The Nation (Thailand) articles from June 2006, page 6

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Caretaker prime minister's trip to Kazakhstan a waste of time, money and opportunity.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. I fail to see why caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continues to use up the country's store of international goodwill to lobby for a United Nations job for Surakiart...

Digital gold-mine dream still alive.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Seven years on, Mono Group's Soraj hopes to turn profit soon Seven years ago, Soraj Asavaprapa left his investment-banking career to launch a multitude of dot.com ventures with...

Cambodia joins Thailand on the silk route.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Village weavers find global opportunity as they help heal wounds of 20-year war Thai silk has, as we know, made a name for itself; now it is the turn of Cambodian silk to emerge...

WTO needs better offers from US, EU to free up world trade.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The World Trade Organisation needs better offers from the United States and the European Union at a crucial meeting this month, otherwise a key milestone will be missed in liberalising...

Growth hinges on new budget.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Economic growth could slow further next year if the 2007 fiscal budget is not approved within the first quarter of the year, Dr Vorapol Socatiyanurak, the second vice chairman of the...

Robinson sees room to expand outside capital.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Robinson Department Store Plc is to end a seven-year expansion freeze outside Bangkok by opening its 20th branch in November. The 13,000-square-metre store in Ayutthaya will cover...

New airport seen as regional contender.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. When Thailand unveils its new airport, Suvarnabhumi, towards the end of the year, it is expected to give Singapore's Changi Airport a run for its money. The strategic location of...

Emotion often stands in the way of making the right move making.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Retail players would be wise to do what a good fund manager does: stick to a strategy and ignore volatility The Stock Exchange of Thailand is driven by foreign investors, but most...

THAI aims to reclaim market lead.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Fare cuts, network expansion form key elements of strategy Thai Airways Inter-national Plc is hoping to reclaim market share from rivals such as Singapore Airlines and Cathay...

Thailand Post adds two strings to its bow.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Not content with just delivering our mail and selling us postcards, Thailand Post Co Ltd is looking to two businesses it hopes will turn a tidy profit in time. One is Logis Post,...

Ministry is making eyes at Motorola.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Information and Communications Technology Ministry is courting Motorola to set up a mobile-phone manufacturing facility in Thailand to cash in on the country's fast-growing market....

Industry scrambles for clients.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Top agency says major clients are spending less and expecting more Advertising agencies are supposed to be clever in using various media channels that really fit their corporate...

Royal celebration clears capital of sordid elements.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Ban on dirty vendors, beggars in inner city could boost valuation For a few days last week, life in inner-city Bangkok became shockingly pleasant. For a brief moment, in...

Income tax implications of securitising illiquid assets.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. No tax is payable on SPV transfers for marketable securities such as debentures Securitisation was authorised in Thailand by an Emergency Decree following the 1998 economic...

Lessons on South from Okinawa.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. We must accept region's uniqueness and give locals more say in its affairs We are simply running out of time. More than 50 explosions in two days have reverberated far beyond the...

Australia demonstrates the art of riding two horses.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. How can Canberra remain a staunch and committed US ally and at the same time maintain strong economic relations with Beijing' Local media have called it a balancing act of riding two...

Bombings spark a scramble for excuses.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Refusing to admit that the intelligence community and security apparatus are unable to curb the violence in the three southernmost provinces, Thailand's political leaders have once...

UK Thais throng to celebration.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Princess welcomed by 5,000 people to help honour the King Over 5,000 members of Britain's 36,000-strong Thai community turned out in the capital on Saturday to celebrate the 60th...

Surakiart's UN bid finds support.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Kazakhstan has expressed support for Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai in his bid to replace outgoing United Nations chief Kofi Annan, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin...

Bookies set to lose out on football bets.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Only 5.4 per cent of World Cup gamblers are planning to fully settle their gambling debts, according to a poll by Abac. The survey questioned 1,463 respondents aged over 13 in...

