The Nation (Thailand) articles from September 2006, page 3

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Lopez aiming to get his game together.
September 27, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Off the court, Spanish tennis heart-throb Feliciano Lopez could easily be mistaken for a male model. But Lopez admitted yesterday that he didn't feel any more special than the other...

Two die as police, military outposts attacked in Yala.
September 27, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Violence continued unabated in the deep South as suspected Muslim militants ambushed two police stations and a military outpost on Monday night, leaving two dead and one injured. Three...

Wissanu, Borwornsakwithdraw from team.
September 27, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Two trusted legal experts of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, Borwornsak Uwanno and Wissanu Krea-ngam, yesterday pulled out of a team of legal advisers set up by the coup leaders to...

TV chief Mingkwan resigns after station aired ex-PM's declaration.
September 27, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. MCOT Plc president Mingkwan Sangsuwan yesterday quit to take responsibility for allowing caretaker prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to broadcast his declaration of a state of...

Thaksin to blame for coup, insists ex-UK ambassador to Thailand.
September 27, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Former British ambassador to Thailand, Derek Tonkin, has expressed his support for the September 19 coup, suggesting that ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to blame for...

Stalking the best cakes for this year's moon festival.
September 27, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Munchy mooncakes The small, soft and sweet mooncakes at Mei Jiang, the Peninsula, Bangkok should be on the list of anyone who loves custard creme. Freshly made daily, each...

Not always a soup.
September 27, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. In everyone's mind tom yum goong is the famous fiery soup with galangal, lemongrass, shallots, kaffir lime leaves and chilli. But at the Central Krabi Bay Resort, you'll be surprised...

Your face needs a good rub.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Giving your face a massage every day is a great way to stave off wrinkles - and better than going to a spa "just out to once in a while". That was the expert advice at the recent...

Rumbles at the rag mags.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. When you see 'The Devil Wears Prada', you'll wonder if Thai fashion magazines are that exciting - or that horrible In "The Devil Wears Prada", opening in cinemas today, fashion...

Now every day is Children's Day.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Since last Tuesday night's coup, the front pages of every newspaper have been splashed with photos of civilians posing happily beside Army battle tanks and M16-toting soldiers. ...

Air-traffic control firm to boost fees.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd, a state-owned air-traffic control company, will increase its fees 16 per cent once it moves its operations to Suvarnabhumi Airport from Don Muang...

BOT upbeat on economy after coup.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. 'Investor confidence remains strong' Foreign capital continues to flow into Thailand despite the September 19 coup, reflecting foreign investors' confidence that the military...

World's best to play in Phuket.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. [BEACH VOLLEYBALL] Some of the world's best women's players will be in action when the Phuket Thailand Open kicks off from November 1-5 at Karon Beach on the southern resort island....

Commerce hopes for action on law.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Awaits new government to tackle hypermarket expansion The Commerce Ministry is hoping that the country's new government will implement laws to control the expansion of retail...

CAT to launch CDMA service.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Sales of handsets target 60,000 users CAT Telecom Plc is in talks with two major mobile-phone distributors, IEC Plc and Samart i-Mobile Plc, to be the main distribution channel in...

TOT assails state regulator.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The TOT Plc labour union has asked the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) to investigate whether the national telecom regulator is treating state...

Fair will create opportunities for new entrepreneurs.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. New Biz 2006, a fair being organised in Bangkok next month by Franchise Focus Co Ltd and The Mall Group, will focus on creating new businesses, with the expectation of providing more...

Rubber :Fluctuating world price prompts measures to stabilise supply.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The fluctuating world price for rubber has prompted the world's major exporting countries to launch an urgent stabilising measure. The International Rubber Consortium,...

Airport revenue plan.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. CAT Telecom Plc expects annual revenues of about Bt120 million from its businesses at Suvarnabhumi Airport, its senior executive vice president has said. During the opening of a...

