Showing 21 - 28 of 28
Unions oppose PTT privatisation plan
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» Representatives of the PTT labour union and State Enterprises Labour Confederation of Thailand will next week submit a letter expressing opposition to the plan to privatise PTT Plc to Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, PTT union chairwoman Absorn Krisanasamith said.
Four killed in passenger van crash
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» A passenger van ran into the back of a pickup truck in Suphan Buri on Friday morning, killing four people, including a nine-month-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, police said.
MPI dropped in December 2011
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The manufacturer production index (MPI) for December 2011 stood at 139.78, down 25.8 per cent on December 2010 due to the impact of the recent great flood, Apiwat Assamaporn, deputy director of the Office of Industrial Economics, said on Friday.
Strong opposition to PTT's privatisation
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The PTT labour union will send a letter asking the finanace minister to reconsider the PTT privatisation plan, as a survey shows at least half the people believe there's probably a hidden political agenda in the government's decision.
Thaksin threatens to sue Chavanond
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» Ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will file a libel lawsuit against Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut for accusing him of defaming the monarchy, Thaksin’s local legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Friday.
Mahathir: Life-long learning is key
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2012
» A culture of life-long learning was truly needed if a nation wanted to gear towards a knowledge-based society, said former prime minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad said when receiving an honorary degree in political science conferred by Naresuan University on Friday morning.
Four nations lift travel alerts
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» Four countries have revoked their travel warnings for Thailand, issued earlier this month amid fears of a possible terrorist attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
Preah Vihear case rejected
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The Central Administrative Court on Friday rejected a petition filed by a yellow-shirt splinter group seeking to stop the government from withdrawing Thai troops from the disputed areas around the Preah Vihear temple.