Vista Garden site nears completion.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Prices almost double from 2004 when project was launched Originally scheduled for completion this month, the Vista Garden's Tower 1 is running a little late, but only just. ...

Phuket victory.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Taiwan's Ko Shih Chieh yesterday won the Phuket International Marathon, while two Thai SEA Games gold medallists - Boonchu Chandecha and Boothung Srisang - were the best of the local...

Ministry to seek Bt10 increase in daily pay.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Inflation spike prompts drive to push wage to Bt194 a day The Finance Ministry is to propose that the minimum daily wage be raised by up to Bt10. If approved, the minimum wage in...

Raimon raises bet on Pattaya 'miracle'.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Pattaya property market looks set to enter a new golden era, thanks mainly to the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport and the expansion of industry, experts say. At the...

Bid to register Phuket dive shops.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Phuket's Chief Administrative Officer Palad Nivit Aroonrat yesterday handed the governor a proposal to require diving businesses on the island to register within 30 days. The dive...

OAG 'has proof, lacks EC nod' to pursue TRT.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Office of the Attorney General has sufficient evidence to pursue a case of electoral fraud against the Thai Rak Thai Party but it requires a recommendation from the Election...

Just how much heat can a koala bear'.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Chiang Mai Zoo will soon be the first Thai zoo to house koalas as Australia is preparing to ship four of the marsupials here to mark the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King's...

Call to curb illegal workers.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thailand's national security and healthcare will be damaged if effective controls are not placed on the number of illegal migrant workers from neighbouring countries, a seminar was...

Bombs, bullets kill 3 on weekend.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Six killed, 40 injured since Thursday; PM vetoes sending more government officials to the area Three people were killed and ten others injured after two explosions and two...

Storms cause nearly 50 accidents in, around capital.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. More than three hours of heavy downpours yesterday caused severe flooding and chronic traffic jams in Bangkok and nearby provinces. A storm struck the capital and adjacent areas at...

MISSION accomplished.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. King Mongkut team does Thailand proud in world robot competition Thai-made Rescue Robots have emerged as the champions of the World RoboCup Rescue 2006 competition, beating other...

HM 'exercises role perfectly'.
June 19, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. His Majesty the King has exercised his constitutional role immaculately throughout his reign, a top Justice Ministry official said yesterday. The King's constitutional role has...

No more tough talk about crisis in the South.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared unruffled by the sudden resurgence of terrorist acts in the three southernmost provinces this week with a rash of bomb blasts that...

Eulogies and best wishes to His Majesty the King on his 60th anniversary.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. May I follow Your Majesty's example by: showing compassion in my thoughts, speech, and actions; by helping where and when I can the less fortunate and weak; and always thinking and...

Banzai to Thai, Japanese royals.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. People's reception of imperial couple reflects cordial nature of relations between the two countries Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan have won the hearts of the Thai...

Cine inspiration.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Suparb Rimtheparthip believes films can make the world a better, safer place, and he's out to promote them Sometimes short films can be much more powerful than weapons or military...

Scientific advances promise personalised, integrated healthcare.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Advances in life sciences, especially the successful mapping of the entire human genetic code in 2001, look set to change the face of modern medicine and healthcare in coming decades,...

DSI 'in dire need of major overhaul'.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Investigation department chief Sombat must go now, say human-rights groups The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) needs a complete overhaul to counter its growing image as...

Press Council to draft guidelines on rape reporting.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Press Council of Thailand has set up a committee to formulate guidelines for media reports on rape victims and has agreed to establish a study centre for press law to provide legal...

Man arrested for brutal rape and murder of teen.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Police have arrested a man suspected of raping and killing a 16-year-old girl in Bangkok's Don Muang district on Thursday night. Sirimongkol Reunnak, 33, was arrested on Friday...

Don't make us your scapegoat: Malaysia.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Minister says pointing a finger won't bring peace Malaysian For-eign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has hit back at a claim that more than 40 explosions that rocked southern Thailand on...

