August 19th, 2006 by admin
Thaksin reaches a political dead-end
After struggling to cling to power for the past seven or eight months, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra now appears to be heading towards what his critics describe as an imminent political dead-end.
One outgoing senator, who asked not to be named, said: “Five years ago, Thaksin’s popularity was as wide as [...]
August 10th, 2006 by admin
Thailand
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and
Health sections. The overall level of the advice has not changed./
* *We advise against all but essential travel to, or through, the far
southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla, where there
is continuing violence due to insurgency and civil unrest. Since [...]
August 10th, 2006 by admin
Anti-PM campaign targets businesses
BANGKOK: –
Members of civil society groups aligned in opposition to caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday approached leading businesses in the Thai capital seeking to wean them from financially supporting the premier and his Thai Rak Thai Party and asking them to stay impartial in politics.
Fifteen persons from 10 organisations led [...]
August 7th, 2006 by admin
BIRD FLU
Chicken sales drop as virus spreads
Stay of execution for fowl, but plans for more mass culling to go ahead if necessary
BANGKOK: — More poultry deaths occurred in Uthai Thani yesterday, the province where the bird-flu outbreak claimed another human victim last week, as vendors reported a plunge in the sale of chicken meat.
After culling [...]
August 6th, 2006 by admin
Thailand’s Don Muang Airport is to partly become a market
BANGKOK: — When flight operations cease at Don Muang Aiprort, Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce plans to convert at least a portion of Don Muang International Airport’s existing departure areas into a central market after the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport is opened for commercial use on [...]
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