi province, emphasizing arts and cultural tourism. Part of the efforts…