Pride of Indian Navy throws open its door to the people of Bangkok.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Three Indian Navy ships, including a battleship equipped with BrahMos long-range missiles, are berthed at Klong Toei port until Tuesday, and are open to the public today from 2pm to...

Fuel costs, poverty top NESDB list.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Oil prices, poverty, ineffective management of domestic problems and sluggish foreign trade will be addressed as national priorities in the next 10-year plan, the National Economic and...

Energy-saving attire.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Japanese men urged to cast off stifling business suits in summer Uncool clothing The Japanese are being urged to loosen up and forget their formal dress code as part of the fight...

Uni chiefs vote to keep system 'for continuity'.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The University Presidents' Council of Thailand yesterday voted to continue the current admission system in the next school year, its chairman Professor Dr Pratya Vesarach said. ...

Bhutanese prince heaps praise upon His Majesty.
June 18, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Bhutan's Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck has issued a personal statement expressing his admiration for His Majesty the King. Describing the King as "the Treasure of...

Magic carpets of the mind.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Sidhartha Gallery showcases ancient rugs so vibrant that you can't help but stroke them Just take a glance at the photos he's put on the screen saver of his computer, and you'd...

A turtle takes the stairs.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. As I work at the computer on the ground floor, a cavernous thud suddenly echoes on the staircase. The plop-plop-plops that follow are not as hollow but equally as worrisome. All...

Voices for the muted.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Araya Rasdjarm-rearnsook continues to probe the limits of personal space, this time urging the mentally ill to speak Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook took a break from communing with the...

Boonsak wins.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thailand's Boosak Ponsana advanced to the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open with a 21-17 21-14 victory over China's Chen Hong in Kuching yesterday. However, compatriot Poompat...

No bets in the menu.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Police in many northeastern provinces are monitoring a widespread marketing gimmick where self-grill restaurants offer customers extra food free when favourite football teams get...

Bashir's values pose a challenge.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The supposed head of Jemaah Islamiyah must not be allowed to export his radical vision elsewhere The alleged leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group,...

Higher minimum wage wouldn't increase inflation: BOT.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. An increase in the minimum wage would not put too much additional pressure on inflation, but the government should reduce the cost of living for low-income people through temporary...

Rolls-Royce sees huge Asian potential.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Think of Rolls-Royce and you're apt to think of Britain's Queen Elizabeth being chauffeured around in one. But there is more to this corporate giant than most people know....

Somkid backs new tax break.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Bt15,000 deduction sought for parental policies Caretaker Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak plans to ask the finance minister to approve a Bt15,000 tax deduction for a special...

SCB scraps some interest payments.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Siam Commercial Bank yesterday said it would no longer pay deposit rates for wholesale customers who deposit large sums in savings accounts, one day after Kasikornbank raised deposit...

Consumers save Bt80m at May bargain goods fairs.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The weekend bargain-goods fairs held in every province saved consumers more than Bt80 million last month, the Internal Trade Department said yesterday. The Commerce Ministry's...

More yellow shirts.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Internal Trade Department yesterday guaranteed that another 120,000 yellow T-shirts to celebrate His Majesty the King's diamond jubilee would be provided this month. ...

NTC campaign delay.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Private telecom operators are concerned that the National Telecommunications Commission is unprepared to publicise the introduction of the new mobile-phone numbering plan slated to...

Net cafes go mobile with new downloading deal.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. POPidols, the developer of the Symphony content-management system, has launched a new service, FunLoader, which allows its customers to download licensed digital content to their...

Bualuang fund Part 8.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Bualuang Thanarat 8/49 Mutual Fund is on offer at Bangkok Bank branches nationwide until Wednesday. The eighth mutual fund in the Bualuang Thanarat series this year offers Bt3...

Realty World to sell unused homes for property developers.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Property broker Realty World Alliance Co Ltd will likely reduce its 2006 sales target of Bt2.8 billion to account for the drop in consumer spending power in the wake of rising oil...

Plant the cultural seeds to benefit generations to come.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The grand celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the throne have now ended. The impressive ceremonies not only...

