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Help the mother, and you help her whole family. Who can argue with that? Why then has the 7.7-billion-baht Women's Fund got the thumbs-down from many women's rights groups and legal exper...

Royal Irrigation Department chief Chalit Damrongsak faced a lightning transfer yesterday amid speculation that the Pheu Thai-led government was unhappy with his performance during the sev...

If it were not for the bomb blast that hit him four years ago, Mangkornthong Limprasertkul might have joined the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and become a young corporal.

The Constitution Court yesterday cleared the way for the Pheu Thai-led government to go ahead with its multi-billion-baht post-flood spending plans that are designed to strengthen investo...

The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled that two executive decrees related to water management and post-flood rehabilitation and debt management issued by the cabinet do not violate the...

PM Yingluck Shinawatra has urged caution and more study before any decision is made on the proposal to build cable car services inside Loei's Phu Kradeung National Park.

Four paramilitary rangers were injured when suspected insurgents detonated a bomb near the Joh Irong-Pa Phai railway in Narathiwat's Joh Irong district Wednesday.

Interior Minister says Ministry will implement new town planning in 12 provinces as required after flood crisis of last year

DSI seizes huge lot of smuggled armaments hidden in Surin, believes they will be transferred for sale at border

Thai stock index opens on Thursday at 1,141.82, up 4.00 points

Parliament starting joint session to deliberate three bills to amend Section 291 of Constitution at 9am; debate set for two days

European Champions League last 16 first-leg results: Basel 1-0 Bayern; Marseille 1-0 Inter

A foreign suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah militants led Thai police Monday to a warehouse filled with materials commonly used to make bombs, as Thailand and the U.S. disagreed ov...

Honda Motor Co (7267.T) will completely overhaul its flood-hit factory in Thailand in a project that could cost more than 50 billion yen ($650 million), the Nikkei business daily reporte...

Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. energy company by market value, ordered three new shallow- water drilling rigs from Transocean Ltd. that will be used in Thailand exploration proje...

Thailand's tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of 2011 rose 21.2 per cent year-on-year despite the negative impact of widespread flooding in October and November, government sources ...

Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, wanted for questioning in Thailand for suspected sex trafficking, was sentenced to 28 years in a Peruvian prison on Friday for the murder of a young woman h...

TAN_Network: Gold ornament sells for Bt26,050 and is bought at Bt25,180.76; gold bar is sold at Bt25,650 and is purchased at Bt25,550

TAN_Network: Deputy PM Chalerm affirms 'SEJEAL' stickers not related to triple blasts; urges end to speculation on case to prevent intl conflicts

TAN_Network: DSI holds press conference on arrest of large lot of heavy weapons in Surin; denies links to triple blasts in BKK

TAN_Network: 300 police officers to take care of security at Parliament today and tomorrow for charter amendment deliberation

TAN_Network: SNEAK PEEK: Ladies and gentlemen clear your calendar for MARCH 14 evening. Another cool TAN Network event IS happening. More details soon!

Models showcased outfits during the collection show of London Fashion Week in London.

PARIS (AFP) - Palaeontologists working in the United Arab Emirates have uncovered elephant footprints that are seven million years old, making them the oldest of their kind and possibly ...

Tourists visited a beach in Bali, helping to boost Indonesia's international arrivals.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Five people were killed late Tuesday in a shooting at a Korean spa outside Atlanta, according to a local news station and police.

AUCKLAND (AFP) - Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom was freed on bail in a surprise move Wednesday, after a New Zealand judge dismissed fears he would flee the country to escape US online piracy...

PHUKET: A pregnant Australian teenager was beaten and robbed by four Thai ladyboys in Patong early yesterday morning. The victim, 19-year-old “Bonnie May”, asked that the Phuket Gazette u...

PHUKET: An electrical fire caused a panicked evacuation from a cinema complex in the heart of Phuket Town last night, but no injuries were reported. Staff at the Coliseum Paradise Mutlipl...

PHUKET: Foreign diplomats representing at least six countries are to meet Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa to address the growing problem of cheats and swindlers targeting ...

PHUKET: A Dutch tourist is out 5,000 baht and a mobile phone after her bag was snatched by a thief in Phuket yesterday. Monika Van Rossum told Chalong Police the theft occurred in the ear...

PHUKET: Phuket Police are investigating the mysterious death of a 27-year-old Nakhon Sri Thammarat man found dead in his pickup truck parked by the side of a road yesterday. The body, ide...

