Latest News in Thailand

Thailand Vows to Ignore International Court
It is useless for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to request the International Court of Justice to help resolve the border disagreement around Preah Vihear between Phnom Penh and Thailand, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Wednesday.
Mr Abhisit said the dispute cannot be solved in the International Court because it [...]

Hun Sen Touchy About His Appearance in Uniform
A fresh barrage of insults by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen aimed at Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is expanding the diplomatic gulf among the two countries.
Thailand and Cambodia had been struggling to find ways to mend fences after a series of quarrels but Hun Sen yesterday appeared [...]

Thaksin Not Taking Trip to Temple
Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is still in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and not in Cambodia as several people have asserted, and still holds Thai citizenship, according to Noppadon Pattama, a legal consultant to Mr Thaksin.
Mr. Noppadon disagreed with prior declarations by Veera Somkwamkid, a leading associate [...]

Tiger Tourism Conference in Thailand
A tiger tourism conference is expected to promote the Kingdom as a new destination for tiger devotees.
“This year is the Year of the Tiger, and Thailand will benefit from this event. Our country has the potential to become a place for tourists to go for tigers,” Natural Resources and Environment Minister [...]

Thailand’s Trains to Travel Faster
Thailand’s Council of Economic Ministers has approved a plan to improve the rail system to the tune of about 100 billion baht as has been proposed by the Transport Ministry, according to Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu.
The plan gives outlines for improvement of railway tracks all over the nation, purchasing new [...]

Derailed Train in Bangkok Raises Eyebrows
A train derailment has occurred at Bang Sue station in Bangkok after a switching mistake. No injuries were reported.
a train bound from Bangkok to Kaeng Khoi in Saraburi was forced off the rails Sunday around sunrise when a second train was switched to the same line too early, according to [...]

Bombing in Yala
A bomb went off at a busy market in the southern province of Yala on Monday injuring twenty-four people, together with three soldiers.
Police said the explosive contrivance was hidden in a motorcycle that was parked in front of the marketplace in the town. It exploded about 7.30am when local inhabitants were shopping for [...]

Trouble on the Tracks
Thai train operators unions organized work stoppages after asserting that many trains were faulty and that they feared another lethal derailment.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has stated that he had told Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum to ensure a quick recommencement of suspended train services.
State Railway of Thailand chief engineer Krit Salongchaithawat conceded that [...]

Separatists Suspected in Southern Strife
A Sergeant Major in the Thai army, and his wife Surachai Chansoongnern and, Apiradee Majeh, were gravely wounded on Tuesday morning when an explosive device planted underneath their pickup truck detonated at a military check-point in Narathiwat’s Waeng region, police said.
Separatist militants are suspected of having set off the home-made device [...]