November 30th, 2006 by admin
Thailand may cut excise taxes for telecom services
Excise taxes for Thailand’s telecommunications services could be scrapped as part of a sweeping plan to overhaul the industry, according to sources.
Moves to introduce an interconnection regime, meanwhile, have come to a halt as state-owned TOT has refused to open negotiations with mobile operators due to concerns about [...]
November 30th, 2006 by admin
Martial law to be lifted in 40 provinces of Thailand
The Council for National Security (CNS) of Thailand, founded after the Sept. 19 coup, will propose for cabinet approval on Tuesday the lifting of martial law in some 40 provinces across the country.
CNS’s chairman Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin said Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont will decide whether to [...]
November 30th, 2006 by admin
Healthcare to be extended to 700,000 stateless people
BANGKOK: — The National Health Security Office is to extend the state’s healthcare system to about 700,000 stateless people who have been left out of the scheme since it began several years ago.
The NHSO’s board Monday decided to include the group in the healthcare scheme, which now covers [...]
November 27th, 2006 by admin
Thai military-appointed PM gains popularity
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The popularity of Thailand’s Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has increased nearly two months after military leaders picked him to lead an interim government after the bloodless Sept. 19 coup, an independent poll said on Sunday.
Public approval of Surayud’s premiership rose to 70.5 percent in the latest ABAC poll, [...]
November 27th, 2006 by admin
Hundreds of cabbies protest at Suvarnabhumi Airport
SUVARNABHUMI: — Hundreds of cabbies blocked the taxi terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport last night in protest at a police arrest and ticketing of a driver. As many as 300 police were deployed to the protest.
The arrested driver had failed to turn on his meter when ferrying a passenger to [...]
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