UN Big Five see Supachai as apt.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Unctad head a front-runner who is also now touted as possible PM The UN five permanent members are considering the possibility of nominating Thailand's Supachai Panitchpakdi as...

Former FEER journalist urges UK to remember how Thaksin dealt with outsiders.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. As a British citizen, I would like to express my hope that the British government does not give fugitive former prime minister Thaksin too much of a comfortable ride in my country. ...

CDRM must not mistake support for licence to control media.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Fully armed Army personnel have been standing guard at television stations. Media executives have been told to be constructive in their news reporting. A ban was slapped on the...

There were democratic alternatives to the staging of a military takeover.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. It is a sad sight to see many Thai liberals today backing the coup and arguing that there was no alternative. As a socialist and one who protested against the coup on Friday...

Teerut's a daring trickster.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. One of Thailand's up and coming young clothes-smiths, Teerut Worgwathanasin, is a step closer to achieving every designer's dream: opening his own boutique. Teerut turned heads at...

Tatung to export TVs.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thai plant to make units for Australia, Bahrain Taiwan-based consumer-electronics manufacturer Tatung will next year start selling its flat-panel televisions in Australia and...

In Brief :Ethanol plant on tap.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Patkol Plc recently signed an agreement to construct a "turnkey" or full-service ethanol plant for TPK Ethanol, worth Bt3.5 billion, in Nakhon Rachasima province. Managing...

New tool to gauge event marketing.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The research agency, AC Nielsen (Thailand) Ltd, has launched its first-ever research initiative designed to measure the effectiveness of event marketing programmes. Named...

Asian focus.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The pivotal role of Asean in the economic and financial integration of Asian countries has been emphasised by Japan's Prof Eisuke Sakakibara, better known as Mr Yen, in an interview...

Corruption must be cut off at its roots.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Seizure of corrupters' ill-gotten assets will serve as an effective deterrent to would-be cheaters One of the yardsticks against which the Council for Democratic Reform under...

Central and lower north hit hardest.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Warnings also for Northeast and South Riverside areas in the lower North and Central regions were flooded yesterday, as rainwater continued to pour into dams and rivers. In...

Progress in search for 'bird-flu herbs'.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Identifying the right herb as an alternative treatment for the bird-flu virus could take years, as it would not be simple to narrow down the list and complete testing, researchers have...

Aid to stranded.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Public Health Ministry has extended help to flood victims in the northern province of Phichit as the area remains engulfed in floodwater measuring up to two metres deep. More...

Princess to write first Royal blog about English.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will contribute the first Royal blog on a British Council website. The blog - or Web log - will discuss Her Royal Highness' views...

Workers awarded Bt1m.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Four employers who allegedly physically abused and forced 17 Laotian immigrant labourers to work 16 hours a day at a glove-making factory in Bangkok's Thung Khru district will have to...

UK firm launches condo project on Samui.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A property developer from the UK is building a Bt500-million condominium project on Koh Samui and to instil confidence among potential buyers it brought to its press conference...

PARADORN CONFIDENT.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Local star looking for a victory [Tennis]Local favourite Paradorn Srichaphan believes he can end his losing streak to Spaniard Feliciano Lopez when they meet in the first round of...

Klong Dan investigation welcomed.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry yesterday welcomed the decision by the recently-appointed National Counter Corruption Commission to expedite an investigation into...

No pressure on NCCC: Panthep.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The chairman of the newly appointed National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC), Panthep Klanarongran, said after the commission's first meeting yesterday he was confident the...

Supachai 'to discuss terms' for PM's post.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Former WTO chief has tentatively accepted invitation to lead an interim government Supachai Panitchpakdi has tentatively accepted the ruling military council's invitation to...

Budget in pros hands.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Bureaucrats have been given a free hand to write the fiscal-2007 budget, informed sources said. The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) had no...

Ministry of Industry begins damage control.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The military coup will affect investor confidence in the short term, according to the Industry Ministry. Permanent Secretary Chakramol Phasukvanich said that authority had...

