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Abhisit Politely Requests Red shirts to Leave Bangkok Commercial District Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva asked the red-shirt demonstrators to abide by the constitution, leave Ratchaprasong crossroads and return to their main protest site at Phan Fa Bridge. “Staging a mass demonstration in the middle of the road violates the rights of others and is [...]

Malaysian Muslim Woman’s Beer Drinking Punishment to be Reduced A Malaysian Muslim woman who is known as a model had faced a caning for drinking beer in a case that made headlines around the world has had her sentence diminished to community service, her father announced on Thursday. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 33, was sentenced [...]

Principles of Righteousness for Thailand Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Monday morning he could not agree to the red-shirts’ demand that he concur to disband the House of Representatives by noon today, but he left the door open to reflect on their views. In a countrywide broadcast subsequent to a special meeting of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]