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US envoy to get Gaga complaint

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:48:00 GMT

The Intellectual Property Department will submit a letter to the US ambassador in Bangkok voicing its concern over pop princess Lady Gaga's tweet about buying a fake Rolex in the city.

No worries over Thein Sein no-show

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

President Thein Sein's no-show at the World Economic Forum in Bangkok this week is unlikely to undermine the friendly relations forged between his government and the Yingluck Shinawatra administration.

Govt says WEF not threatened by protests

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The government is confident that this week's World Economic Forum on East Asia will proceed smoothly despite the spectre of mass street protests tomorrow.

PM urged to clarify unity bill stance

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must clearly state whether she and her government support the reconciliation bill, Democrat Party and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.

Gen Sonthi to 'tell all' on Tuesday

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:47:00 GMT

Matubhum Party leader and former coup leader Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin said he will on Tuesday explain why he has proposed the controversial reconciliation bill.

Girlfriend killed for 'borrowing' B4000

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:51:00 GMT

AYUTTHAYA - Police on Monday arrested a man of Vietnamese descent who allegedly murdered his Thai girlfriend for 'borrowing his money' and then hurled her from a bridge into a river.

Surachai jailed on fifth lese majeste charge

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:28:00 GMT

The Criminal Court on Monday formally convicted and sentenced Red Siam core member Surachai "Sae Dan" Danwattananusorn on a further charge of lese majeste, adding two-and-a-half years to his current prison term.

Thein Sein delays Thailand visit

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:25:00 GMT

Myanmar president Thein Sein has postponed his trip to Thailand until a few days after the World Economic Forum East Asia in Bangkok, the WEF's senior director and Head of Asia Suchant Palakurthi Rao said on Monday.

Thein Sein delays WEF trip

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:25:00 GMT

Myanmar president Thein Sein has postponed his trip to Thailand to be a few days later of the World Economic Forum East Asia, said Suchant Palakurthi Rao, the WEF's senior director and Head of Asia.

Thein Sein pulls pin on visit to Thailand

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:04:00 GMT

YANGON: Myanmar President Thein Sein has cancelled a trip to Thailand for an international economic forum that also invited opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, officials said Sunday.

Thein Sein pulls pin on visit to Thailand

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:04:00 GMT

YANGON: Myanmar President Thein Sein has cancelled a trip to Thailand for an international economic forum that also invited opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, officials said Sunday.

Govt told to let markets do their work

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The government should stop intervening in the market as its actions cause more harm than good, a corporate leader said.

Cops open suitcase, world of black magic

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

There appeared to be nothing out of the ordinary when police questioned Briton Choe Hok Kuen, 28, in Bangkok in his hotel room after guests on the same floor had complained about babies crying in his room.

Salakjit set to snare Chiang Rai PAO chair

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The wife of former House speaker Yongyuth Tiyaphairat was clearly ahead last night to win the election for Chiang Rai provincial administration organisation (PAO) chairman.

Sonthi bill labelled as unconstitutional

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The reconciliation bill is full of legal ambiguities and risks which violate the constitution, an academic says.

Gaga gig in Jakarta cancelled

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:48:00 GMT

Pop diva Lady Gaga on Sunday cancelled her Indonesian concert, with promoters saying the security threat was too serious after Islamic hardliners promised "chaos" if she entered the Muslim nation.

Danger with every step

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Chamroon Pengpit, 45, still vividly remembers the saddest day of his life _ the day he lost his leg.

Officer naps during cell break-out

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

A manhunt has been launched for a suspect in a major car smuggling racket worth more than 100 million baht who broke out of a police station in Udon Thani early yesterday.

'Death hotel' doomed

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Chiang Mai hotel at the centre of a scandal after four guests - three of them foreigners - mysteriously died there last year is being demolished.

PAD calls for mass protest

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul returned to the rally stage yesterday to address a large gathering of yellow shirts protesting against a proposed reconciliation bill, saying his next public appearance will be his "final battle".

Student's dad threatens to set self on fire

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The father of a Matthayom 3 student rejected to further her studies at Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School has threatened to set himself on fire if the school does not accept his daughter.

Prem flays 'incurable' graft

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda said corruption is an incurable disease dragging the country backwards.

Reconciliation bid could backfire

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thailand's politically fragile society risks new turbulence once a reconciliation bill, aimed at granting amnesty to political offenders and clearing all orders of the 2006 coup makers, is pushed before parliament, opponents say.

King makes historic return

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

AYUTTHAYA : History repeated itself yesterday at Thung Makham Yong when His Majesty the King made a momentous return to a royally initiated paddy field where he harvested rice 16 years ago.

Crowds gather to welcome King's visit

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:26:00 GMT

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Thung Makham Yong's vast paddy fields in Ayutthaya on Friday to await the visit of their Majesties the King and Queen late in the afternoon.