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A bridge too far in Kanchanaburi
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 22/03/2014
» More than seven months have passed since the famous Saphan Mon wooden bridge in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district collapsed last July.
Exports at risk 'by bad planning'
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/03/2014
» Exports this year could dip by almost 14% if the political unrest continues until the second quarter, as 40% of companies do not have risk management plans in place for protests, a recent survey found.
Blowing up a storm
News, Published on 08/03/2014
» The video clip of two People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) co-leaders, Nataphol Teepsuwan and his wife Taya, blowing whistles at and chasing after Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra, the former wife of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, at an upscale Bangkok shopping mall, has gone viral on the internet.
Five 'men in black' free Somkiat
News, Published on 19/02/2014
» Somkiat Pongpaibul, a co-leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), said five unidentified "men in black" freed him from a police wagon after he was arrested yesterday morning.
Grenade in court attack was M79
News, Published on 18/02/2014
» The grenade fired at the Criminal Court on Friday was an armour-piercing M79 type, the same kind used in an attack on the now-dismantled Lat Phrao anti-government rally site, police say.
Shake it, rattle it or wear it
News, Published on 18/01/2014
» The anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) demonstration has seen a substantial amount of money being spent by people on protest souvenirs.
Political conflicts worry foreign investors
Business, Published on 04/12/2013
» Amid a mystifying political situation, with anti-government protesters unsure about whether to give up their whistles, foreign business people are concerned. Despite Thailand's strong competitiveness, they fear the country is gradually losing its appeal to foreign investors because of regular political conflicts. Stanley Kang, chairman of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT), talks to Nop Tephaval about the issue.
Prisoners drafted in to help SMEs
Online Reporters, Published on 18/09/2013
» Up to 270,000 prison inmates are to be drafted in to work for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing labour shortages, Deputy Commerce Minister Nattawut Saikuar said Wednesday.
Yingluck jet-sets around Europe
News, Published on 14/09/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is back in Europe, unfazed by accusations from her opponents that she spends more time trotting the globe than running the country.
Warning over fake ringgit in South
Published on 06/09/2013
» The Thai Association of Foreign Exchange is warning the public about the widespread of use of fake foreign currencies in Thailand, particularly in the southern provinces, where Malaysian ringgit is the most commonly faked note.