Thai Press Reports articles from April 2007

Thai Press Reports archives from April 2007

Thailand: CDA Chairman affirms the charter draft will be finalized on time.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - The Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) Chairman, Mr. Noraniti Sethabutr, told Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont in person that the charter draft will be completed on time. ...

Thailand: Commerce Ministry of Thailand sign trade agreements with China.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jiraphaet reveals that the Lotus chain store in China's Shanghai City agreed to buy more than 1,000 tonnes of rice from the Public Warehouse Organization. The...

Thailand: Royal Institute to publish new version of Thai dictionary.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Royal Institute will publish a new version of Thai language dictionary which is expected to include new contemporary vocabularies as well as words and terms concerning His Majesty...

Thailand: TAT Trat expects Songkran Festival will generate over 200 million baht to the province.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Tourism Authority of Thailand Region 5 Trat expects the number of tourist during Songkran Festival will increase and will generate an income of over 200 million baht. The director of...

Thailand: Muang Trat District steps up measures to tackle juvenile delinquency.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Muang Trat District steps up measures to tackle juvenile delinquency in Trat Province. Addictive substances are strictly banned in entertainment venues and dormitories. Chief of the...

Thailand: BMA pushes for BTS-MRTA joint card this year.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will push for BTS-MRTA joint card before year end. Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin discloses the progress of the BTS-MRTA joint card. He...

Thailand: Trade specialist indicates Thailand has already signed free trade agreement with 8 countries.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Trade specialist from the Department of Trade Negotiations Anchana Withayathammarat indicates Thailand has already signed free trade agreement with 8 countries. Ms. Anchana says the...

Thailand: Half a million residents in Buriram affected by drought.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - About 500,000 residents in Buriram Province have been suffered from drought. The district speeds up launching water trucks to distribute water supply to the residents. Buriram...

Thailand: NCCC reveals assets of two Deputy Ministers.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - The National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) officially discloses the assets of Deputy Minister of Commerce Oranuch Osathanugroh and Deputy Minister of Education Varakorn...

Thailand: Village representatives to study OTOP works in Oita, Japan.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Mr. Saenkom Uncharoen and Mr. Khammi Srisanong, the community leaders of Ban Wai Lum in Thung Khao Luang subdistrict of Roi Et province, will study the One Tambon One Product (OTOP)...

Thailand: Farmers requested to stop growing season drought plant and conserve water instead.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Maha Sarakham Royal Irrigation Project requests farmers to stop growing plants suitable for drought season and save water instead. The Director of Maha Sarakham Royal Irrigation...

Thailand: Prosecutors challenegs iTV, saying the TV network obliged to pay billions of baht penalty fee.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Prosecutors submits their indictment of iTV to the Central Administrative Court, demanding iTV to pay a concession fee and fine of more than hundred billions of baht. Today (March,...

Thailand: PM urges government officials to devote themselves to people.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont urges government officials to devote themselves to work and also to re-evaluate their own performances constantly for the sake of the country. ...

Thailand: CDA Chairman admits article 67 difficult to draft.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) admits that article 67 of the new constitution is very difficult to draft as it is a new and sensitive issue. Article 67...

Thailand: Two blasts in Pattani, resulting in 1 death and 5 injuries.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The southern violence ceases to subdue as insurgents detonated two bombs when police and army officers were patrolling in Pattani province this morning (Mar 30). The blasts resulted in...

Thailand: PTV seeks permission to use Lan Konmuang for rally purposes this evening.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - PTV submitted a document requesting to use Lan Konmuang to hold its rally this evening. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has allowed PTV to use the venue during...

Thailand: BOI approves its budget to Siam Cement Group for the hazardous industrial waste project.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Investment - Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Minister Kosit Panpiemras chaired the Board of Investment (BOI) meeting today (Mar 30). He says the BOI has approved the waste management project of Siam...

Thailand: CNS Spokesman affirms security measures already laid out in preparation for Red Cross fair.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Spokesman to the Council for National Security (CNS), Col Sansern Kaewkamnert, affirms that security measures have been laid out in preparation for Red Cross fair. Col. Sansern...

Thailand: CDR's 15th and 27th announcements to be withdrawn in September.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont will revoke the 15th and 27th of the Council for Democratic Reform during September this year. The revocation of the two announcements is aimed...

Thailand: Wa Dah group confirms no involvement with the southern violence.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The core member of Wa Dah group challanges the Council for National Security (CNS) Chairman and Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin, to think carefully before...

