September 29th, 2006 by admin
BANGKOK, Thailand
- Surayud Chulanont, a former army commander and a close adviser to Thailand’s powerful monarch, has been chosen as the country’s interim prime minister, the auditor general said Thursday night.
Surayud, a highly regarded 62-year-old retired officer, was selected by the country’s ruling military council which seized power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Sept. 19 [...]
September 28th, 2006 by admin
Police to introduce fingerprint scanning at Suvarnabhumi SUVARNABHUMI:
– The Immigration Bureau plans to install fingerprint identification equipment at Suvarnabhumi Airport within the next two months. The new equipment is part of a global trend among international airports to utilise biometric scanning technology for security and efficiency purposes. “Immigration procedures at Suvarnabhumi are very fast. It [...]
September 26th, 2006 by admin
TOT banks on Suvarnabhumi connectivity
BANGKOK: — TOT Plc. expects a solid financial windfall from its telephone and internet services at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
“TOT has invested 100 million baht in setting up a communications system at the new airport and we are confident that we will see a full return on investment within three years,†said Somphon [...]
September 26th, 2006 by admin
Bangkok’s new airport to change the face of seedy Pattaya
PATTAYA: — For many tourists, the Thai resort of Pattaya conjures up images of criminals on the run, girls enticing westerners into sleazy bars, and most disturbingly, child sex tourism.
But the town is undergoing a renaissance as the new Suvarnabhumi Airport prepares to open nearby, creating [...]
September 22nd, 2006 by admin
Thaksin causes division and destroy unity : Royal Order BANGKOK:
– Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin Friday entered a ceremony to officially receive His Majesty’s the King’s endorsement of his leadership as leader of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM).
In a ceremony broadcast on TV pool, Army Commander in Chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin stood before [...]
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