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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Drowsy Driver Doses During Derailing The deaths of eight passengers and injury to more than 80 others, was determined to be the fault of the train operator who apparently ignored stop signals State Railway of Thailand deputy governor Pakorn Tangjetsakao said on Monday. The committee investigating the accident resolved to fire Mr Roengsak for unsafe [...]

Flood Waters Threaten Bangkok The Thai government is closely watching the flood conditions throughout the country while vitally helping people in the afffested areas, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva stated in his weekly television address on Sunday morning. He told the nation that the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation as well as other relevant agencies [...]

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 [...]

Rail Link to Suvarnabhumi Airport Almost Completed A German company will manage the workings of the express rail line to Suvarnabhumi Airport from downtown Bangkok for its first few years of operation, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The SRT union has resisted an arrangement to create a new branch to run the [...]

Thai Economy Chugs to Life Thailand’s Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday voiced his assurance that the country’s gross domestic product will turn upward in the last quarter of this year for the reason that economists are now seeing many improved economic indicators and greater government revenue. The government had to use merely 50 billion [...]

Abhisit Speaks at Columbia Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva maintains that his administration has increased confidence in Thai government from the global community, as demonstrated by the government’s unprejudiced attitude to the red-shirt and yellow-shirt political affiliations. Mr Abhisit conveyed his thoughts in a speech called ‘Post-crisis Thailand: Building a New Democratic Society’ at Columbia [...]