8.30 Yingluck Shinawatra casts ballot at polling station in Klonglamjeak School; to wait for election results at party headquarters
]]>After meeting with the Director of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property in the WHC conference, Mr. Suwit explained that Cambodia had intentionally encroached on Thai territory in its area management proposal.
Mr. Suwit further explained that Thailand had always been helpful to Cambodia. This includes the genocide and the civil war which saw millions of Cambodians fleeing violence into the Thai territory. According to him, this shows that Thailand has no intention to invade its neighbor’s territory.
Following his refusal to accept Cambodia’s proposal, the Director of the ICCROM needs to review both Thai and Cambodian area plans and come up with middle ground solution that both nations could agree on.
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BANGKOK, 17 June 2011 (NNT) – Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co Ltd reports its sales volume for May 2011 at 3,674 units in total, which accounts for 6.6% of the domestic automobile market of 55,703 units.
Looking at each model, Honda Jazz was sold the most last month at 1,103 units, accounting for 11% of the company’s market share while the figure for Honda City was at 928 cars with the market share of 9.2%.
Regarding the sales volume of subcompact and compact cars of Honda, the Civic and Accord models were sold at 964 and 275 units in total, accounting for 15.1% and 16.9% of the market share respectively.
Additionally, the sales of Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Honda Freed were reported at 116 units or 9.1% of the market share while the figure for SUV/PPV Honda CR-V was at 288 units or 7.2% of the market share.
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Dr. Paichit varachit deputy permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry, said the meeting was.Discuss urgent cases of outbreaks of E. coli O-104 strain in 12 Europe countries.
Noted that the surveillance was not continuous infection in Thailand, but it was released.
4 main measures and surveillance measures. Is prevention. Will introduce the document.
Coping behaviors, bacteria, E. coli O-104 distributed along with the airlines.
Health Control in the airport as the main points of advice for those traveling. Or to travel to.
European countries. Measures of food and rice is also no limit on the import of vegetables.
Timber from Europe. But a random check of food samples submitted laboratory.
Ongoing measures to maintain order and to all hospitals across the country under surveillance.
People with diarrhea diarrhea. And the present flux. Acute renal failure, including those who have a history.
Arrived from Europe. If you find any, report directly to the Department of Disease Control and
Measures to check the disease. People traveling to developing countries, if coming from 12 countries found.
The epidemic will continue to monitor for 1 week
It is expected that the spread of bacteria, E. coli O-104 is serious and will not exceed 1 month.
Start control because the World Health Organization began to find the source of the disease and most recently found.
2265 patients infected 22 people died.
BANGKOK, 15 March 2011 (NNT) – The recent unforgiving quake and tsunami in Japan will not affect Japanese investment in Thailand worth totally 700 billion baht during the past five years, according to the Japan Extent Trade Organization (JETRO).
After discussing with JETRO representatives, Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) Chairperson Payungsak Chartsutipol said JETRO confirmed that Japanese investment in Thailand would not get affected as most of it is a long-term plan. He believed Japan would continue to be a giant investor in the Thai market.
The chairperson added that JETRO expressed confidence that the strong spirit of Japanese people would enable them to go through this crisis.
The powerful tsunami devastated the northern part of Japan after an 8.9-magnitude quake rocked the country on 11 March 2011. At least 1,000 people are presumed dead.
Mr Payungsak added that Thai business people should discuss and show their willingness to assist Japanese people in some ways such as collecting donations although Japan had not requested anything from the Thai side so far.
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BANGKOK, 22 February 2011 (NNT) – Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti is against the planned visit of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) representatives to the Thai-Cambodian border.
Mr Suwit stated that UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova had proposed to send in UNESCO representatives to collect information about Thai-Cambodian border clashes near the Preah Vihear Temple.
The minister voiced his concerns on behalf of the Thai government about the safety of UNESCO representatives since the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border remained intense.
Mr Suwit also expressed his disagreement if UNESCO representatives would come to interfere with the border demarcation. He reasoned that the issue should remain to be solved bilaterally between Thailand and Cambodia.
