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Japan Still Likes Thailand for Investment A study from last year by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) demonstrated that Thailand is fourth on the list of nations most favored by Japanese investors – just behind China, India and Vietnam – Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) president Pattareeya Benjapolchai announced on Tuesday. “Japanese investors [...]

Thaksin’s Two Billion Dollars The total of 76 billion baht in frozen assets of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra could be confiscated as the court is being demanded to do so by Thaksin’s adversaries, Jaturon Chaisaeng, former acting head of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai Party, announced on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Jaturon asserted that [...]

Counterfeit Travel Documents Seized in Bangkok Thai Police confiscated fake passports and visas worth more than 5 million baht during a search in Samut Sakhon on Friday. However, the criminals had been tipped off about the raid and escaped the scene before police had arrived, Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga told reporters. In a joint press [...]

Karen Refugees Deportation Halted The plan to deport about 1,700 Karen refugees back to Burma has been halted temporarily because of mounting domestic and global pressure. Activists, led by the Friends of Burma and the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO), yesterday put forward a letter of request to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva subsequent to an earlier [...]

Cambodian Leader to Visit Disputed Area Thai 2nd Army commander Lt-Gen Weewalit Chornsamrit said on Friday, that there is no call for reinforcing the Thai troops around the uncertain border area ahead of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit on Saturday, Lt-Gen Weewalit said the current operation was adequate to maintain peace. He had been [...]

Cambodian P.M. Gets Earful About Thaksin’s Trespasses Thailand’s deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters on Tuesday that he had enlightened Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to the issues surrounding the legal problems of military-coup-ousted former popularly elected Premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Mr Hun Sen had promised him that he would not interfere in Thai [...]

Impartial Panel Suggested for Resolving ASEAN Ddisputes Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Kasit Piromya is making preparations to recommend the creating of an impartial institution to handle disagreements among countries in the Southeast Asian area at the Asean Summit scheduled to happen on Oct 23-25. Mr Kasit told the media on Thursday that he deemed that this [...]

Obama Announces Asia Tour for November US President Barack Obama will tour Asia for the first time next month, visiting Japan, Singapore, China as well as South Korea for a bout of meetings on pressing matters such as trade and global security. The upcoming trip will be Obama’s most testing venture up till now into [...]

Internal Security Act to be Invoked for ASEAN Meeting The Thai Prime Minister’s cabinet assembly today concurred to enforce Internal Security Act (ISA) in Cha Am and Hua Hin localities from Oct 12 to 27 to uphold law and order for the duration of the Asean meeting planned for Oct 23 to 25, Thawil Pliansri, [...]