A Pattaya teenager age, 14 bored at school. Hung out at the Koh Lan beach. Needed money. Burglarized 3 houses. The police searched his home and found stolen properties worth circa 100,000...

An Indian looking naked man walked around in Sattahip frightening kids and women. Witnesses said, that he seemed obsessed with religion since he was chanting a mantra and munbling. They t...

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Pol.Maj.Col. Saroj Promjarern Deputy Commissioner of Royal Thai Police and Pol. Col. Pashara Boonyasit Acting Commissioner Royal Thai Police reported that Pol.Lt.Col. Krisana Sukanta, Pha...

Sattahip police together, social workers and Tarn Chivit Foundation Pattaya, cracked down on a human trafficking gang. 11 children dressed as novice monks were rescued. The ring leader an...

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Government troops clash with the Shan State Army-South for the second time since the two sides signed a ceasefire agreement less than three months ago.

The Karen movement is at a crossroads. The current, fast-changing state of affairs in Burma is a test to the ability of the KNU and its leadership.

Médecins Sans Frontières says there is a critical need for increased HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis treatment in Burma.

Philippine police launch a new anti-kidnapping force to deal with a long-standing scourge by criminal gangs and militants.

Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. both realize almost every boxing fan wishes Floyd Mayweather Jr. had been standing next to Pacquiao at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday.

To end her relaxing vacation in Hainan, Cherry Wang, 29, decided to take a leisurely stroll at one of the island's hottest tourist attractions - a sprawling 7,000 sq m duty-free store in ...

Korean companies, think tanks and universities will team up with Boeing to jointly develop advanced materials and parts for aircraft as part of a government programme to boost their compe...

The Lao Securities Exchange (LSX) and Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL) Public Company have signed an agreement to introduce a Home Trade System, which will allow investors to tr...

Residents of Shaanxi province's Guanzhong thought Wang Yongchao was crazy. The former billionaire has sold all his seven companies and spent all his money on old daily-use items and shabb...

Zang Toi has done it again, winning a standing ovation from the audience with his red carpet looks at the recent New York Fashion Week. With Grammy-winner Adele’s "Set Fire To The Rain"...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urges Afghans "not to resort to violence" after protests over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.

An international research cruise off Japan detects radioactivity in sampled seawater and marine organisms, but well within safe levels.

Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo pleads not guilty to electoral fraud before a court in the capital, Manila.

US and North Korean officials are meeting in Beijing for the first talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme since the death of Kim Jong-il.

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned Wednesday, his office said, amid speculation he might mount a leadership challenge to Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

A series of blasts last week in Thailand that set off accusations between Iran and Israel involved bombs disguised as radio sets, police said Wednesday.

Hundreds of Indonesian police officers charged into a prison in Bali on Wednesday to subdue rioting inmates who had set a building on fire and thrown stones at firefighters.

Demonstrators burned tires and threw rocks outside a NATO military base in Kabul on Wednesday, as protests continued for a second day after troops burned copies of the Quran.

One year on, reminders of the massive earthquake that ripped through Christchurch, New Zealand, are never too far away, from the broken buildings to frequent aftershocks that rattle the c...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called for a leadership vote within her ruling Labor Party, a day after bitter rival Kevin Rudd resigned as foreign minister, extending...

Asian companies are tapping bond markets at a record pace, worried that the euro-zone crisis may deepen and make it impossible for them to secure funds later in the year, say bankers who ...

China could face an economic crisis unless it implements deep reforms, including scaling back its state-owned enterprises and making them operate more like commercial firms, a report says...

Geely and an Egyptian car-assembly company plan to start assembling cars this year for sale across North Africa. Geely also will establish a 50-50 joint venture with its Volvo unit in Chi...

China's central bank suspended its regular open market operation for the second straight week, in Beijing's latest effort to keep money market liquidity conditions loose and provide suppo...

Former Philippine president enters plea on the first day of a landmark trial.

Julia Gillard calls on ex-leader Kevin Rudd, her likely challenger, to accept its outcome as final.

Demands by ethnic rebels, locked in six-decade-long fight for autonomy, follow signing of tentative peace deal.

Parts of Bali facility set on fire and reports of gunshots before police took control following

Thousands stand in silence in Christchurch park to commemorate first anniversary of earthquake that killed 185 people.

A smiling ex-Philippine president Gloria Arroyo pleaded not guilty Thursday in her first court appearance since being charged with rigging an election, an offence that could see her jail...

