11.10.09 Leaders of the pack

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:28:00 -0600

Harley-Davidsons old and new fly the flag at the first Siam International Bike Week

Bike events are not new to Thailand - indeed the Phuket and Chiang Mai Bike Shows have been drawing vast numbers of motorbike enthusiasts for years, as have smaller events in other...

11.10.09 Phuket braces for vegetable frenzy

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:25:00 -0600

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11.10.09 PM puts Grandma on a Hai

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:20:00 -0600

ABHISIT HANDS OVER COMPENSATION CHEQUE TO BATTLING FARMER

UBON RATCHATHANI : Wearing a brown sarong, dark blue long-sleeved shirt and white flowers in her hair, Hai Khanjantha knew yesterday was her happiest day.

Grandma Hai was up early in the morning to prepare for her meeting with Prime...

11.10.09 PM: Draft environment amendment to be submitted to House

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:16:00 -0600

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday his government will amend the environmental law under which a number of industries have been shut down.

He said the revised law will be given to the House of Representatives for debate �either late this month or in early November�, aimed at making the issue more transparent....

10.10.09 Yellow shirts political party seeks one million members

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:08:00 -0600

The newly formed New Politics Party will strive to have one million members within two years, party secretary-general Suriyasai Katasila said yesterday.

"The new party has not targeted the number of House seats to win at the next general election because party building takes time," he...

10.10.09 Red shirts rally as PM pays visit

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:52:00 -0600

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will be in Ubon Ratchathani today, and deputy national police chief Jongrak Juthanond has asked red shirts who plan to protest the visit to do so peacefully.

The prime minister will visit the northeastern province today to hand over 4.9 million baht...

10.10.09 Morning Nai Harn jog turns into nightmare

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:49:00 -0600

Crowds, colorful tunics, self-mutilation and firecrackers are the hallmarks of Phuket's annual Vegetarian Festival.

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10.10.09 Thailand to deploy 18,000 security personnel at ASEAN Summit

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:31:00 -0600

Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) on Friday approved a security plan for the upcoming summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with 18,000 personnel to be deployed to maintain order at and around the summit venues in the Thai seaside resorts of Cha-am and Hua Hin.

The government earlier...

09.10.09 American house owner arrested following discovery of weapons stash.

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:57:00 -0600

On Tuesday Night, Police Lieutenant Colonel Chayagrit from the Provincial Special Investigations Unit arrested an American National on the strength of an arrest warrant which claimed he was in possession of firearms. A team of officers who were assisted by Transnational Crime Suppression Officers from Region 2 made their way to a house...

09.10.09 Academic warns of 'bloodbath'

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:53:00 -0600

A respected academic warned yesterday that a chronic social division could eventually lead to a clash and bloodbath if no attempts were made to avert it.

Nidhi Eoseewong, a professor in history, said that the problem has become "deep-rooted"...

The road near Nai Harn lake where an expat Phuket resident was attacked while on a morning jog earlier this week.

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