Philippines sets an example for Thailand.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. On June 6 the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives both voted to repeal the death penalty. The Philippines now joins the worldwide trend towards abolition, becoming the...

Seven injured as stations bombed.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Suspected planners of Thursday's explosions arrested Explosions continued to rock the deep South yesterday as eight targets, mostly railway stations, were hit and seven people were...

Heed King's timeless wisdom, says Prem.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Privy Council Chairman General Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday urged all sides to apply the lessons of His Majesty the King's speeches, especially on a self-sufficient economy, to solve...

A humble fruit appeals to royal taste.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A Bangkok fruiterer had the proudest day of her life when she impressed a visiting monarch with her durians and her love for His Majesty the King. Banchong Chuernklin, 47, of...

Lottery office back in the black.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Having been in the red for the previous three draws, the Government Lottery Office (GLO) yesterday finally raked in nearly Bt1 billion from ticket sales of Bt2.1 billion when none of...

Pathum thani: Mother, 14, 'unwittingly' kills baby.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A three-month-old infant suffocated after her 14-year-old mother put her to sleep facedown in the belief that this would help her sleep comfortably and make her head grow into a round...

Sell-off likely to continue.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. BOT ready to tackle capital-outflow pressure on baht US$2 trillion (Bt76.7 trillion) has been wiped off the capitalisation of stock markets worldwide in the past month due to hefty...

Wissanu signals he is set to resign.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Legal specialist who helped steer govt through crises may step down once visiting royals leave Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam yesterday signalled that he...

Hi-tech fireworks never before seen in the Kingdom planned for tonight.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. If you thought last week's pyrotechnics were wonderful, wait till you see what's in store in the finale, with 8,000 fireworks against three 15-metre-by-22-metre water screens and a...

Court win for the disabled.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A civil court yesterday ordered the management of a condominium project to return a parking space for disabled people to a foreign occupant with prosthetic legs. In a landmark...

NTC urged to issue just three 3G licences.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Three 3G licences are the proper number for the country and should be awarded via "beauty contests", telecom operators suggested yesterday. In a beauty contest, applicants would...

Attorney-general sends back EC report.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) yesterday said it would send back the report it had received from the Election Commission alleging that the Thai Rak Thai Party had committed...

Thailand's good fortune these 60 years can be directly attributed to HM the King.
June 17, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. We the Thai people must thank the Buddha for giving us such a noble King! It is due to His Majesty the King's wisdom and foresight that Thailand has avoided the misfortunes that have...

CMG eyes new markets.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Central Marketing Group (CMG), a seller and manufacturer of fashion apparel and lifestyle products, will open retail outlets for its products this year in India and the Middle...

Extended families are no longer the norm.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Most Thai homes now comprise only parents, children Thai families have become more "nuclear" in character, while the high divorce rate has resulted in three million broken...

WHO asks Kingdom to help upgrade laboratories.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thailand has been chosen as the site for the world's first collaborating centre for improving the quality of World Health Organisation (WHO) laboratories. Under an initial...

Letsie stays North, Carl in Phang Nga.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Their Majesties King Letsie III of Lesotho and Queen Masenate Mohate Seeiso spent their second day in Chiang Mai visiting the Huai Hong Khrai Royal Development Study Centre. They...

Airport city plan to be rushed to Cabinet.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Cabinet will on Tuesday consider a bill to found a special administrative body to oversee Suvarnabhumi International Airport and its surrounding areas. The special body will...

15 carparks planned.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Park-and-ride blocks will soon be built at 15 locations in outer Bangkok to encourage motorists to use public transport more, a deputy director of the Energy Policy & Planning Office...

Trade-related bribery may affect exports.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Export and import companies paid Bt404 million in bribes last year for faster service at trade checkpoints around the country, reported a university survey. Although the amount...

PTT hits nuke snag in Iran.
June 16, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. PTT Group acknowledges that its petrochemical project in Iran has run into complications, but insists its other businesses there have not yet fallen victim to the conflict between...