June 14th, 2006 by admin

Chanthaburi launches a reforestation project to help save wild elephants
Kaeng Hang Maew (แก่งหางแมว) district in Chanthaburi will set aside 1,000 rai of land for reforestation and growing of plants that are food of elephants to mark the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King’s ascension to the throne.
District chief Wiwat Chanthananurak (วิวัฒน์ ฉันทนานุรักษ์) said villagers [...]

June 14th, 2006 by admin

THAILAND TO SELL PACKAGE TOUR BASED ON ROYAL CELEBRATION
Tuesday June 13, 2006, 2:56 pm
BANGKOK, June 13 Asia Pulse - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will sell package tours to some places where royal guests have visited during the royal celebrations this week.
TAT deputy governor Santichai Ua-jongprasit said the tours, to be sold in July, [...]

June 7th, 2006 by admin

POLITICAL DRAMA Thailand, TRT (Thai Rak Thai) targeted for dissolution
Election Commission hands over subcommittee report to Attorney General without recommendation
The embattled Elec-tion Commission yesterday passed the buck to the Office of the Attorney General on whether to dissolve the ruling Thai Rak Thai Party, handing over all legal documents and evidence from the Nam Yimyaem [...]

June 4th, 2006 by admin

Economists see hard times ahead
Thais must prepare for ‘downturn like 1997′
By Anucha Charoenpo
Leading economists warned yesterday that Thailand could face a new round of economic problems in light of world economic uncertainty. Speaking at the Thai Strategies in the Global Trend seminar, organised by Triam Udom Suksa School yesterday, the economists said Thais should prepare [...]

June 1st, 2006 by admin

Gazette News: Land crackdown targets Thai shareholders
BANGKOK: — The Ministry of Interior has ordered a crackdown on property companies attempting to circumvent Section 74 of the Land Act in order to allow foreigners to control land ownership.
Section 74 states (unofficial translation): “In the process of registering [land] possession rights and contracts between parties … officers [...]