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Interpol to lead piracy crackdown

Interpol to lead piracy crackdown

Thai police will be joining the Interpol-led weeklong crackdown on pirated goods, which kicks off tomorrow. Also participating are Bangladesh, Fiji, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Interpol to lead piracy crackdown

Egat forced to delay electricity supply to deep South

Egat forced to delay electricity supply to deep South

A plan to acquire additional electricity from Malaysia to cope with a shortage in the deep South may have to be delayed until next year due to continuing violence in the region, a senior official at the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said Thursday

Egat forced to delay electricity supply to deep South

Yingluck drums up Japanese investment for Dawei, rail projects

Yingluck drums up Japanese investment for Dawei, rail projects

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has invited Japanese investors to join the Dawei Deep Sea Port project in Myanmar, while Japanese businesses have expressed an interest in bidding for satellite and high-speed rail projects in Thailand, the PM’s secretary-general said Thursday.

Yingluck drums up Japanese investment for Dawei, rail projects

Police say they know identities of Central World arson suspects

Police say they know identities of Central World arson suspects

Police are gathering evidence in support of arrest warrants for two suspected arsonists and six alleged accomplices in relation to the Central World Mall fire during the 2010 riots.

Police say they know identities of Central World arson suspects

Vendors at doomed Rod Fai Market demand more time

Vendors at doomed Rod Fai Market demand more time

Vendors at Bangkok’s Rod Fai Market Wednesday held a protest at the site of the demolished market demanding the right to stay and sell goods for another six months, saying they planned to hold more negotiations with the landlord, State Railway of Thailand, soon.

Vendors at doomed Rod Fai Market demand more time

Chiang Mai Declaration Seeks to Include Disaster Risk Reduction in the UN Development Agenda beyond 2015

Chiang Mai Declaration Seeks to Include Disaster Risk Reduction in the UN Development Agenda beyond 2015

The second Asia-Pacific Water Summit has ended, with the issuance of the Chiang Mai Declaration, calling for the inclusion of disaster risk reduction in the United Nations’ development agenda beyond 2015.

Chiang Mai Declaration Seeks to Include Disaster Risk Reduction in the UN Development Agenda beyond 2015

Thailand and Laos Agree on the Development of Transport Connectivity

Thailand and Laos Agree on the Development of Transport Connectivity

Thailand and Laos have agreed to jointly develop transport connectivity, linking various countries in this region, as well as Thailand, Laos, and China.

Thailand and Laos Agree on the Development of Transport Connectivity

Serial smart-phone snatcher snared

Serial smart-phone snatcher snared

Bangkok police have arrested a Thon Buri man accused of stealing smart phones from some 40 people, Metropolitan Police Division 2 chief Suthee Nerakanthee said yesterday.

Serial smart-phone snatcher snared

OBEC to meet public over small schools

OBEC to meet public over small schools

The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) Tuesday established a joint committee to handle small schools in collaboration with local communities.

OBEC to meet public over small schools

OBEC to meet public over small schools

OBEC to meet public over small schools

The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) Tuesday established a joint committee to handle small schools in collaboration with local communities.

OBEC to meet public over small schools