March 19th, 2007 by admin
Thai Airways moves equipment to Don Muang
BANGKOK: — Only one week before domestic flights are to resume service at Bangkok’s former Don Muang Airport, Thai Airways International (THAI) Sunday began moving some of its ground service equipment from the new Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Led by a police motorcade, the airline spent almost two hours in moving [...]
March 14th, 2007 by admin
Thailand considers declaring emergency over haze
Thailand may declare an environmental emergency in tourist hotspot Chiang Mai and two other northern provinces after a thick smog blanketed the region, the environment minister said Tuesday.
Kasem Snidwong Na Ayuttaya said air quality in three provinces was double the hazardous level after widespread forest fires and farmers setting blazes [...]
March 13th, 2007 by admin
Cabinet approves alcohol consumption control billBANGKOK: — The Cabinet Tuesday approved a bill to control alcohol consumption and prohibit advertisement of alcoholic drinks.
Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla said the bill would provide comprehensive control of alcohol consumption.
Among other things, it would prohibit the sale of alcoholic drinks to people under 20 years old.
It would [...]
March 13th, 2007 by admin
Swiss man faces trial in Thailand on charges of insulting king
CHIANG MAI, Thailand: A Swiss man accused of insulting this nation’s monarchy by spray-painting over several portraits of the revered king pleaded guilty Monday and faces a maximum 75-year prison sentence.
Oliver Rudolf Jufer, 57, was caught by surveillance cameras on Dec. 5 spray-painting black paint [...]
March 10th, 2007 by admin
Thailand’s Finance Minister Pledges No `Shock’ Rules
By Anuchit Nguyen
Thailand’s Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn, appointed to the junta-backed government this week, said he has no plans to startle investors still reeling from new ownership restrictions and currency controls.
“Government policies must be implemented to boost confidence, not destroy it,” said Chalongphob, a critic of his predecessor’s [...]
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