Thailand: Central bank to strengthen security of buildings.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Mr. Nonthapol Nimsombun, the Examination Committee Chairman of the Bank of Thailand (BOT), says his committee has suggested the BOT to beef up the security measures in various buildings...

Thailand: Cause of polluted water has yet been finalized.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Deputy Minister of Interior, Mr. Banyat Chansenah, indicates that the cause of contaminated water in Ang Thing and Ayuddhaya has not been finalized yet. Mr. Banyat presided over the...

Thailand: Shin Corp's investigation completed.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Chairman of the investigative subcommittee under the Assets Examination Committee (AEC), Wiroj Laohaphan says the Shin Corp's investigation is now completed. Mr. Wiroj says the...

Thailand: Industry Ministry urges provincial industrial factories to place importance to environmental impact.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Industry Ministry urges provincial industrial factories to think on behalf of the environmental impact that may be caused by factory pollution and emission. The Deputy Permanent...

Thailand: BMA and Metropolitan Police call an urgent meeting to discuss measures to handle the demonstration this evening.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Governor of Bangkok admits he has allowed PTV to use the space called Lan Khon Muang in front of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration City Hall for its demonstration on the...

Thailand: JTEPA believed to help expand Thailand's labour market.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Labour Ministry affirms Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEP) will help provide more opportunities for Thais to upgrade their skills. The director of the Overseas...

Thailand: DSI investigates contaminated water in Ang Thong.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) dispatches a team to investigate contaminated water in Ang Thong Province. Chief of the DSI investigating team, Col.Surasak Na Lampang...

ASEAN nations discuss FTA tariffs with India.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Negotiation delegates from ASEAN nations and India are conducting their last round of discussions on tariff exemption and reductions. The Deputy Director General of the Department of...

Thailand: CNS Chairman denies dispute with PM.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Chairman of the Council for National Security affirms that his working relationship with the Prime Minister is unchanged. The Commander in Chief of the Army and Chairman of the...

Thailand: TAT steps up online marketing to expand tourism market.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Today the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in cooperation with Software Park and Google, held a seminar on E-Marketing under the subject Digital Citizens...Catch them if you can., to...

Thailand: Prime Minister says new constitution in September, election in December.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - Thailand is set to get a new constitution in September and hold its next general election in December, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Thursday. Speaking live in an...

Thailand: PM affirms 'no state of emergency' as rally venue closes.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - Distancing himself from advice from the military leadership which installed him after the September 19 coup d'etat, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont Thursday asserted that order...

Thailand: Finance minister admits lower than projected economic growth.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Economy - Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn on Wednesday conceded the Thai economy had expanded at a lower rate than earlier projected--an average of 6 per cent-- because of political woes and...

Thailand: Exports to Japan likely to grow 13 per cent with JTEPA pact.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - Thailand's exports to Japan are very likely to grow 13 per cent after both countries sign the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) next week, according to Department of...

Thailand: Thaksin critic guilty of libel, given 2 years jail.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - A media mogul and staunch critic of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced Thursday to a two-year jail term Thursday in a libel lawsuit filed by former minister and Thai...

Thailand: Thai-Myanmar border meeting focuses on haze solution.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - A solution to the health challenging haze topped agenda of the 51st meeting of the Thai-Myanmar Border Committee (TBC). Col. Somphong Jaengjamras, commander of the Royal Thai Army...

Thailand: NGOs sue government over Thai-Japan trade pact.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Several civic groups have petitioned Thailand's Central Administrative Court to deter the signing of a Thailand-Japan trade agreement, scheduled to be inked in Tokyo next week by Prime...

Thailand: Thai Interior Minister says no evidence 'Wada' backs southern insurgency.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thailand's Interior Minister Aree Wong-araya said Thursday there is no information to substantiate claims that members of a political group called "Wada" are supporting the insurgency in...

Thailand: UN's 60th anniversary in Asia; Amartya Sen honoured.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - "People are the real wealth of nations," Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn affirmed Wednesday, in congratulating both the United Nations regional organisation in Asia for...

Thailand: Air quality on the rise in Chiang Mai.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Air quality in the smog-visited northern province of Chiang Mai is likely to continue improving after a release to higher levels of air-polluting haze early this week. The smog that...

