The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) refused to reveal the location of defrocked monk Wiraphon Sukphon, saying it could disrupt the investigation. Pol Lt Col Pongin Inkhao, the director of the DSI's special crime division 3 said the DSI cannot disclose the location of Wiraphon, formerly known as Luang Pu Nen Kham. The order concerning his revoked passport are being sent to other ...
Incredible shrinking Bangkok at 1100 scale
BANGKOK -- Bangkok has earned its place in the tiny, perfect paper world of Japanese artist Naoki Terada, where Tokyo, New York and Amsterdam had been the only sizably populated places until ...
Lo Hsing Han the life and crimes of Asias heroin king
Few will ever be called freedom fighter, drug trafficker and international business tycoon in their obituaries, but all describe the life of the Shan ...
Growth forecasts cut as exports expected to fall
The National Economic and Social Development Board is expected to revise its economic growth forecast for this year after predicting the country's exports are likely to fall short of their targets. NESDB secretary-general Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said at a seminar organised by the Economic Reporters Association yesterday that the Bank of Thailand's move to slash this year's ...
New amnesty bill pushed in Thailand
A supporter of a new "people's amnesty bill" said it will protect everyone involved in the large protests in Thailand that followed the 2006 military coup. Payao Akkahad, mother of a paramedic who was shot and killed during political disturbances in 2010, is the bill's major backer, the Bangkok Post reported Saturday. She said it has no color, referring to the red, yellow ...
Injured soldiers promise to keep up the good fight
Sukrit said he volunteered to work in the Deep South shortly after graduating from the military academy and wants to return to service after making a full recovery, hopefully in September. He said his father's care for him, and regular visits by friends and relatives had given him new hope. Meanwhile, Army Sergeant Bukholee Minsomboon, attached to the 43rd paramilitary ranger regiment, ...
PM Be careful or we will harm our rice reputation
People should not generalise all Thai rice as being substandard or contaminated, as the problem of a small amount of low-quality or contaminated rice has been blown out proportion and is negatively affecting all farmers, Prime ...
DSI to seek extradition of ex-monk
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will contact immigration authorities in 20 countries to seek the extradition of former monk Wirapol Sukpol - known as Luang Pu Nenkham - back to Thailand to face criminal charges, including statutory rape of a minor, DSI director-general Tarit Pengdith said ...
Obama keen to visit Thailand again
Revealing that US President Barack Obama was keen to visit Thailand again, Thai ambassador to the United States Chaiyong Satjipanon vowed to promote Thai tourism after Bangkok won the World's Best City Award for the fourth year in a ...
Monk defends sale of Mae Tao clinic land
Embattled monk Phra Kittisak Kittisopano has defended his recent sale of a plot of land that is home to the Mae Tao clinic run by Ramon Magsaysay laureate Cynthia ...
Government denies breaching Ramadan ceasefire
National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Paradorn Pattanatabut Saturday denied accusations that the government had breached the ceasefire deal in the deep South. A report carried online by the Deep South Watch Journalism School said Barisan Revolusi Nasional representative Hassan Taib had submitted a letter of protest to Malaysian government representative Ahmad Zamzamin bin Hashim. ...
Buriram Bangkok Glass draw in TPL
Ten-man Bangkok Glass held leaders Buriram Untied to a scoreless draw in the Thai Premier League on Saturday night. It was Bangkok Glass coach Attaphol Bussapakom's first match against his former employers who sacked him a few months ago. Hosts Bangkok Glass, led by captain and striker Teerathep Winothai, were the better side in the first half with Chatree Chimtalay forcing Buriram ...
UPDATE 3-G20 puts growth before austerity vows to tread carefully
Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:34am EDT * Growth "remains too weak" - G20 * Fed stimulus withdrawal eyed warily at Moscow talks * Communique commits to economic rebalancing, careful steps * Shift towards growth at expense of debt-cutting * Japan pledges credible fiscal plan By Lidia Kelly and Jan Strupczewski MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) - The Group of 20 nations pledged on Saturday to put growth ...
Blast at Beijing airport terminal
There has been an explosion at Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3, with a man in a wheelchair apparently detonating a device, BBC reported. Photos posted on China's Weibo microblogging site showed a dark-haired man waving a white package in the air before the blast. Later images showed the wheelchair on its side with officials treating a man on the floor. His ...
Backers of new amnesty seek all parties support
The positions of all parties will be put to test as the families of political protesters solicit support for their "people's amnesty bill" in parliament, which will reconvene on Aug ...
Bank of Thailand cuts 2013 growth forecast to 4.2 percent
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has lowered its 2013 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection by 0.9 percent to 4.2 percent from the 5.1 percent given in the previous projection.The BoT, releasing its new projection on Friday, lowered the 2013 GDP projection to make it in line with the delayed global recovery and moderate domestic demand.Paiboon Kittisrikangwan, BoT assistant to the governor ...
New Chinese-style market to open in Bangkoks suburb
A unique shopping complex is being built as a Chinese-style market in the southwestern outskirts of the Thai capital city which will not only lure local shoppers but foreign tourists.Thanongsak Manothamraksa, CEO of JSP Property Co, the real estate development firm which runs the 267 million US dollar shopping complex, disclosed over the weekend that the Chinese- style market, called Sampeng 2, ...
PM Packed rice up to standards
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted on Saturday that packed rice is up to international standards and safe for consumption. She was responding to growing consumer concerns about the use of chemical fumigants and possible health impacts. Speaking on her "Yingluck Government Meets the People" on NBT, the premier said chemicals were introduced only at the packaging stage. Ms ...
Book campaign no page-turner say critics
Book lovers are disappointed with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's activities to celebrate the city's status as World Book Capital 2013, saying the events planned are a waste of money and will not lead to a culture of ...
Thongchai still in the Open hunt
GULLANE, SCOTLAND - Thongchai Jaidee was convinced he was heading for an early exit from the Open Championship after adding a 71 to his opening 79 to finish at eight over ...
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