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Finance ministers to consider regional currencies
Published on 14/10/2012
» The recommendations from the 6th Asia-Europe Editors' Roundtable, "Multiple Currencies for a Multi-polar World", will be shared with ASEM Senior Finance Ministry Officials who will be participating at the 10th ASEM Finance Ministers' Meeting (ASEM FinMM 10) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Low-budget Thai film wins big at Asia's top fest
Published on 14/10/2012
» BUSAN : A novice Thai film-maker’s low-budget, experimental production shared top honours at Asia’s largest film festival, which drew to a close yesterday.
Abhisit urges truth about men in black
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/10/2012
» The Democrat Party held an emotional rally in Lumpini Park yesterday to condemn the government and provide its version of the military crackdown against red shirt protesters in 2010 when it was in power.
Cambodians falling prey to perils of migrant labour
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/10/2012
» KAMPONG CHAM, CAMBODIA : The future remains uncertain for many Cambodian workers seeking jobs in Thailand. Most feel the process of gaining employment in the country is akin to playing the lottery, with exploitation in the job placement industry rife, and legal protection scarce.
Police moved after raid on gambling den
News, Published on 14/10/2012
» The chief of Chokechai police station in Bangkok and four other officers have been transferred to inactive posts following a commando raid on an illegal gambling den by the Economic Crime Division yesterday.
More eyes to look for rice scheme graft
News, Published on 14/10/2012
» The government will assign more representatives and install security cameras at all rice-buying points to deter corruption, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said yesterday.
PM asked to probe mystery billions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2012
» The Democrat Party yesterday urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to investigate a claim that 16 billion baht recently transferred to Hong Kong had been seized by the territory's anti-graft agency.
Govt urged to detail link to Cambodia's nuclear plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/10/2012
» Anti-nuclear activists have called on the Thai government to clarify its involvement in Cambodia's controversial plan to construct a nuclear power plant in the border province of Koh Kong.
City Hall spells out sandbags' role in flood prevention
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/10/2012
» City Hall and the Water and Flood Management Commission (WFMC) appear to have buried the hatchet after a row about the use of sandbags to prevent floods, following a meeting between the two which clarified the reasoning behind the flood management technique.
Police put up B100,000 reward in hunt to find remains of missing orchard worker couple
News, Published on 14/10/2012
» Police have offered a 100,000 baht cash reward to anyone who can locate the remains of married couple Samart Noomjui and Orasa Kerdsap, who have been missing since 2009 and are believed to have been murdered.