Indonesian forces backed by water cannons and armoured vehicles were locked in a tense stand-off outside a prison on Bali island Thursday after rioting inmates took control for a second ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's earnings fell nearly 44 percent and the world's No. 1 computer maker forecast a second-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates as it str...

A Pakistani held at Guantanamo Bay has reached a plea agreement with US prosecutors that could see him testifying at the trials of accused 9/11 plotters in return for a reduced sentence,...

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta said Wednesday that many Timorese will waste their vote in a presidential election next month if they back one of the explosion of small parties i...

KornDemocrat: RT @TeamKorn_DP: ประชาธิปัตย์ น้อมรับคําวินิจฉัยของศาล ครับ

KornDemocrat: RT @teamkorn: We respectfully accept the court's decision & will continue to check & balance the Govt. to protect the people's interest

KornDemocrat: RT @TeamKorn_DP: อีก1 ช่อง ที่ได้รับแจ้งมาว่าจะถ่ายทอดสด ประกาศคำวินิจฉัย ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ คือ @ThaiPBS ครับ รวมทั้ง T-News และ Nation

KornDemocrat: RT @TeamKorn_DP: วันนี้ บ่าย 2 ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ จะมีคำวินิจฉัยว่าอย่างไร โปรดติดตามถ่ายสดทาง Nation และ T-News ครับ ส่วนผม จะลุ้นอยู่ในศาลด ...

KornDemocrat: RT @TeamKorn_DP: ล่าสุด ไทยเข้มแข็ง 2552 รัฐบาลนายกฯ อภิสิทธิ์ ออก พรก. ชดเชยภาระเงินคงคลัง และกู้วิกฤคิการเงินโลก ศาล รัฐธรรมนูญ มติ ...

tulsathit: RT @kanatpn: The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions- Oliver Holmes

tulsathit: RT @georgebkk: Thai boxer Khaosai Galaxy inducted into international boxing Hall of Fame by WBA: http://t.co/VDn94WPo

tulsathit: This panel of judges came from 2007 Constitution. Via @jin_nation

tulsathit: This is basically the same panel of judges that ruled not to dissolve the Democrat Party.

tulsathit: The court votes 7-2 to approve the FIDF decree. It was 9-0 for the borrowing decree.

veen_NT: RT @big_picture: Carnival! In Rio, New Orleans, Bolivia, Venice, and elsewhere - http://t.co/uZdiYogG

veen_NT: RT @jmcolberg: ‘We live in fear of a massacre' http://t.co/ZEZhAy1L - quality reporting by Marie Colvin who was killed by Syrian governm ...

veen_NT: “We will continue having meetings, everyday, until I find out why no work is getting done.” RT @funnyoneliners

veen_NT: RT @paisal_nt: Political rivals to rally today for and against change http://t.co/8gTHqfxX

veen_NT: “@Aim_NT: Parliament scheduled 2dat to begin deliberation of 3 Constitution amendment drafts proposed by the Cabinet, PR, ChartThaiPattana.”

RichardBarrow: MRT fare to increase by THB1 starting July 3 (NNT) http://t.co/E8sVyLpZ

RichardBarrow: Phuket tourist cheats spark foreign diplomat intervention (Phuket Gazette) http://t.co/WluGDuQd

RichardBarrow: Iranian embassy defends female citizen in bomb case; she was wrongly identified (Nation) http://t.co/xZk8Ayjz

RichardBarrow: Three arrested for illegally possessing elephant meat and ivory (Nation) http://t.co/HgvQhjOY

RichardBarrow: Thai Wildlife Group Raided for Criticizing Elephant Poaching (VOA) http://t.co/FUsdU1fz #WFFT

georgebkk: Deputy PM Chalerm affirms 'SEJEAL' stickers not related to triple blasts; urges end to speculation on case to prevent intl conflicts /TANN

georgebkk: DSI seizes huge lot of smuggled armaments hidden in Surin, believes they will be transferred for sale at border /MCOT

georgebkk: Pregnant Aussie teenager beaten, robbed in Phuket ladyboy attack: http://t.co/VWj5UipZ

georgebkk: Thai stock index opens on Thursday at 1,141.82, up 4.00 points /MCOT

georgebkk: AFP: Bomb plot shows Thailand's security gaps: experts: http://t.co/krZQ7E7F

vaitor: Argentina: Commuter train crashes, killing 49 people, over 600 injured - http://t.co/fiTdHdVa

vaitor: Iran says it is ready to help identify those behind a series of bomb blasts in Thailand - http://t.co/gUuZGr0b

vaitor: Hong Kong: End of the free market. How conglomerates dominate HK - http://t.co/PEAbSDpJ

vaitor: true internet is out & the hotline hangs up on me three times. they really have the worst service...

