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Kofi Annan will not attend unity forum
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2013
» Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan will not attend the government's reconciliation forum in Bangkok next month aimed at healing political rifts in the country, his aide said on Tuesday.
'Samet Recovery Fund' proposed
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 13/08/2013
» Tourism and Sports Minister Somsak Pureesrisak on Tuesday proposed the formation of a “Koh Samet Recovery Fund” to help business operators restore confidence in the tourist island and nearby areas affected by the July 28 PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC) oil spill.
NHRC slammed over protest report
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/08/2013
» Civic groups are calling for the resignation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after it last week published its long overdue report into the government crackdown on red-shirt protesters in April-May 2010.
Police to keep tabs on Line users
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2013
» The police are planing to keep tabs on users of the Line messaging app who discuss issues that pose a potential threat to national security, but critics have warned the plan violates the law and threatens to infringe on people's privacy.
Four suffocate in mushroom chamber
Published on 13/08/2013
» Four people have been found dead inside a small, sealed-off building used for growing mushrooms in Ubon Ratchatani’s Nam Yuen district. Police suspect they suffocated from lack of oxygen.
Angry villagers plant tree in road
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/08/2013
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA ― Residents of tambon Po Klang in Muang district on Tuesday planted a banana tree on a pot-holed dirt road leading to their village, complaining that local authorities had for ten years ignored their repeated requests for a better road and electricity.
Oil Fund diesel levy raised
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2013
» The meeting of the Energy Policy Committee agreed to raise the Oil Fund levy on diesel by 0.40 baht, from 0.90 baht to 1.30 baht a litre, Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisarn said on Tuesday.
Kidnapped Thais believed to be safe
Published on 13/08/2013
» Udon Thani - The families of the four Thai farm workers kidnapped in Nigeria are trying every means possible to find information about the whereabouts of their loved ones, but say they feel confident that their relatives are safe.
FTI to join political reform talks
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2013
» Payungsak Chartsuthipol, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), is to take part in the government's political reform talks, after receiving an invitation from ministers.
PM wants Abhisit to join reform talks
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 13/08/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Tuesday that she wants Democrat Party and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva to take part in the political reform forum so that all parties involved can together find a way out of the crisis afflicting the country.