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DPM General Sonthi tasks EC with Thaksin VCD issue   December 11th, 2007 – 10:35 am ICT by admin -  Email This Post   Bangkok, 11 December, 2007 (PRD), Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Internal Security General Sonthi Boonyaratglin has tasked the Election Commission (EC) to quickly resolve the issue concerning the distribution of [...]

Re:  CP unit to build USD68.5 million plant in Vietnam, Business, December 10.   This press release in The Nation caught my attention along with another one from last October when The Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), Thailand’s leading agribusiness conglomerate, announced plans to invest 123.6 billion Baht (US$3.6 billion) in Vietnam over the next [...]

Touchdown for Barkdull’s desperation bomb   I guess True Visions customers who regularly read this column will remember David Barkdull, the stubborn subscriber who kept up his fight for more NFL American football matches after the number of broadcasts was cut this season. Published on December 8, 2007       At last, I now [...]

Threat of legal action over Thaksin website       MONGKOL BANGPRAPA   Election commissioner Sodsri Sattayatham has threatened to take legal action against the webmaster of the hi-thaksin.net site, allegedly for accusing her of taking sides with a political party.   ”I don’t know what the intention of the website is,” said Mrs Sodsri. ”As [...]

EC asks for probe into Thaksin website   EC asks for probe into Thaksin website   King stresses unity   (BangkokPost.com)   Related agencies are being pressured by Election Commission (EC) member Sodsri Sattiyatham to speed up an investigation into the hi-thaksin.net website, formed by staunch supporters of the ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The [...]

Thailand celebrates king’s 80th birthday By AMBIKA AHUJA Associated Press Writer © 2007 The Associated Press   BANGKOK, Thailand — Thais celebrated their revered king’s 80th birthday Wednesday, honoring the world’s longest-reigning monarch with festivities and prayers amid concerns about his declining health and potentially divisive elections. Tens of thousands of people, many wearing yellow — [...]