Thai Press Reports articles from July 2009

Thai Press Reports archives from July 2009

Iran/China: Iran, China Sign Agreement on Drilling Rigs.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - A Chinese consortium inked a multi-billion dollars deal with Tehran to supply offshore and onshore engineering products, including drilling rigs and platforms, for Iran. Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry (ZPMC), the...

Vietnam: State policies pay off in ethnic areas.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Progress has been made in putting into action policies for ethnic minority groups since a Party resolution on ethnic affairs was adopted five years ago, said Ha Thi Khiet, a Party Secretary. At a national conference in...

Iraq/Iran: Iraq Denies Casualties in Iranian Opposition Camp Clashes.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Iraqi government officials are denying that security forces killed Iranian exiles when seizing control of their camp north of Baghdad. But residents of Camp Ashraf, which is home to the exiled Iranian opposition group...

Iran: Iran Set to Free Prominent Reformist.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - An Iranian judiciary spokesman says a prominent reformist detained during post-election unrest will be released Wednesday. The spokesman says Saeed Hajjarian will be freed following an order this week from Iran's...

United States/Iraq: Gates Spends Final Day in Iraq Meeting Kurds.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sounded an optimistic note about the possibility of speeding up U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq, Wednesday, after meeting for a second day with top Iraqi leaders and talking with U.S....

Iran: MP Rejects Abduction of Citizens in Unrests.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - A senior Iranian legislator Wednesday rejected claims that a number of individuals detained during post-election unrests have gone missing, announcing that 250 people are kept in prison and the rest have already been...

Iran: Iran to Try Main Actors of Recent Unrests Next Week.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Detainees with a leading role in the recent post-election unrests in Iran are slated to stand trial next week, an informed source said on Wednesday. "Court hearing of the elements of the recent riots in Tehran will be...

Iran: Several Iranian Navy Projects Start Operation in Persian Gulf.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Iranian Army's Navy inaugurated several projects in the southern port city of Jask on the rims of the Persian Gulf on Wednesday. Iranian Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari inaugurated the jetty...

Iran: Larijani Terms Leader "Source of National Unity".
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday reminded the pivotal role of Velayat-e Faqih (religious leadership) in Iran, saying that the Supreme Leader contributes a main and powerful role in protecting national...

Iran: Iran to Free 140 Post-Election Detainees.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Iran plans to release 140 prisoners detained during post- election unrests in the country, a senior Iranian legislator said. "Following studious attempts by (the parliament's) National Security and Foreign Policy...

Iran/Lebanon: Ambassador: Iran Set to Help Lebanon Parties' Agreement on New Gov't.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Reza Sheibani said Iran is set to provide Lebanese political parties and fractions with all facilities in a bid to help a collective agreement on new government. In a meeting with...

Iran/Turkmenistan: Iran, Turkmenistan to Boost Economic Exchanges.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Iran and Turkmenistan have decided to increase economic and trade exchanges, an Iranian lawmaker said on Wednesday, describing the decision as among the achievements of a recent visit to Ashgabat by a delegation of...

Iran: Police Seize Smuggled Fuel Cargo in Southern Iran.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Iran's Law Enforcement Police discovered and seized a cargo of 75,000 liters of smuggled fuel in the country's southern coasts during the last week, an Iranian police commander announced on Wednesday. Commander of...

Iran: Quake Hits Northwestern Iran.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Abyek in Qazvin province, northwestern Iran, on Wednesday. The Seismological center of Qazvin province affiliated to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran...

Iran/Russia: Iran, Russia Stage Marine Exercises in Caspian Sea.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Iranian and Russian fleets in the Caspian Sea staged their first marine exercises dubbed as "Regional Interaction, Key to Safe and Clean Caspian Sea". "The exercises are being held within the framework of international...

Iran: Gov't Urged to Take Action against Sanctions on Iranian Aviation.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Iranian government should take appropriate and rigid measures against the western sanctions on Iran's aviation industry as an instance of the flagrant violation of human rights, an Iranian aviation official said on...

Iran/Syria: Minister Urges Broader Iran-Syria Scientific Ties.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - A senior Syrian official on Wednesday asked for expansion of Iran and Syria ties in scientific fields. Syrian Minister of Higher Education Ghiath Barakat expressed the hope that the level of two countries' scientific...

Philippines: Dry days over soon for Sta. Rita folks wth construction of President Arroyo water projects.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) assured President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today that fresh drinking water would flow through the taps of every household of this Pampanga municipality with the completion of...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo leaves for US state visit.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left Wednesday afternoon via Philippine Airlines for a four-day state visit in the United States beginning Thursday in Manila (Wednesday in the USA) and a bilateral meeting with US...