The minister admitted that at present he still does not know whom UNESCO representatives will be and what will be done in the disputed border zone upon the visit. He said the Thai government would be able to make official comments on the visit only after UNESCO provided it with detailed information.
]]>Mr Chaowalit Eakabut, the Managing Director of SCG Paper stated that Vietnam currently was a very interesting investment venue, following its GDP growing rate at 5% along with its government supports, particularly in paper business with a growth rate of 10% per year, or 100,000 tons a year.
With the economic expansion, Vietnam required higher volume of papers. In 2009, the use of papers was 920,000 tons, while this year, the use tended to rise to a million ton. SCG Paper, therefore, joined hands with Renko Company in Japan to set a factory called Vina Craft Paper in Vietnam. It was the biggest craft paper manufacturer with an investment of six billion THB.
Mr Chaowalit said that the production capacity of the factory was 220,000 tons a year, or 600 tons a day. The actual production presently was at 500 tons per day, he expected that by next year the factory could produce at its full capacity. The manufacturer had also used the eco-technology to control the impacts from water and air pollution.
The company also planned to export the products to Cambodia and the Philippines. The products would be used to produce the packaging in several industries such as food and drinks, cloths and shoes.
Mr Chaowalit reiterated that investing in Vietnam led to the development of packaging industry to be the leader in ASEAN in the future. The project could enhance industrial standard in Vietnam and encourage sustainable economic development in ASEAN as well.
]]>Chiang Mai Zoo officials will today take Lin Hui’s panda cub to meet with her father for the first time ever in celebration of Chuang Chuang’s birthday. At 11.00 am today, a 3-layer cake with ingredients of bamboo and fruits including apples, grapes, pears and cherries will be presented to Chuang Chuang. Zoo workers and visitors will also sing happy birthday while a parade of 74 of the zoo’s animals passes the observation area.
Visitors will also be invited to join in a traditional northern style meal to mark the occasion.
]]>After the ASEAN Foreign Ministers reached the consensus, The Washington Post publicized an exposé of human rights violations in Thailand. The newspaper said the CIA had a secret prison in Thailand for interrogating suspects by torturing them.
According to the exposé, published on 19 July 2009, the newspaper reported that the US Senate Intelligence Committee was inspecting whether the CIA set up the secret prison in Thailand in 2002 to detain Al-Qaeda terrorist suspects after the 9/11 attack. The newspaper claimed the suspects had been interrogated with violent methods.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya strongly opposed The Washington Post’s article, saying that there was no such prison in Thailand. The PM said he had discussed with security units about the matter while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pledged to investigate the origin of the secret prison news story. If the ministry can prove that the newspaper’s report was groundless, it is possible that the rumors of the CIA secret prison in Thailand were spread by ill-intentioned people to tarnish the country’s image. There is also a possibility that the rumors were aimed at discrediting ASEAN and Thailand in terms of human rights.
Thailand, as the incumbent Chair of ASEAN, needs to show its potential to lead ASEAN by clarifying the issue of secret prison to the international community and showing evidence to support its argument. It is also necessary for Thailand to show the international community that the nation strictly abides by the UN’s Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War and other international human rights treaties.
]]>The ministry announced the total A(H1N1) cases at 6,776 in its weekly report.
Of this number, 6,697 cases have fully recovered while 35 patients remain in hospital, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai urged provincial governors to step up preventive measures against the Influenza A(H1N1) flu during a teleconference.
The video conference meeting focused on urgent measures to contain the spread of the virus, screening measures, preventive strategies and treatments for patients.
Mr Witthaya, as a chair of the meeting at the Interior Ministry, also called for the governors who serve as the directors of provincial prevention centers to cooperate with local health agencies to curb the disease.
In addition, Mr Witthaya ordered health authorities to bolster the anti-flu campaign and to educate locals about the Influenza A(H1N1), so they won’t panic.
He also emphasised that reports of the patient tally and fatalities had to be based on the fact for accurate assessment of the ongoing situation.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul, who also attended the meeting, expected that the spread of pandemic would slow down in August. (TNA)
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