Panel has power to freeze politicians' assets.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The new committee to probe the assets of the former premier and his cabinet has been empowered to freeze the assets of politicians found to have attempted to hide or transfer their...

Dragon One plans takeover.
September 26, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Dragon One Plc is expected to submit Application Hosting's filing for listing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) next month. The company's planned sale of 200 million shares...

Aguston unveiled on day of coup.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Almost everything about Aguston, the latest high-rise condominium to go up along mid-Sukhumvit in Bangkok, is unique. It will be the only luxury project to have a private bowling...

Eco-friendly developer.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Heeds dangers of global warming One of the more refreshing things to hear from a developer in an avaricious housing market is the use of more eco-friendly materials to combat...

Pushing polyurethanes.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Bayer MaterialScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is focusing on innovative products that will meet customer demand, especially its innovative polyurethane products, according to the...

Local retailers under pressure to differentiate if they are to stay afloat.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Despite protection offered by the Commerce Ministry, which is seeking to halt expansion by international superstores, local retailers must devise a way to differentiate their...

Institute draws producers' attention to China's great appetite for frozen food.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thai exporters should not overlook the potential growth of the frozen-food market in China, the National Food Institute (NFI) warned recently. The warning came despite the...

Ratch eyes regional role.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Plans to invest Bt100 bn at home and abroad Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc is to invest more than Bt100 billion over the next 10 years to achieve its goal of...

Sectors seen at risk.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Capital Nomura Securities (CNS) believes the coup will have an adverse impact on the tourism and hotels, household goods, printing and publishing, telecommunications, property,...

Plans to take the industry places.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Software is a strategic weapon for the country's development. To encourage the local software industry, government support is required. Avudh Ploysongsang, director of the Software...

Radio programmes to come over cell phones.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Within the next couple of months, Advance Info Service mobile-phone users will be able to listen to their favourite radio programmes on their handsets wherever they are, even if they...

Researchers add value to Thai fabrics.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Thailand Textile Institute has joined with the National Nanotechnology Centre to create innovative technology for use in the textiles industry. It is hoped that through the...

Plant to help research to be proposed.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. To support local research and development of innovative textile technology, the Thailand Textile Institute is planning to propose to the government that it to set up a pilot plant...

The great charity money-maker.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The latest edition of BizWeek contained an amazing article about businessman Vichai Raksriaksorn of King Power Duty Free. He is famous for his creative thinking in promoting...

Tarisa first female to head BOT'.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Seems to have the edge over Bandid, Thirachai if Pridiyathorn joins interim govt As Bank of Thailand Governor MR Pridiyathorn Devakula is widely tipped to assume a key position in...

Sorapoj, ready to embark on new projects targeting niche customers.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Whiz kid scores with first condominium project in the capital Sorapoj Techakraisri, scion of a major property player, is combining his financial expertise and love of development...

SIA upbeat on move to Suvarnabhumi.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been operating in Thailand since 1948. Its general manager for Thailand, David Lau, last week shared some thoughts on the upcoming opening of Suvarnabhumi...

Philips Research working overtime.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Every year Philips Research, the research unit of Royal Philips Electronics, attempts to bring at least 50 major research products to the market. Its operating principle is "learning...

Egat slims down to get ready for expansion.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Streamlined management structure will be faster and smoother: Pichai The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand Plc (Egat) has restructured its corporate management in...

Asean fund commences trading in Singapore.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. An exchange-traded fund (ETF) called the FTSE/Asean 40 ETF, the performance of which is based on the FTSE/Asean 40 Index, was listed on the Singapore Exchange on Thursday. The...

TOT-CAT merger looks to be on ice.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. TOT Plc and CAT Telecom Plc might have to wait for the next government to decide if they can go ahead with their plan to merge, a source at the Information and Communications...

How to salvage the coup and move on to the reform.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Last week's coup has been widely condemned by the international community. Many countries believed the move was a set-back for Thai democracy and called for the restoration of...

