The Nation (Thailand) articles from March 2007, page 2

The Nation (Thailand) archives from March 2007

TRT: We'll punish anyone who rallies.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Thai Rak Thai Party yesterday dismissed claims it was behind the planned PTV rally to oust the junta, saying any members who joined such movements would be punished. Deputy...

Officials chided for not taking action on lotteries.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Assets Examination Committee chairman Nam Yimyaem criticised the Finance Ministry yesterday for its tardiness in lodging a complaint on the illegal two-and three-digit lotteries set up...

'Holy Grail' arrives in Kingdom for display.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Like the top-class players, local fans will have the unique opportunity to touch and feel Uefa's Champions League trophy when the Holy Grail of football goes on display in...

Court bid to delay trade deal.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Four NGOs want injunction to stop signing next week Non-government organisations opposed to free-trade agreements will today seek an Administrative Court injunction to delay the...

Private hospitals threaten to quit SSO.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Private Hospitals' Association is threatening to stop accepting Social Security Office (SSO) members as patients next year after it failed to receive a reply for an increased...

NLA backs bill to ban alcohol adverts and raise age of buyers.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Alcohol Control Bill was approved in principle yesterday by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA). When it becomes law it will impose a total ban on alcohol ads and raise...

Mae Hong Son still smoggy.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The smog crisis in Mae Hong Son continued yesterday with the amount of fine-dust particle exceeding acceptable levels. "The province remains a disaster-hit zone," Mae Hong Son...

Students offered rewards.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC) will reward students who give useful information about rare instances of inconsistent Anet score announcements this year. Of...

Evil porn snaring Thais, Paiboon says.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Deputy Prime Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham yesterday warned of an "evil cycle" that allowed young Thais to surf pornographic websites and watch obscene clips in just 25 seconds as...

Deputy police chief named.
March 29, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. General Wongkot Maneerin, a police officer close to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was yesterday promoted to be a deputy national police chief. Wongkot will be...

Court set to consider warrants.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Five say they were wrongly identified; first hearing today The Criminal Court accepted a complaint yesterday by five men to have arrest warrants against them revoked, following...

Donations welcome after school admissions finalised.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. State secondary schools can start receiving donations in about a month, Education Minister Wijit Srisa-an said yesterday. In a bid to prevent state schools from trading seats for...

Nanny confesses to bashing baby boy, wins release on bail.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A 36-year-old nanny, who confessed that she assaulted a month-old infant in her care, was granted bail yesterday after being held in police custody. The grievous assault on the...

Govt to pay royalty for compulsory licences.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will compensate pharmaceutical companies affected by the Public Health Ministry's decision to enforce compulsory licensing - at a rate of 0.5 per...

10-year-old 'allowed to drive locally'.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A 10-year-old boy is spending his school holidays helping his family's business by delivering food to customers in the Northeast town of Nakhon Ratchasima - by van. Police said...

Council of State to rule on farmers' fund, debts help.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Cabinet will wait for the Council of State's ruling on the Farmers' Rehabilitation and Development Fund (FRDF) administration to tackle the long-standing debt crisis, government...

Eleventh-hour warning on alcohol law.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Lawmakers need to ponder three main issues when considering proposed laws to control alcohol consumption in Thailand, or they could pose unfair practices to operators in the alcohol...

Thailand viewed as Asean logistics hub.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Major container terminal and logistics operators from China are eager to promote trade between that country and Thailand and are viewing the Kingdom as a centre from which China can...

Institute switches to machinery.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Thai-German Institute will undergo a technology upgrade this year as it shifts from a focus on developing human resources to machinery. "For the past 10 years, we tried to...

Siam Centre operator to boost loyalty.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Membership programmes aimed at customers, new and old Siam Piwat is doubling its marketing budget for the current year to Bt200 million, to maintain high traffic at Siam Centre and...