vaitor: RT @guardianworld: Tibetans in China mark new year with sombre defiance http://t.co/EuoSgY23

Steffen Seibert, spokesman for Angela Merkel, insisted that Berlin saw no need to increase the size of the €500bn European Stability Mechanism

The two plans show that there is strong support for reforms to the bafflingly complicated US tax system but division about how much revenue the system should raise

China, opening a significant gap with Russia, has yet to decide whether to attend an international ‘Friends of Syria’ gathering in Tunis

Restrictions on US banks could hit sovereign debt market at key moment in recovery, say UK and Japanese finance ministers

Australian prime minister calls leadership vote after Rudd resigns and says she cannot win election

The Alibaba Group offers up to $2.5 billion to take its Hong Kong-listed B2B trading platform private, four years after the company went public.

We talk to Michel Tosto, director and head of equities and fixed income for Viet Capital Securities, about his outlook for Vietnam.

Submissions for KNOC's bond are due this week. Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors and Hyundai Capital are also eyeing dollar bonds.

Meanwhile Olam International taps the Singapore dollar market via a S$275 million perpetual.

Swire Pacific, Sun Hung Kai Properties and DBS rush to issue as Greek rescue package buoys credit markets.

While sympathetic to concerns over swaps-based ETFs, Kelvin Blacklock of Eastspring says fear of complexity is more to blame and explains why synthetics can sometimes work better than cas...

More hedge funds are managing less than $20 million as the billion-dollar club shrinks, says data provider Eurekahedge.

The firm may apply for up to Rmb300 million to provide an A-share strategy in a QIF structure out of Dublin. It also plans to apply for a type-1 licence in Hong Kong, where it is eager to...

The social security fund selects eFront to provide automated support for its alternative investments, with its domestic PE portfolio tipped to become increasingly important in 2012.

The firm creates a unit based on a basket of developed and EM currencies and commodities as a systematic hedging tool to safeguard against currency and inflation risks.

During 10 turbulent years in Thailand, Kittiratt Na-Ranong tackled jobs ranging from president of the stock exchange to manager of the national soccer team, an underperforming outfit nick...

As fends off a feisty claimant to its iPad trademark in China, Chinese tech manufacturers are doing battle in Thailand. Several are competing to supply as many as 860,000 cut-price tablet...

BANGKOK, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Police in Thailand have issued arrest warrants for two more people in its investigation into a suspected bomb attempt by Iranians on Israeli nationals.

I know my Bangkok flood-induced PTSD sometimes has me staring into space for minutes at a time, but when I recently had the opportunity to spend time with Goldenduck’s Sittiporn Srisangua...

It was hard not to feel for Thailand last week when a group of Iranian men set off three bombs in Bangkok, injuring five people in what police say was a botched attempt to attack Israeli ...

Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) led by Secretary - General Sawan Sangbunlung (4Th from right) joining force with the Thai Veterinary Association Under Royal ...

Mr. Mark Van Ogtrop, Managing Director of Golden Tulip Southeast Asia (left), recently presented the award Hotel of the Year 2011 : the best hotel of the region to Mr. Vathana Paradoracha...

MIDO, the Swiss Luxury watch introduces Mido Baroncelli Lady Tonneau, a timeless design of elegance-classic for women wrists. The retail price is fixed at 28,700 Baht and available now at...

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was warmly welcomed by Kasemkij Hotels Kantary Ayutthaya General Manager Opas Chuenchue, when she stayed at the hotel during her recent flood-preve...

KTC is having a change in marketing strategy with the aim to reclaim the leading position in the credit card market within three years. With the Spend Carefree with up to 5% Cashback camp...

A smiling ex-Philippine president Gloria Arroyo pleaded not guilty Thursday in her first court appearance since being charged with rigging an election, an offence that could see her jail...

Indonesian forces backed by water cannons and armoured vehicles were locked in a tense stand-off outside a prison on Bali island Thursday after rioting inmates took control for a second ...

Indian army officials say two avalanches in snowbound regions of Indian-controlled Kashmir have killed at least three soldiers. Several more are feared trapped in a military camp that was...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called a ballot on the leadership of the ruling Labor party, bringing to a head an increasingly bitter and ugly row with predecessor K...

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pleaded not guilty to an electoral fraud charge Thursday at the opening of a landmark trial that is seen as a key test of her reformis...