Thailand: German survivors aid Khao Lak tsunami orphans.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - A group of German tsunami survivors held a dinner banquet and presented scholarships to tsunami orphans in Khao Lak beach of Takua Pha district in southern Phang Nga province. The...

Thailand: Civil groups petition Supreme Administrative Court to suspend JTEPA signing.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Several civil society organisations led by the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Watch group and Biodiversity and Community Rights Action Thailand (Bio Thai) will petition the Supreme...

Thailand: Private sector fully supports signing of Japan-Thailand free trade pact.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Joint Private-Sector Committee has supported the government's decision to sign the Japan and Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA), saying Thailand would lose a market share...

Thailand: Thai PM hints lifting of political activity ban a possibility.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - Political parties will likely be permitted to resume political activities in September, prior to the general election scheduled to be held in December, according to Prime...

Thailand: Thousands join anti-government rally.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - Thousands of citizens gathered peacefully Friday to listen to anti-government speeches by former key members of the then ruling Thai Rak Thai Party of deposed prime minister...

Thailand: Thai Government urged to consider JTEPA pros and cons.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The government should consider carefully before signing the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) since the pact has both pros and cons, according to the Kasikorn Research...

Thailand: Court dismisses suit against Thai-Japan free trade pact.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - hailand's Supreme Administrative Court Friday rejected a petition by non-governmental organisations asking it to delay the signing of the country's free trade pact with Japan, saying the...

Thailand: 2 die from lightning as summer storms hit upper Thailand.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Two villagers were killed by lightning when a summer thunderstorm hit the northeastern province of Kalasin Friday. Sayan Matrat, 23, and Kanlaya Pimpen, 22, were struck by lightning...

Thailand: Former House speaker, minister defends self against allegations.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Former speaker of Thailand's House of Representatives denied allegations made this week by the military coup leader that his group of former politicians is associated with the continuing...

Thailand: Court sentences Pakistani to death for teacher's murder.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thailand's Criminal Court handed down the death sentence Friday to a Pakistani national found guilty of murder in the killing of a Thai teacher last year. Mohammed Arif, 34, was...

Thailand: SET chief downplays concerns on plan to remove Thai stocks.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - The Stock Exchange of Thailand president Pattareeya Benjapolchai on Friday shrugged off concerns that MSCI, the Benchmark for global index providers, planned to withdraw Thai stocks from...

Thailand: One police officer killed, 4 wounded in far South bombing.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - One police officer was killed and four others seriously wounded when a roadside bomb exploded while they were on patrol duty in this southern border province Friday morning. The...

Thailand: Canadian bank acquires Thanachart stake.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Canada-based Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) has acquired a 24.99 per cent stake in Thanachart Bank Plc, one of Thailand's smallest banks, and is ready to increase its shareholding to...

Vietnam: Vietnamese Deputy PM says Vietnam-China ties to be constantly developed.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Relations between Vietnam and China will be constantly developed, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem affirmed. The Vietnamese Deputy PM made the affirmation...

Vietnam/Japan: Vietnamese, Japanese customs seek to further cooperation.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Senior customs officials of Japan and Vietnam gathered in Hanoi recently to work out measures to further boost their cooperation, according to the General Customs Department. At a...

ASEAN enterprises should make close linkage, says Vietnamese Deputy PM.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has called on ASEAN enterprises to develop close linkage to form large-scale groups and ASEAN trade marks in the world market. The...

Vietnam: Parliament tough on State-budget wastefulness.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The National Assembly's Economic and Budgetary Committee on March 29 submitted a proposal to create breakthrough in practising thrifty and combating waste in all fields in 2007. In...

Vietnam highlights ties between UN and regional organisations.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A Vietnamese diplomat has highlighted the importance of relations between the United Nations and regional organisations, particularly the African Union, in the maintenance of...

Vietnam: Denmark-Vietnam relations see new development trend.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Current relations between Denmark and Vietnam are developing on a right track, changing from assistance by the Scandinavian country to comprehensive cooperation between both nations,...

Vietnam determined to drive back corruption.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnamese Government is determined to fight corruption and wastefulness, creating a marked change in the work to ensure political stability, socio-economic development, and the...

Vietnam: Hunger rate drops by one third in first quarter.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The number of households in hunger across the country stood at 229,100 equal to 935,300 persons by the end of the first quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office....

Vietnam: NYSE willing to share experience with Vietnam.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is willing to welcome representatives of the Vietnamese Stock Exchange to share information and exchange experience on the stock market, said NYSE...