The power and politics behind Kularb Kaew.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The first week under the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) allowed for little public deliberation on the fate of the Shin-Temasek deal that set...

A statement from NGOs on the direction the CDRM should take towards reform.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The NGOs Network for Political and Social Reform has urged the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) to revoke its order restricting civil liberties,...

CDRM could wear out its welcome.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Coup-makers have already taken several bad steps If getting power is difficult, wielding it is even more so. This is the issue facing the Council for Democratic Reform under...

THAI TEAM GO DOWN.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Germany too strong on clay for local side [Tennis]Thailand's attempt to defeat Germany in their Davis Cup tie in Dusseldorf came to a predictable end yesterday when Paradorn...

Henman to face Murray first up.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Tim Henman's biggest worry is facing countryman Andy Murray rather than the military coup in Thailand when the US$550,000 Thailand Open starts today. Henman, who was not reluctant...

Bt100bn for new PM.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Interim govt gets big boost; CDRM to reassure investors by approving Bt1.5 trillion 2007 budget The new interim prime minister is to get a budget of Bt100 billion to stimulate the...

Speculation mounts over Thaksin and his assets.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may have whisked some of his assets out of the country aboard two aircraft days before a military coup ousted him from power, airline officials...

Suvarnabhumi to open on schedule.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) yesterday confirmed that Suvarnabhumi Airport will open early on Thurs-day, as scheduled before last week's...

Soldier in Yala killed.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. An explosion at a Raman district barracks in Yala yesterday killed one soldier, police said. They suspected the soldier's hand grenade had detonated accidentally. Sergeant...

New disaster chief to handle flood relief.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) yesterday assigned Deputy Supreme Commander General Boonsang Niampradit to head relief operations in flooded...

Calls for university ministry.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. The Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC) has asked the military leadership to hive it off from the Education Ministry and create a separate entity. OHEC...

BMA to seek project approval.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin plans to discuss the Bt6.7-billion fire-truck procurement scandal, as well as city projects that were not approved by the former government, with the...

In Brief :Charn Issara Development to go ahead with three new condominium projects.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Despite the coup last week, Charn Issara Development Plc will launch its three new condominium projects worth Bt3.7 billion in the final quarter of the year. Managing director...

Seoul food.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. A fashion company executive tries her hand at Korean cuisine, opening a jewel of a restaurant in Siam Square Though running a restaurant is an exhausting job, working woman Phatsa...

Buying made easy through concept for future stores.
September 25, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Do you forget to buy some products when you reach the supermarket' Worry no more. With the development of a future-store concept, people will soon find it more convenient to shop...

Born responsible.
September 24, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Anusorn Sangnimnuan says Bangchak has been looking after its neighbours since the company was founded back in 1985 CSR, or corporate social responsibility, has become a buzzword in...

Let the clean-up of govt commence.
September 24, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. In the rush to reconcile the nation's political split, the new leadership must not let Thaksin off the hook A priority of both the Council for Democratic Reform under...

The unfulfilled wishes of the September 19 coup.
September 24, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Kanin Bunsuwan, an expert on the Constitution, told me the other day that all democratic-minded Thais should be blaming themselves for contributing to the September 19 coup d'etat. ...

Coup may be unwelcome, but it prevented chaos.
September 24, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Thaksin Shinawatra can be as angry, bitter or whatever he wants over the sudden misfortune that befell him last week, but he has no reason to be surprised by the coup that dislodged...

The Thai Embassy in London should not be extending special services to ex-PM.
September 24, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. Why is the Thai Embassy in London treating Thaksin to such luxury' I am appalled by the fact that the embassy has been helping Thaksin at our expense, as has been widely reported...

Coup de lite.
September 24, 2006... (From The Nation (Thailand)) Byline: The Nation. In the end it was left to Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj-General Decha Budnampetch to neatly sum up the proceedings. In his view, the coup amounted to "little more than an...