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Grieving Thai father to sue Indian hotel
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 22/03/2017
» The father of a 15-year-old Thai student who was found dead at a hotel in India's West Bengal wants to file a lawsuit against the hotel's owner.
Ministry: BBC chose to pull out of relay service talks
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 09/03/2017
» The Foreign Ministry has said BBC World Service chose to withdraw from talks on the extension of its shortwave relaying operation from Thailand even as Thai officials were sorting out the problem.
Asean forum mulls border crimes hub
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 08/03/2017
» The Asean Regional Forum (ARF) has agreed in principle to set up a regional anti-transnational crime centre, but says a survey is needed to avoid work overlapping with existing Asean centres.
Hoi An wants Thai experts
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 12/02/2017
» As Vietnam plans to turn tourism into a key economic sector this year, the Unesco World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An needs more Thai investors and experts in hotel management to help provincial authorities develop its tourism sector, the town's deputy governor said.
Don supports Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 06/01/2017
» Thailand's Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, has spoken for the first time in defence of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who is increasingly being accused worldwide of ignoring the plight of her country's Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
Spiritual leaders deny Muslims funding IS
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 25/11/2016
» The Sheikhul Islam Office (SIO), the government's Office of the Chularatchamontri, has denied money has been spent supporting Islamic State (IS) activities in Syria after some Thai Muslims in the deep South were accused of funding the extremists.
Thai envoy to US plays down concerns over trade barriers
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 12/11/2016
» Thailand will not be the target of trade barriers under a Donald Trump presidency, according to Thai ambassador to the United States Pisan Manawapat.
Thai ambassador sees better US ties with Trump
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 11/11/2016
» The Thai ambassador to the United States sees a good opportunity to strengthen ties with Washington after President-elect Donald Trump affirmed the importance of long-standing friends with mutual interests
India breathes new life into Buddhist circuit
Asia focus, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 31/10/2016
» India is scaling up its efforts through heavy investments in connectivity to attract Buddhist pilgrims from across South and Southeast Asia, according to Union Tourism Secretary Vinod Zutshi.
School gang violence rates down
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 24/07/2016
» Violence involving gangs of students from rival colleges and schools dropped by two-thirds over the past year because of cooperation between police and volunteers, a senior officer said yesterday.