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Airport staff protest bond-buying plan
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/02/2014
» Around 500 Airports of Thailand (AoT) employees dressed in black on Tuesday amid rumours that the agency plans to buy government bonds to help the caretaker government pay farmers owed money under the rice-pledging programme.
Inflight hit survives carbon footprint ban
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 24/03/2015
» Fried chicken and hot basil with a fried egg is responsible for more greenhouse gases than any other item served on Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft, but the dish will remain on the in-flight menu because it is a longtime favourite, the airline says.
Somkid shelves rail project with China
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/12/2015
» The signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between Thailand and China on a new railway development project planned for tomorrow has been shelved after China failed to honour an associated agreement on rubber that was in the same package.
Sino-Thai produce, train deals 'are ready'
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/12/2015
» Thai authorities say they expect to settle details and sign rice, rubber and railway deals with China within the next two days as planned.
Thai-China rail plan 'set back by 9 months'
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 12/09/2015
» Thailand and China have not been able to strike a compromise on the double-track railway project linking Nong Khai to Map Ta Phut, delaying construction by a further nine months.
THAI's phad kaprao causes most gas
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 23/03/2015
» Fried chicken and holy basil with a fried egg is responsible for more greenhouse gases than any item served on Thai Airways International’s planes, but the dish will remain on the in-flight menu because it is passengers’ favourite dish, the airline says.
Cabinet mulls deal to fund dual-track line
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/11/2014
» The cabinet will be asked next Tuesday to approve a Chinese loan deal to develop dual tracks on the Nong Khai-Map Ta Phut railway route.
Amnuay mulls plan to lift rubber prices
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 11/10/2014
» To tackle tumbling rubber prices, the mechanism that is in place to govern the rubber industry must be fine-tuned to make it evenly balanced, says Amnuay Patise, who is tipped to become the deputy minister of the Agriculture and Co-operatives Ministry.
Academics say govt's status expired
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/03/2014
» A group of academics named Siam Prachapiwat on Tuesday declared the Yingluck Shinawatra government's caretaker status now over, as 30 days have passed since the Feb 2 general election.
EC to seek detail on B130bn pledge loan
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 17/01/2014
» The Election Commission (EC) will ask caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong to clarify the government's plan to borrow 130 billion baht to pay farmers.