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Thailand to reinstate ambassador to Cambodia

Thailand will send its ambassador back to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Tuesday, nine months after the two countries recalled ambassadors from each other, said Thai

Thailand To send Alleged Russian Arms Dealer To US On Wednesday

was set to extradite alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the U.S. on Wednesday to face terrorism charges, police said, despite strong

- Japanese FM pays respects to slain reporter in Thailand

AFP , BANGKOKTuesday, Aug 24, 2010, Page 5 Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada laid flowers yesterday at the site where a

Thai stocks end up 0.86 pt, 0.10 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Monday at 894.78, up 0.86 point, or 0.10 per cent amid Bt 35.16 billion turnover. Blue chip

Panich sworn in to work Tuesday evening

Democrat Party MP Panic Vikitsreth was sworn in to work Tuesday evening.He was sworn in at 6:20 pm during the deliberation of the budget bill

Areepong appointed new permanent secretary for Finance

The Cabinet Tuesday approved the appointment of Areepong Bhoochaoom as the new permanent secretary for Finance Ministry.Areepong will succeed outgoing Sathit Limpongpun on October 1st.Areepong,

Shotgun ends Phuket rooftop brawl

PHUKET: A morning drinking session on a Karon guesthouse rooftop today resulted in a bloody brawl that ended only after someone fired a homemade 12-gauge

Thailand, Cambodia Restore Diplomatic Ties

Thailand's Thaksin Quits Role in Cambodian Government Thailand and Cambodia have decided to normalize diplomatic relations after nearly a year. Tensions flared between Thailand

Bangkok Airport To Modernize At $2 Billion

(RTTNews) - Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport is to be modernized at a cost of 63 billion baht ($2-billion). Thailand's Cabinet approved the expansion

Thai Stock Exchange OKs Appointment Of Two New Executives

-(Dow Jones)- The board of the Stock Exchange of Thailand has approved the appointment of two former bankers to replace two top ranking officials,

Bout Moved to High-Security Thai Prison

Digg (BANGKOK) A Thai appeals court last week ordered Viktor Bout's extradition within three months to face four terrorism-related charges in the U.S. Neither

Bout to be extradited Wednesday

The US authorities will send a special jet to pick up Victor Bout, dubbed by US authorities as the "Merchant of Death", from the Don

Chelsea to play Thai All Stars in Bangkok

Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay announced Tuesday that the Premier League champions will take on a Thailand All Stars side at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium.

Insect influx threatens rice production

BANGKOK, 24 August 2010 (IRIN) - Experts warn that a significant increase in the numbers of brown hoppers, a rice pest, in central Thailand, threatens

Dengue fever now at 230 new cases a day

PHUKET: Seven people died from dengue fever last week, two of them from Phuket's neighboring province Krabi.The other five fatalities came one each from Chiangrai,

Thai envoy returns to Phnom Penh to resume post

BANGKOK, Aug 24 - Thai ambassador to Cambodia Prasas Prasasvinitchai returns to Cambodia Tuesday and expects to resume his duties within the next two weeks.

Panich's by-election victory in time for budget vote

The Election Commission is likely this afternoon to endorse the by-election victory allowing Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth to vote for the Budget Bill, EC member

Panich's by-election victory in time for budget vote

The Election Commission is likely this afternoon to endorse the by-election victory allowing Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth to vote for the Budget Bill, EC member

Viktor Bout moved to high-security Thai prison

A suspected Russian arms dealer known as "The Merchant of Death" has been transferred to a high-security prison in the Thai capital pending his extradition

Viktor Bout moved to high-security Thai prison

A suspected Russian arms dealer known as "The Merchant of Death" has been transferred to a high-security prison in the Thai capital pending his extradition