Biotechnology crops 'vital for productivity'.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The adoption in Thailand of biotechnology-enhanced crops is essential for stabilising the country's productivity, making it more competitive in regional and global markets, and helping...

CAT fights over calling service.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Advanced Info Service (AIS) has denied charges by CAT Telecom that its international-call subsidiary, Advanced International Network (AIN), used unfair practices in a trial of its...

Malaysia's strict anti-terror legislation a model for Thai authorities to emulate.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. After much debate and revision the democratic national legislature in Malaysia passed earlier this month a comprehensive set of new anti-terrorist laws. One of the anti-terror...

Government facing a mental block.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. There is still time for a rethink of economic policy to reverse mistakes and win back investor confidence The report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday offers...

Bangkok Bank back to winning ways.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Bangkok Bank found their winning touch, beating Royal Thai Air Force 77-65 in the men's preliminary rounds of the King's Cup Basketball Championships at Siam University Gymnasium...

Rivals ready to do battle.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Canon and Panasonic bid to topple giant Sony The digital-camera market will be hotly competitive this year, as two major Japanese challengers have set an ambitious target to...

New exhibition-management degree on offer.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has launched its new exhibition-management degree (EMD) in Thailand. The course is aimed at producing specialists in...

Late news :Egat to issue Bt14 bn in bonds later this year.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will issue bonds worth Bt14.5 billion in the second half of the year, expecting its financial burden to fall in line with lower...

Bt50m upgrade for forging plant.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. After acquiring KPN Automotive and renaming it AAPICO Forging last month, AAPICO Hitech will invest Bt50 million this year to improve its forging plant to meet customer demand, said...

Middle to upper condos face oversupply this year.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The middle-to-upper condominium market has shown a trend of oversupply due to a predicted low growth in demand this year and throughout next year, according to a research report by...

Aiyawatt is the hero.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. [POLO] Thailand, spearheaded by young Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn, captured the Gold Cup Polo Championship after edging out Brunei 5-4 in the final on Sunday at the Bangbor VR Sports Complex...

Thailand to face Iraq in chilly Jordan.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Having endured a long haul journey, Thailand team manager Kasem Jariyawatwong is hoping that jet lag will not take its toll on his side when they lock horns with Iraq in their Olympic...

Women from Queen's farm shot dead.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Motorbike riders gun down workers from model farm; building site also attacked Two female employees working on HM the Queen's model farm project were shot dead at close range by...

Complaint filed on illegal lotteries.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Interior Ministry yesterday filed a complaint relating to illegal lotteries yesterday, one day after its minister got summons to explain himself for being too slow in exposing the...

Setback for law to limit retailers.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Surayud and other Cabinet ministers demand changes The Cabinet yesterday rejected draft legislation for the country's first-ever Retail Business Act following strong opposition...

'Nation' wins Asian design award.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A daring front-page layout on the day Thaksin Shinawatra was toppled by the military has won The Nation a prestigious Asia Media Award for best design. The unique front page,...

Rising sea levels a threat.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Kingdom one of 10 countries most at risk from natural disasters, says study More than 16.4 million Thais are now living in areas at risk from rising sea levels and intense...

Junta plans stern action to muzzle detractors.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The junta is likely to employ drastic measures against protesting supporters of ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra and detractors of the September 19 coup, although a Council for National...

Uncertainty 'could hit economy'.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thailand will continue to show the lowest economic growth in the region this year and in 2008, says that Asian Development Bank (ADB), whose top official here also warned that...

Look, who's talking'.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Welcome to our "caption contest". This is a photo picked up from a photo gallery on www.hithaksin.net. The website's caption of this photo, which showed ousted prime minister Thaksin...

Death spurs bill for emergencies.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Public Health Minister Mongkol na Songkhla vowed yesterday to push for the adoption of the Emergency Medicine Bill, which promises to better protect the rights of patients involved in...

Hotel and elephants.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. From being a regular historical-site visitor and foreign-language enthusiast, Bilaibhan Sampatisiri is a businesswoman who has also assumed titles at several associations - something...

