Thailand cuts rice-buying subsidy after big losses
Source: Fox News
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 07:44:00 -0700 | political-news
Thailand said Wednesday that it would slash the price paid to rice farmers under a controversial scheme that caused the kingdom to lose its place as the world's top exporter of the commodity last year. The country has paid its...
Why China hates its men's national soccer team
Source: Denver Post
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 11:05:42 -0700 | sports-news
The mostly empty hotel lobby that greeted the team on June 12 when it checked in before a game against Thailand was one measure especially in a country where national athletes, even in minor sports, receive adoring attention from fans....
Democrats to impeach govt over water project
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:58:27 -0700 | political-news
Democrat Bangkok MP Atthavit Suwannapakdee, also a shadow Cabinet spokesman, said his Cabinet had decided to solicit 120 MP signatures to file impeachment proceedings against the government's Cabinet. The opposition is accusing the government of violating the National Anti-Corruption Commission...
Don Muang's a tough lesson for Pheu Thai
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:58:27 -0700 | political-news
The outcome has taught a new political lesson for both Pheu Thai and the Democrats. The Don Muang by-election became a clear model for study because Pheu Thai has dominated the constituency for years. With deeper consideration, it could be...
Chula, cellular firms join to spread wi-fi across campus
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:18 -0700 | business-news
The move is part of the strategy as a "digital university" to help 40,000 students and 10,000 teachers to stay connected to the Internet all the time throughout the campus. Professor Pirom Kamolratanakul, president of Chulalongkorn, said yesterday that the...
EGAT panel picks deputy Soonchai as next governor
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:20 -0700 | business-news
00 am The board of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has given its approval to Soonchai Kumnoonsate, currently deputy governor in charge of power-plant development, becoming the state agency's next governor. Kurujit Nakornthap, Energy Ministry deputy permanent secretary and...
Service centre planned to help SMEs access Asean markets
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:16 -0700 | business-news
00 am The Commerce Ministry's Trade Negotiations Department will forge closer ties with the private sector and other organisations to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) penetrate Asean markets. Director-general Piramol Charoenpao said his department in cooperation with private...
TrueVisions expanding HD channels to 50-plus
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:16 -0700 | business-news
00 am TrueVisions, the country's leading pay-TV operator, yesterday announced that it would increase its complement of high-definition (HD) channels to more than 50 by early next year from 23 currently. The new service will be available for subscribers via...
NBTC nods to plan for True, Digital Phone clients after concessions
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:11 -0700 | business-news
MHz subscribers of TrueMove and Digital Phone Co after their concessions end on September 15...Prawit said the draft might face a legal challenge from CAT Telecom, which granted TrueMove and DPC their concessions. CAT has already asked the ICT Ministry...
Aberdeen remains overweight on SET despite declines
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:10 -0700 | business-news
00 am Foreign investors across the world have been selling stocks on concerns over the possible cessation of the US quantitative-easing programme, according to Aberdeen Asset Management, which maintains its overweighting of the Stock Exchange of Thailand given its unchanged...
Industry seeks to ease ban on asbestos import
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:04 -0700 | green-news
00 am The Industry Ministry will propose to the Cabinet that it phase out the use of chrysotile (white asbestos) fibres in the manufacture of roof tiles over several years instead of imposing a total ban on its import, as...
StanChart pushes on-line transactions
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:03 -0700 | technology-news
00 am Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) is promoting online banking by offering attractive conditions to customers who prefer making transactions themselves, as it considers that this channel could help sustain its relationship with consumers as they adapt to the digital...
BAY extending yellow points programme
Source: The Nation
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 10:39:02 -0700 | business-news
00 am Bank of Ayudhya is broadening its Yellow Points programme from transactions via ATM and debit cards to lending products at the bank and its subsidiaries, in order to boost active usage. BAY introduced the points-accumulation programme four years...
The disease-causing fungi that lurk in your dishwasher
Source: The Hindu
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 07:02:55 -0700 | health-news
Researchers have found that dishwashers are particularly conducive to the growth and spread of disease-causing fungi. These fungi have been implicated in causing lung diseases and sometimes fatal infections, especially among those with weak immunity.
Wider use of HIV drug urged
Source: The Herald
Bangkok :: Thailand | updated 2013-06-19 00:22:20 -0700 | health-news
The research by the CDC and the Thailand government was published online Wednesday by the journal Lancet. Based on the findings, the CDC recommended that doctors consider prescribing tenofovir to those who inject drugs. It blocks the virus from making...
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