Philippines: President Arroyo wants more nominees for Supreme Court Justices.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to submit to her a wider array of nominees so she can have more choices in naming the replacements of Supreme Court Justices Dante Tinga and...

United States/Philippines: US-Philippines partnership in focus as President Arroyo departs for Obama meeting.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - When President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left this afternoon for a scheduled meeting with President Barack Obama and other American legislators and business leaders; she said she was bringing with her the product of a long...

Philippines: President Arroyo underscores importance of upholding peace, security in barangays.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo personally issued the Assignment Orders of five new Police Officers who have been detailed to this municipality during simple ceremonies held at the V. De Castro Elementary School this...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo ready to answer 'open letter' for US President Obama.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is ready to answer allegations by critics and detractors who published an open letter to United States President Barack Obama. President Arroyo left here Wednesday afternoon for San...

Philippines: DOLE chief defends Philippines's employment gains.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today clarified that the total 8.095 million in employment gains registered from 2001 until April 2009 are based on the annual average total of the National Statistics...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo to thank US Government for the USD 190 million payment for World War II Filipino vets.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday said she will thank the United States Government for the payment of USD 190 million for World War II Filipino veterans who fought side-by-side with American soldiers in...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo's lean team takes commercial flight to US.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - It was a rather lean delegation that accompanied President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her trip to the United States yesterday but the Chief Executive nonetheless expects to advance what she had set out to do in her...

Philippines: President Arroyo names seven new National Artists.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has signed the proclamation honoring seven individuals who have made substantial contributions to the development of Philippine art. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the Order...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo gets warm welcome from Fil-Am community in Washington, D.C.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received a warm welcome on Thursday morning (Wednesday evening in the United States) from leaders of the Filipino-American community at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reports...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo cites importance of her upcoming meeting with U.S. President Obama.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cited today the importance for the Philippines and the entire Filipino people of her scheduled meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., during her latest visit to the...

Philippines: PNP hosts international maritime law enforcement conference.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Maritime and security officials from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States will hold beginning on Wednesday a two-day international conference starting on Maritime Law Enforcement hosted by the...

Philippines: Five kidnap men killed in a shootout with law enforcers in Dagupan City.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Five members of a group allegedly engaged in kidnap-for-ransom and robbery/hold-up activities were killed in a shootout with government security forces in Dagupan City early morning Wednesday. Chief Supt. Ramon Gatan,...

Philippines: Senate passes seven important bills on 3rd reading.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Living up to the promise of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile to address the pressing needs of the people, the Senate has passed on third and final reading seven important bills, including one which aims to lower...

Philippines/Hong Kong: OWWA assures help to kins of Filipino A(H1N1) fatality in HK.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Overseas Workers Welfare Administration chief Carmelita Dimzon has assured family of an overseas Filipino worker who died of A(H1N1) influenza they would receive the statutory and insurance benefits from the OWWA. "The...

Philippines: Back in jail for five of 13 Caloocan prison escapees.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Operatives of the Northern Police District Office (NPDO) has re-arrested Wednesday five of the 13 inmates who bolted out of the North Extension Office (NEO) detention cell in Camarin amid heavy downpour before dawn...

Philippines: Marikina solon's bill regulating respiratory therapy okayed.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Marikina City Rep. Marcelino Teodoro said that the House recently approved the third and final reading the establishment of the Professional Regulatory Board of Respiratory Therapy. A professional regulatory board will...

Philippines: SC hears oral arguments on P7.2-B poll automation contract.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Supreme Court (SC) heard oral arguments this afternoon on the petition to nullify the P7.2-billion poll automation contract between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Smartmatic-Total Information Management...

Philippines: Angara renews call to include children in Philhealth Law.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Senator Edgardo Angara renewed on Wednesday his call to his colleagues to pass an amendment to the previous PhilHealth Law to cover the children of poor families. Angara made this appeal in response to the World Bank's...

Philippines: ECCD Council conducts nationwide survey of day-care workers.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - A universal survey among all daycare centers and workers in the country is being conducted to determine the quality of service being provided and the areas that need to be improved, recognizing the vital role they play in...

Philippines: Cory in stable condition.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The condition of former president and People Power icon Corazon Aquino has stabilized after her blood pressure has fluctuated, her family said late Tuesday night. My grandmother's blood pressure has stabilized. She is...

Philippines: PCG nabs six foreigners for poaching.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Joint forces of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) caught six foreigner-poachers at the vicinity 67 nautical miles off Dinapiqui, Dilasag, Aurora after a brief pursuit...

Philippines/United States: White House Press Corps to cover President Arroyo in the US.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be honored to meet and to be covered by the White House Press Corps led by veteran American journalist Helen Thomas when the Chief Executive meets US President Barack Obama in...

