BANGKOK, 19 July 2009 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thailand had a clear stance towards the human rights issue in Myanmar, affirming that Thailand would never support a boycott of the neighboring nation. Prime Minister Abhisit stated during his weekly television program ‘Confidence in Thailand with Prime Minister Abhisit’ that the human rights [...]
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, June 26 (TNA) – Thailand and Cambodia will hold a regional border affairs meeting in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima in July to discuss border problems, a senior Thai military official on Friday. Lt-Gen. Viboonsak Neepan, Thailand’s Second Army Region commander, overseeing the northeastern region which borders Cambodia, said he had fruitful [...]
BANGKOK, 27 June 2009 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has reported that 2 influenza A (H1N1) patients in Thailand have died. The ministry have also asked people to not panic over the matter. Director of the Medical Council of Thailand, Dr. Raewat Wisarutvej, admitted that there were 2 reported deaths in Thailand linked [...]
BEIJING, June 25 (TNA) – Visiting Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday told the Chinese business community that Thailand now has sufficient potential to cater to foreign investors and that his country is ready to welcome them with the goal of boosting bilateral trade in future. Mr. Abhisit, now on the second day [...]
BANGKOK, 23 June 2009 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will persuade Chinese investors to plough their money in Thailand during his official visit to China from 24 to 27 June 2009. Government Spokesman Panitan Wattanayakorn stated that Prime Minister Abhisit will use his official visit to China from 24 to 27 June to emphasize [...]
BANGKOK, June 22 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Singapore’s counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on Monday agreed to speed up bilateral economic cooperation. Speaking during a one-day visit to Singapore, the Thai prime minister said both governments agreed to expedite economic, social and security cooperation under existing bilateral frameworks. Economic cooperation would also take [...]
BANGKOK, June 17 (TNA) – Thailand will oppose the World Heritage Committee on its listing of Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodian border as a World Heritage site, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday. Mr. Abhisit said Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting action assigned Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suwit Khunkitti to lodge the [...]
PHNOM PENH, June 13 (TNA) – Thailand will improve its strained relations with neighbouring Cambodia, troubled by an ongoing border problem, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva affirmed Saturday . Mr. Abhisit left Phnom Penh and returned home Saturday morning after being delayed by aircraft problems. On Friday the prime minister told about 100 persons [...]
BANGKOK, June 12 (TNA) – The diagnosis of a university student, confirmed as Thailand’s 48th (A)H1N1 patient, prompted his faculty to announce seven-day closure beginning Friday. The student was diagnosed as having the H1N1 virus after he returned home from the United States. Many Thai students returned home from affected countries after taking [...]
BANGKOK, 11 June 2009 (NNT) – An additional 30 people in Thailand have been pronounced infected with the Influenza A (H1N1) today, causing the total number of confirmed cases to skyrocket to 46. On top of yesterday’s total of 16 cases of the A (H1N1) infection, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai announced that 30 more [...]
