August 25th, 2007 by admin
Tougher international laws approved
The Thai Cabinet has approved the Justice Ministry’s revision of international laws and related rules and procedures involving criminal suspects who may remain overseas and have their fortunes in Thailand frozen or confiscated by court order, an assistant government spokesman said Tuesday.
Based on the United Nations Convention against Corruption of [...]
August 25th, 2007 by admin
Malaysian woman arrested with 108 fake credit cards
SONGKHLA: — A Malaysian woman was arrested onboard a Butterworth-Bangkok train late Wednesday night after police found 108 fake credit cards on her.
Acting on tip-off, railway police and Hat Yai tourist police searched the train at midnight and found Maria Carton, 29, appear restless.
She was taken to the [...]
August 18th, 2007 by admin
Upgraded crossings agreed on Thai-Lao border
Thailand and Laos have mutually agreed to upgrade the two countries common border checkpoints from temporary to a permanent basis, as well as to promote social and economic cooperation between the two countries.
During the seventh Thai-Lao provincial governors conference co-chaired by Interior Minister Aree Wong-araya and his [...]
August 17th, 2007 by admin
Sub-prime meltdown hits Thailand with force
BANGKOK (The Nation/Opinion): –
We are now witnessing the dark side of global finance. The crisis in the US sub-prime mortgage market is having a ripple effect across global financial markets, hitting stock markets badly and causing a credit squeeze.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has not been spared, having faced [...]
August 15th, 2007 by admin
Meteorological Department cautions of freak weather due to the global warming
Director-General of the Meteorological Department Supharerk Tansriratanawong warns of freak weather due to the global warming.
Mr. Supharerk disclosed that the weather conditions worldwide have been fluctuating due to air pressure troughs rooted by the global warming.
The change has caused all regions in the world to [...]
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