Philippines: Comelec: politicians spend early for political ads.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) could not do anything but watch, stare and listen to the political advertisements of politicians in the tri-media. Comelec chairman Jose Melo has repeatedly explained that they...

Philippines: Atienza heads governing council for 2,700-hectare La Mesa Watershed Reservation.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza will head the highest policy-making and oversight body for the protection and management of the La Mesa watershed which was declared as a watershed reservation by...

Philippines: Ibrado tells troops: Support peace process with MILF.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Victor Ibrado has told the troops to support the ongoing peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), saying this is the best way to end the conflict in...

Philippines: By 2010, Filipinos will find 'greater appreciation' on President Arroyo's infra projects.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Filipinos will find greater appreciation of President Arroyo's legacy infrastructure projects like roads and bridges to spur progress nationwide when these projects shall have been completed when her term ends in June...

Philippines: Enrile says Senate is ready to entertain ConAss resolution.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Wednesday that the Senate will be ready to tackle the House resolution convening Congress as a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution if ever the resolution will be sent...

Philippines: Roque: Labor status in SONA accurate.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque said local employment gains posted over 8 million in the past nine years as presented by President Gloria Arroyo during her 9th State of the Nation Address (SONA) are...

Philippines: Palace designates Claudio as 'OIC' executive secretary.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Malacanang announced today the designation of Presidential political adviser Gabriel Claudio as acting executive secretary while Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita is accompanying President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her...

Philippines: Zubiri supports call for early submission by Malacanang of 2010 budget proposal.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri supported on Wednesday the call of Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. for Malacanang to speed up the submission of the 2010 general appropriations bill to Congress. ...

Philippines: CEAP joins other groups in offering prayers for Mrs. Aquino's early recovery.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has joined other groups and individuals who are praying and offering masses for the speedy recovery of ailing former President Corazon Aquino. We ask all...

Philippines: Angara defends updated lending and credit law.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Senator Edgardo J. Angara presented on Wednesday his "Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Act of 2009" at the Senate hearing with the aim of enacting it into law to provide more comprehensive proceedings for rehabilitation...

Philippines: Solons favor lifting of term limits.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The committee on Constitutional amendments of the House of Representatives on Wednesday said it is set to discuss next month the economic and political provisions of the Constitution, particularly the lifting of term...

Philippines: Lawmaker wants probe on effectiveness of Cheaper Medicines Act.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - With the resumption of the third regular session of the 14th Congress, House Deputy Minority Leader and Paranaque Rep. Roilo Golez has asked the House Committee on Health to determine whether or not Republic Act 9502,...

Philippines: Marcoses join nation in prayer for Cory's recovery.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Marcos family, through Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., has joined the entire nation in praying for the recovery of former President Corazon Aquino, who is confined at the Makati Medical Center for...

Philippines: SC grills CCM on petition vs. P7.2-B poll automation contract.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Supreme Court (SC) grilled the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) on Wednesday in connection with its petition questioning the constitutionality of the P7.2-billion poll automation contract entered into between the...

Philippines: GRP-MILF peace negotiating panels re-establish contact; to resume still undated talks.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The negotiating panels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have "re-established official contacts today, after nearly a year of impasse in peace talks,...

Philippines: Palace happy over resumption of Mindanao Peace talks.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Malacanang said on Wednesday they are happy over the resumption of peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Panels in Malaysia. This...

Philippines: House ratifies bicam report on CARP extension.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon ratified the report of the bicameral conference committee extending the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Under the bicameral...

Philippines: Manila court sets Dumlao's arraignment on Thursday.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Former Police Superintendent Glenn Dumlao, who was linked in the November 2000 abduction -killing of publicist Salvador Bubby" Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, will be arraigned Thursday at the Manila Regional Trial...

Philippines: 2 more Caloocan jail escapees recaptured; 6 still at large.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Tracker teams of the Northern Police District Office (NPDO) rearrested before dawn Thursday two more escapees from the Caloocan City Police Station's North Extension Office (NEO) in Camarin, bringing the number of...

Philippines: SC Chief Puno, brother face graft raps at Ombudsman.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Graft charges were filed on Wednesday before the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) against Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno and his brother Dr. Carlito Puno. Chief Justice Puno will reach the mandatory...

Philippines/United States: Nuclear disarmament figures in President Arroyo-Obama meeting at White House.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has indicated that nuclear non-proliferation will be one of the issues she will discuss with U.S. President Barack Obama when they meet for the first time on July 30 at the White House....

Philippines: Atienza urged to sign policy banning single use plastic bags.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Two environmental organizations on Thursday urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to back a resolution by the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) that seeks to save the oceans...

Philippines: AFP's No. 3 man visits Philippine Army headquarters.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Army chief Lt. Gen. Delfin N. Bangit welcomed Vice Admiral Emilio C. Marayag, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), during his visit Wednesday at the headquarters of the Philippine Army...

