Phuket hoteliers claim Paris Hilton party sparks B8mn in room cancellations
Phuket Andaman Culture Festival deferred until December
Phuket Gazette - Thursday 8th November, 2012
PHUKET: The deputy chief of the Phuket Provincial Public Relations Department Sophon Kiemkarn today confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that the Andaman Culture Festival, which was due to start ...
Governor urges prompt completion of Phuket mangrove flyover
Phuket Gazette - Thursday 8th November, 2012
Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut (right) explains his reasons why the contruction of the Klong Koh Pee mangrove forest flyover should be completed as quickly as possible. Photo: Kritsada ...
US man jailed for Thai insult says law must change
The Miami Herald - Thursday 8th November, 2012
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2011 file photo, Joe Gordon, a Thai-born American, speaks to reporters upon his arrival at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. Gordon who spent more than a year in prison on ...
Royol resigns from water-situation analysis subcommittee
The Nation - Thursday 8th November, 2012
One of the most prominent water experts in the government's camp, Royol Jitdon, has tendered his resignation from the subcommittee on water-situation analysis and water allocation. Royo! l ...
Hanoi wins vote to host 2019 Asian Games
The Nation - Thursday 8th November, 2012
Macau - Vietnam will host the Asian Games for the first time in 2019 when the nation's capital of Hanoi was on Thursday elected to stage the 18th edition of the continent's showcase sports ...
VIDEO Thailands king pardons US man
BBC - Thursday 8th November, 2012
An American citizen who was jailed for insulting the Thai king has told the BBC the law that he violated is obsolete and needs changing. Joe Gordon from Colorado spent more than six months in ...
The Andaman Culture Festival starts tomorrow
Phuket Gazette - Thursday 8th November, 2012
PHUKET: Six local provinces are preparing to host the Andaman Culture Festival. From tomorrow until Sunday the event will highlight the cultural identity of the region under the theme ...
Thailand and Myanmar throw weight behind faltering Dawei economic zone
The China Post - Thursday 8th November, 2012
BANGKOK -- Ministers from Myanmar and Thailand met on Wednesday to show their support for the struggling multibillion-U.S. dollar Dawei economic zone in Myanmar and to look for ways to drum up more ...
A Thai-blooded girl wins the election
Global Post - Thursday 8th November, 2012
running today in Thailand's largest newspaper, Thai Rath. This outlet and others are giving the U.S. House of Representatives-race victory of Bangkok-born Tammy "Ladda" Duckworth ...
Bangkok Airways and Japan Airlines start codeshare and mileage tie-up
eTN - Thursday 8th November, 2012
Nov 07, 2012 TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) and Bangkok Airways (PG) today announced the commencement of their codeshare agreement on select flights between three airports in Japan and Bangkok ...
Thailand to review ICC jurisdiction to probe 2010 violence
Asia News Network - Wednesday 7th November, 2012
The Thai foreign ministry will first launch a review before deciding on whether an international inquiry into the 2010 political violence should be ...
Not time to invest in Thai stocks says financial expert
Asia News Network - Wednesday 7th November, 2012
The government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra should make a "big U-turn" in its economic policies as they could make Thailand vulnerable to impacts from global economic volatility, ...