Tourist Flight Crashes at Samui Airport
A Bangkok Airways plane has crashed at Koh Samui airport. Originally, ten people, including a pilot, were reported to have died. Latest reports indicate the pilot was the only casualty.
Flight number PG 26 crashed on arrival from Krabi province, according to reports from Thai television.
The plane swerved off the runway [...]
Aug
4
Tourist Flight Crashes at Samui Airport
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Aug
4
Coup Rumors Baseless
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Coup Rumors Baseless
Swirling rumors that there would be a quiet military coup and that former deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusriphithak would be the head a new regime were entirely groundless, according to former supreme commander Gen Boonsang Niampradit
Quoting a source in the opposition Puea Thai party, several local media outlets reported yesterday that certain high-ranking [...]
Aug
4
Thai Investment Laws Liberalized
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Thai Investment Laws Liberalized
Thai nationals will receive new investment rules to liberalize overseas investment according to The Bank of Thailand. Central Bank Governor Tarisa Watanagase stated that regulators will change foreign investment regulations to help ease foreign outflows and decrease pressure on the appreciating baht.
The Thai baht has appreciated by 2% since January, thanks [...]