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Pheu Thai to submit charter amendment bill to Parliament by Thursday

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:17:00

The Pheu Thai Party will submit its version of charter amendment bill to Parliament by Thursday seeking to set up a 99-member charter drafting assembly, the party spokesman said Sunday.

Burma to introduce electronic visa applications

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 14:33:00

Rangoon - Burma will introduce an electronic visa application system next month to facilitate visits to the once isolated state, news reports said Sunday.

Two defence volunteers killed in Yala ambush

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:49:00

Yala - Two volunteers were killed in an ambush by insurgents when they were heading to a temple to escort monks to collect alms Sunday morning.

Exile-run news agency plans to open office in Burma

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:58:00

Malaysia suspends 18 football players for alleged game-fixing

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:08:00

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian football officials have suspended 18 football players for allegedly fixing matches in the national Under-20 tournament last year, news reports said Sunday.

Yongyuth says compensation for southern victims not covered those killed in Tak Bai, Kruse Mosque cases

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:49:00

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit said the compensation for southern violence victims would not cover those killed during the Tak Bai district protest and Kruse Mosque shooting.

Stocks soar as US unemployment falls

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:10:00

Washington - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Friday to its highest level since before the economic downturn after the US jobless rate fell more than expected.

20% of deaths in Thailand blamed on cancer

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:10:00

Cancer is believed to be the No 1 killer in Thailand accounting for about 20 per cent of deaths in the country every year. In 2010 alone, 58,076 people succumbed to the disease.

SET index ends up 7.28 pts, 0.67 pct

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:54:00

Thammasat rector defends Nitirat

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:35:00

Thammasat University rector Somkid Lertpaithoon Friday defended the Nitirat group of law lecturers and its leader Worachet Pakeerut over their campaign for amendment to the lese majeste law.

Action on new ministers unlikely

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:06:00

The Office of the Ombudsman is unlikely to take action against two newly appointed Cabinet members for alleged moral wrongdoing because the petition against them was filed before they assumed office, Ombudsman Siracha Charoenpanij said Friday.

Foreign Ministry assures 40 nations' diplomats no security threat

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:56:00

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday urged the nine countries having retained their advisory against travelling to Thailand to drop the warning about possible terrorist attacks in the kingdom.

Dengue fever down 36 per cent in Thailand after floods

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:39:00

The number of dengue fever cases fell by more than a third last month in Thailand after last year's floods interrupted the breeding cycle of the mosquito that carries it, health officials said Friday.

Supreme Commander: Govt should rein in Nitirat

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:32:00

The government should rein in the debate on the monarchy, Supreme Commander General Thanasak Patimaprakorn said on Friday, voicing opposition to the push by the Nitirat academic group to amend the lese majeste law.

New Apple bid to stop Samsung tablet in Germany fails

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:15:00

Berlin - A new court bid in Germany by Apple to ban a tablet computer made by its rival Samsung has failed, with Munich judges ruling that Samsung's Germany-only Galaxy Tab 10.1 N model did not breach an Apple patent.

Abhisit calls for spending plans on flood control

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:09:00

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday said he was willing to drop the court battle on two financial decrees if the government could outline spending plans on flood control.

Quake rocks New Zealand, but no immediate sign of damage

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:05:00

Wellington - A magnitude-5.7 earthquake rocked central New Zealand early Friday but seismologists said it was centred 200 kilometres below the earth, so was unlikely to cause damage.

Hong Kong charity to make 340 million US dollars from Facebook IPO

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:01:00

Hong Kong - A Hong Kong charity looks set to make more than 340 million US dollars from the listing of the online social-networking company Facebook Inc, a news report said Friday.

Megaupload founder's appeal for bail refused

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:31:00

Wellington - Kim Dotcom, the millionaire German founder of the file-sharing Megaupload website, saw his appeal for bail rejected Friday as he awaits an extradition hearing, news reports said.

Comparative rating on Abhisit-Yingluck govt

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:27:00

Suan Dusit Poll, released on Friday, found the Yingluck Shinawatra government to have outpaced, trailed behind and been on par with the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration on a combination of factors.