Channelling the talisman-makers.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Now that so many are claiming the rights to the "Jatukam" Deva talisman, the Intellectual Property Department is warning violators who want to cash in on the phenomenon. Yes, we...

Cabinet okays Thai-Japan pact.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Prime Minister Surayud now ready to sign agreement in Tokyo next Tuesday The Cabinet yesterday approved a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Japan, paving the way for Prime Minister...

King Power set to face AEC probe.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. King Power International is likely to face a probe by the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) for alleged intention to violate the Public-Private Joint Venture Act and other laws,...

Confidence the key for Chalongphob.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn has indicated he would like to see a combination of fiscal and monetary expansion, to prop up the economy and revive confidence. He also...

Paint firm expects lower sales.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Paint manufacturer TOA Paint (Thailand) has revised its annual sales target downwards, from Bt8.4 billion to Bt8 billion, following meagre growth in purchasing power in this year's...

BOT watching banks' forex trading.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Local and foreign banks told to report net positions every day The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has urged Thai banks to adjust their net foreign exchange position at the end of each day,...

Home Product Centre.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) has maintained its "buy" recommendation on Home Product Centre shares, with a fair value of Bt6 apiece. The company should continue to perform well...

Company reports.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. CH KARNCHANG's board approved the sale of not more than 5,567,371 ordinary shares in Pathum Thani Water to Thai Tap Water Supply, which would represent not more than 46.39 per cent of...

SAT confident of huge Japan deal.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Automotive parts manufacturer Somboon Advance Technology (SAT) aims to win an order worth Bt8.4 billion, culminating in growth of 10 per cent this year. It also plans to establish a...

SET paves way for brokers in banks.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is revising its regulations to encourage stockbrokers to open new branches within branches of commercial banks. The regulations under revision...

Kiatnakin Bank may seek foreign partner.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Kiatnakin Bank may acquire a foreign strategic partner to support the small bank's business expansion, said chairman Supol Wattanavekin. Over the next three years, the bank plans...

West losing moral authority after Iraq fallout.
March 28, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. It is dismaying to suppose oneself fighting a war against one party, only to suffer humiliation at the hands of another. The Royal Marines and sailors who set forth on Friday to...

When was Thaksin's "most tense" day'.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. September 19 coup, according to someone very close to Thaksin Shinawatra and was with him when it happened, was probably not the "worst" thing ever to occur to the ousted leader...

Researcher Piya is a real TrueHit.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. After being a govt database, Internet rating provider goes commercial with big plans Nowadays TrueHits.net is recognised as a solid, trustworthy and acceptable Internet rating...

Cash for education.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Students can use attractive bank loans and apply for scholarships A good education usually requires a hefty initial payment. Many young people will need help in the form of loans...

Monrat weathers all odds.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Starting from zero, Monrat Saraphap has turned Rai Khun Mon into a golden land. One of the country's agritourism hotspots produces high-quality processed agricultural products and...

BEC World.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Tisco Securities has maintained its "buy" recommendation on BEC World's stock with a 12-month target price of Bt23.80 per share. The broker remains bullish on the outlook for...

Asset-backed bonds a step closer to debut.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Government Housing Bank (GHB) yesterday began accepting proposals from investment banks interested in arranging Thailand's first mortgage-backed securities, even though the Finance...

Overlaid Environment brings 3D.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. In the future you might experience advertising, electronic books, product catalogues and handbills in three dimensions. A group of young developers, who recently graduated in...

Plastic licences on the move.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Land Transport Department is planning to develop a new driving licence using a plastic card. It intends to launch the new licence in the next few months in Bangkok. Anan...

Madonna shocks with modest hit.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Visitors to Hong Kong can easily see huge billboards of superstar Madonna sporting her new clothing line with Swedish-based H&M under the M by Madonna label. The clothing line was...

