His Majesty Requests Thais to help Burma His Majesty the King has asked the Thai people to help Cyclone Nargis sufferers in Burma, and Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will leave for the adjoining country this morning to persuade the junta to open up to global support. Speaking to staff of the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under royal [...]
May
15
His Majesty Requests Thais to help Burma
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May
15
Thailand Property Fund Investments Deserve Consideration | Real Estate
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Thailand Property Fund Investments Deserve Consideration Deciding which property fund to invest in may be a different ball of wax altogether from choosing a bond or equity fund. For starters, property funds in Thailand – especially the big ones – often invest in only one property class such as shopping malls or office buildings, and [...]
May
15
BTS Sky Train to Bangkok Airport Delayed, Again…
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BTS Sky Train to Bangkok Airport Delayed, Again… The supplier for Bangkok’s Airport Link is in quest of a one-year time addition to finish the 26-billion-baht job, placing blame on slow land transfers from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The holdup is subject to endorsement by the SRT board on May 26, according to [...]
May
15
Thai Sports Hero Twins Become Bigger Heroes
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Thai Sports Hero Twins Become Bigger Heroes Famous Thai tennis twins Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana became heroes of a different sort after they saved the wife and child of an Argentine player, Lucas Arnold, from a fire in their lodge yesterday. The siblings, who are in Bordeaux for a Challenger Series competition, were in their [...]
May
15
Thai Boxers Dream of Olympic Gold
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Thai Boxers Dream of Olympic Gold Thailand enjoyed their most dazzling Olympics at the Athens Games four years ago when they succeeded in winning three gold, one silver and four bronze medals. The gold champs were boxer Manus Boonjumnong and weightlifters Udomporn Polsak and Pawina Thongsuk, who became Thailand’s first female Olympic heroes. Will the [...]
May
15
Bangkok skytrain Mass Transit Fares May Drop
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Bangkok skytrain Mass Transit Fares May Drop The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and the Finance Ministry and have considered the PPP issue, participants at the euromoney conference on “The Thailand Investment Forum”were told. Beneath the new plan the government may gather proceeds from mass-transit services and then repay concessionaires, according to Pongpanu. [...]
