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Govt to cut levy to Oil Fund next week

By k on August 9, 2009

BANGKOK, 9 August 2009 (NNT) - Speaking on his weekly talk show,” Confidence in Thailand with Prime Minister Abhisit, the Prime Minister states that the government will reduce the levy to the Oil Fund to peg diesel price next week.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the government would come up with measures to prevent the retail [...]

Domestic gold ornaments price at Bt15,750/gold baht

By k on August 8, 2009

BANGKOK, 8 August 2009 (NNT) - The domestic price of gold ornaments is today traded at 15,023.56 baht per gold baht (15.2 grams) and sold at 15,750 baht per gold baht.
Chairman of Gold Traders Association Jitti Tungsitpakdee has announced the domestic gold prices for 8 August. Gold bars were quoted at 15,250 to 15,350 baht [...]

PM Abhisit urges Thais to be active in learning, accessing information

By k on August 8, 2009

BANGKOK, Aug 8 (TNA) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday urged the Thai people to be active to learn, access information, reform themselves, and wipe out corruption in order to help develop the country.

Delivering a lecture on “Thailand Climbs Up” to top officials of the Office of the Civil Service Commission, he said Thailand [...]

Academics : ASEAN talk to restore the country’s positive image

By k on July 24, 2009

BANGKOK, 24 July 2009 (NNT) – An academic believed that the success of Thailand in organizing the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) could reconstruct the confidence of the international community to the Country.
Professor Doctor Sombat Thamrongtanyawong, the President of the National Institution of Development Administration (NIDA), stated that Thailand’s ability to host the AMM and [...]

PM to meet with US Secretary of State this evening

By k on July 21, 2009

BANGKOK, 21 July 2009 (NNT) - The Prime Minister will today attend a much anticipated Cabinet meeting before meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, this morning met with the ambassadors to Thailand of Australia and Switzerland who have both ended their stay of duty. He is scheduled to chair a [...]

Poll: Majority favors daily update on influenza A (H1N1)

By k on July 20, 2009

BANGKOK, 20 July 2009 (NNT) - A recent opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University indicated that the majority of the public wanted the government to issue daily updates on the A (H1N1) situation.
The latest Suan Dusit Poll was conducted among people in Bangkok and other provinces on 20 July 2009 on how to communicate [...]

New savings bonds won’t affect liquidity, says BoT

By k on June 29, 2009

BANGKOK, June 27 (TNA) – The government’s plan to issue its first batch of savings bonds – an issue valued at Bt 50 billion — will neither fuel rising interest rates nor affect the liquidity in the system very much, according to the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
BoT Deputy Governor Atchana Waiquamdee said the issuance of [...]

Weekend anti-government rally won’t impact stocks

By k on June 27, 2009

BANGKOK, June 27 (TNA) – The planned mass anti-government rally by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (Red Shirts) protesters over this weekend will have little impact on investment in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), according to top securities executives.
Tisco Securities President and CEO Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn said the exchange’s depression was caused by [...]

‘Cities of Canals’ exhibition

By k on May 28, 2009

A life living near water never fails to portray a richness in culture and tradition. An art exhibition called “Bangkok, Saint Petersburg, Venice – Cities of Canals” by a Bangkok-based Russian artist is now on in the Thai capital, in which life along canals is presented in a figurative form of art.
Captivated by landscape, light [...]

Public Health permanent secretary: Chikungunya in the South not yet severe

By k on May 26, 2009

BANGKOK, 26 May 2009 (NNT) - Permanent Secretary for Public Health Prat Boonyawongwirote asserted the outbreak of Chikungunya fever in the southern region was not yet severe.