Philippines: Bangit inaugurates Army's tarpaulin printing machine.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Army chief Lt. Gen. Delfin N. Bangit has inaugurated the latest addition to the capability of the Civil Military Operations Group (CMOG) of the Philippine Army --its tarpaulin printing machine. The acquisition of the...

Philippines: SC junks with finality petitions vs. Con-Ass.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed with finality the petitions questioning the constitutionality of House Resolution 1109 convening the 14th Congress into a Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) which will propose amendments...

July 30, 2005.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first in the United States and only the second in the world, was officially designated as the "Church of the Filipinos" on July 30, 2005. Formerly known as the Most Holy Crucifix...

Philippines: Angara urges Senate to pass Coconut Emergency Measure Act.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Senator Edgardo Angara on Thursday urged his colleagues in the Senate to approve the Coconut Emergency Measure Act to immediately address the dropping price situation in the country's coconut industry sector. "Because...

Philippines/United States: FG dares Erap, Ping: It's your turn to set foot in the US.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo on Thursday doused cold water on rumors being spread by the opposition that he won't be able to set foot in the United States because of alleged money laundering charges. In a...

Asia/United States: Biofuels not significant contributor to Asia fuel needs--USAID report.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - A key U.S. government agency has doused enthusiasm on the sustainability of biofuels production in developing Asia, and suggested in a report that it is helping poor countries prioritize the actions that need to be taken...

Philippines: Marikina mayor salutes cops for foiling kidnap try on trader.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Six members of Marikina's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) recently commended by City Mayor Marides Fernando for averting the kidnap attempt on an Indian businessman. SPO4 Noel Rufon, SPO1 Sotero Rey, PO3 Gerardo...

Philippines: Taguig anti-illegal drugs cops pursue mayor's kin.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Taguig police on Thursday are looking of an alleged drug suspect that bears the surname of city Mayor Freddie Tinga. Senior Supt. Camilo Cascolan, police chief, said they have received feelers from Noel Tinga last...

Philippines: PNP to coordinate closely with other gov't agencies to stop illegal issuance of firearms documents.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - As part of its intensified drive against proliferation of loose firearms, the Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to closely coordinate with military and other law enforcement agencies to stop the unlawful practice of...

Philippines: Zubiri wants to protect agriculture industry from AFTA agreement.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri urged on Thursday the executive branch of government to protect certain industry specially agriculture with the implementation of zero tariff rates on imported products within the...

Philippines: Social emotional learning to integrate in elementary curriculum.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Education Secretary Jesli Lapus on Thursday said that the Department of Education (DepEd) is also focusing on enriching the emotional quotient (EQ) of learners even as the department strengthens the teaching on the...

Philippines: NBI seizes fake caps worth P100 M in Pasay and Manila raids.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confiscated New Era caps worth some P100 million during a raid in stalls in Pasay and Manila Wednesday, the bureau reported on Thursday. The raid is part of the...

Philippines: Lagman backs congressional plans to swap debts with MDG goals.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on Thursday called for the creation of a joint Legislative-Executive Council to pursue proposals to reduce the country's foreign debts through a debt-for-millennium development goals (MDGs) swap...

Philippines: 668 foreigners barred from entering Philippines in first half of '09.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Thursday that 668 illegal aliens were barred from entering the country during the first semester of the year. In a statement, the BI said the bulk of the excluded aliens were...

Philippines: PNP goes after 'private armies' to prevent election violence.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be intensifying intelligence operations against private armies being maintained by politicians particularly in provinces where political and election-related violence were...

Philippines: DOH: A(H1N1) vaccine still not available, warns public against fake shots.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Although vaccines against Influenza A(H1N1) are still not available in the local market, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public to be extra careful against purchasing flu shots, particularly those claiming to...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo-President Obama meeting at White House all set -- Palace.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - All is set for the meeting between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and United States President Barack Obama at 3 p.m. Thursday (Eastern Standard Time; 5 a.m. Friday in Manila) inside the White House on 1600...

Philippines/United States: President Arroyo arrives in Washington, receives rousing welcome.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrived here late Wednesday (8:30 a.m. Thursday, Manila time) on the first leg of her eight-day working visit aimed at enhancing friendly, as well as economic, trade and bilateral...

Philippines: Climate change agency hurdles bi-cam.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Malacanang today said a proposed legislation creating the Climate Change Commission has passed the bicameral conference committee meeting of both Houses of Congress. Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate...

Philippines: Teodoro backs DA-AFP initiative to develop military reservations into productive ventures.
July 31, 2009... Section: General News - Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Thursday threw his full support to an initiative made by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to develop idle military reservations into productive...