Investment plans to be reconsidered.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Priority for companies agreeing to reduce emissions at existing facilities in the area The National Environmental Board expects to reconsider new investment plans for Map Ta Phut...

Forex blues hit Prima.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Jeweller may raise export prices after missing 2006 forecast Prima Gold International, an affiliate of Pranda Jewellery, is considering increasing export prices 5-10 per cent in...

Satun deep-sea port in the pipeline.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The government is considering spending Bt10 billion on building a large deep-sea port in the southern province of Satun in the next two years, to boost Thailand's logistics growth,...

Asean countries plan to spend excess cash.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Asean finance ministers are considering making use of excess savings to fund infrastructure development in the region, and if the plan is implemented, it could finance part of...

Quality control for biodiesel.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Energy Ministry will ask the National Energy Policy Council next month to finalise policies on biodiesel, and it is likely conventional diesel will be eliminated. At a...

First PM&S event for itself.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Production Management and Services (PM&S) will organise its own event for the first time: Proud Asia 2007. After providing management services during its 10 years in operation,...

Late news :Retail petrol prices expected to rise 40 satang per litre this week.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Retail petrol prices could be jacked up again this week, following the recent spike in world oil prices that pushed up finished oil prices and pulled down to 90 satang a litre Thai oil...

Auto-parts firm Okawa set to invest Bt450m in new factory.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Tokyo-based Okawa Screw Manufacturing is to invest Bt450 million to expand its auto-parts production in Thailand as it believes the Kingdom has the potential to become the "Detroit of...

CAT keen to launch new call service.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. PEA link to provide domestic network CAT Telecom has proposed a strategic alliance with the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) to set up a new telecom service using the...

The trouble with Japanese nationalism.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Barely half a year into his premiership, Japan's Shinzo Abe is provoking anger across Asia and mixed feelings in his country's key ally, the United States. But will the Bush...

Thailand to host Asian Masters Cup.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thailand will host the inaugural Asian Masters Cup which will feature eight top male and female players of the continent battling it out for US$200,000 prize money at the end of this...

Apichat saves the day for Air Force.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Apichat Orn-in hit a three-pointer in the last 25 seconds of the game to help Royal Thai Air Force edge out Sunspark 69-66 in the men's preliminary rounds of the King's Cup Basketball...

'Samson' wants win,freedom.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. [boxing] Come hell or high water, convicted drug smuggler Siriporn Thaveesuk not only wants to defeat Ayaka Miyano of Japan and take the vacant WBC female 108-pound light-flyweight...

Kidnap drama ends with reunion.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A kidnap drama involving the arrest of an Australian man in Thailand has ended with his three-year-old daughter being reunited with her mother in Bangkok. John Leary, 39, from...

Thailand finish 6th in Manila.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thailand's women's golf team finished sixth while runaway leaders South Korea took the prestigious Queen Sirikit Cup in the 29th edition, played in the Philippines last weekend. ...

Prototype for fuel cells.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. For the first time in Thailand a group of local researchers has developed a prototype electric vehicle that uses the latest fuel-cell technology. A research team from the...

The program helps mobile users reduce the time they need to send messages.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Mobile users who bundle the QuickThai program in their mobile phone will no longer find it difficult to use Thai characters when they want to send short message system (SMS) to their...

SUM has plans that add up.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. SUM System will expand its business base overseas and provide education material for pocket PCs and mobile phones. Ubol Sutthna, managing director, said the company will expand to...

Two men captured in police video change their stories.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Two men with a resemblance to suspected bombers in police photographs can seek a court ruling to invalidate the arrest warrants against them, Justice Ministry permanent secretary...

Condo owners sue for sea view.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A group of Jomtien apartment owners has asked the Administra-tive Court in Rayong to halt the construction of a new residential building that will block their sea views. Ten...

Speed key in hunt for cyber paedophiles.
March 27, 2007... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Law enforcement agencies need swift and effective countermeasures to beat child-sex offenders using online technology to prey on victims, an international crime-fighting alliance was...