Vietnam: Vice President receives Argentinean cultural worker.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute has made great contributions to developing bilateral relations during the past 10 years, Vice State President Truong My Hoa told Poldi Sosa...

Vietnam: McGraw-Hill books on sale in Ho Chi Minh City.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Famous publishing house McGraw-Hill is displaying 5,500 copies of 1,200 books at a week-long exhibition at Xuan Thu Bookstore, 185 Dong Khoi Street in Ho Chi Minh City. The books cover a...

Vietnam tightens rules on banks' establishment.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Draft regulations on the establishment of joint-stock commercial banks are being offered for suggestions from relevant agencies and expected to be completed and promulgated in April,...

Vietnam: Deputy PM draws Macau businesspeople' attention to Vietnam.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has called on Macau businesspeople to increase investment in Vietnam and pledged to secure them every favourable condition. "As the Vietnam-China...

Vietnam, South Korea seek cooperation in farm machinery manufacturing.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) showed their interest in exploring Vietnam's market for farm machines at a workshop in Hanoi on March 29. Deputy Minister of Agriculture...

Vietnam: Mekong sub-region countries meet on tourism.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Working Group of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) held its 19th session in Ho Chi Minh City on Mar. 29 on a mechanism for GMS tourism cooperation. Representatives from tourism...

Vietnam-Australia maritime agreement in the pipeline.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnamese Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung has talked Australian officials regarding a bilateral maritime agreement and the increase in the number of flights between the two countries....

Vietnam: Seminar seeks ways to increase efficiency of coffee export.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A seminar took place in Hanoi on Mar. 29 as part of efforts to find way to improve the efficiency of coffee export and to help coffee growers and processors avoid losses caused by their...

Vietnam: KOICA completes feasibility study on hi-speed railways.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has completed a feasibility study on the construction of a hi-speed railway linking the central city of Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City....

Vietnam: Credit Suisse interested in Vietnamese financial market.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Brady Dougan, Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Investment Banking, has expressed his desire to increase the bank's involvement in the financial market of Vietnam and pour more...

Vietnam: Seminar focuses on efficiency of deposit insurance operations.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The promulgation of a law on deposit insurance is important in helping to better protect depositors, enhancing public trust and stabilising the financial and banking system in Vietnam....

Vietnam: PetroVietnam launches subsidiary.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Petroleum Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) has officially been established, the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has announced. Under the decision of...

Vietnam: Pipe maker to market shares.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnam Germany Steel Pipe Joint Stock Company (VG Pipe) plans to issue 3.5 million shares with book building on April 2-12, said Le Minh Hai, company general director. The...

Vietnam: Dak Drinh power plant celebrated.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Representatives from the company building the Dak Drinh Hydro-power Plant celebrated commencement of construction at a ground breaking ceremony on Mar. 28 in central Quang Ngai province....

ASEAN emphasises Vietnam's initiatives for bloc growth.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - With a fast-growing economy accompanying an increasing influx of foreign investment and strength in mechanical engineering, Vietnam should make practical initiatives to boost trade among...

Vietnam's distribution group makes official debut.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A distribution group officially made its debut on Mar. 28 with a 1,500-strong-contingent staff and a system of some 50,000 sales agents. Since its establishment in 1993, the Phu Thai...

Thailand: Government not to use force to handle protests, says Thai PM.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - A mass rally scheduled for Mar. 30 against the military leaders who staged the Sep. 19 coup will not be handled by strong-arm means, Thai Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont...

Indonesia's bird flu death-toll rises to 71.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Indonesian Health Ministry announced on Mar. 29 that two more Indonesians died after testing positive for bird flu, raising the country's death toll from the virus to 71. One...

International donors provide funds for Laos.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Representatives from the Lao Government, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) signed a 64.5 million USD cooperation agreement for the 2007-2011 period...

WB to help improve food security in Philippines.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The World Bank (WB) said on Mar. 29 that it has approved a 83 million USD loan to finance the second phase of a four-part programme aimed at improving food security in Mindanao , the...

Canada provides 2.5 million USD for Cambodia's democratic development.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has provided Cambodia with 3 million CAD (about 2.5 million USD) in support of the country's democratic development, the Canadian...

Thailand: New general election to be held in December, says Thai PM.
April 2, 2007... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Government & Politics - Thailand 's Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on Mar. 29 said that the general election will be held on Dec. 16 or Dec. 23. PM Surayud said that the constitution will be...