July 7th, 2007 by admin
Thaksin completes Man City buyout
MANCHESTER: — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seal his takeover of Manchester City, gaining control of 75% of its shares, the BBC has learnt.
Thaksin lodged an ?81.6m takeover bid for City in June through his company UK Sports Investments and has steadily built up his shareholding.
He will officially install Sven-Goran [...]
July 6th, 2007 by admin
Wives can insist on condoms
BANGKOK: — The use of condoms will soon be made legally mandatory at the insistence of wives or girlfriends during sex, a Bangkok seminar was told yesterday.
Public Health Minister Mongkol na Songkhla repeated his message that laws on social issues and gender equality were now primary solutions for Aids problems, as [...]
July 4th, 2007 by admin
Order allowing ICT Ministry to block web revoked
BANGKOK: — The cabinet agreed to revoke the military junta’s order that allowed the Information and Communications Technology Ministry to block websites that deemed harmful to the military council during a meeting on Tuesday.
ICT Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom proposed the issue at the weekly cabinet meeting and none of [...]