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Thai economic ministers extend stimulus measures

Source: Miami Herald

Bangkok :: Thailand | about 15 hours ago | Business News

Thailand's newly appointed Cabinet ministers overseeing the economy have approved a supplementary budget of 100 billion baht ($2.87 billion) to help extend economic stimulus measures that were to expire on Jan. 31. Deputy Prime Minister Kobsak Sabhavasu said Wednesday that...

Hua Hin to host asean summit

Source: The Nation

Bangkok :: Thailand | about 3 hours ago | Business News

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has instructed police chief General Patcharawat Wong-suwan to take any measures necessary for safety. Officials from Asean members have complained about the inconvenience of the summit venue being 200 kilometres from the capital.

Ballesteros wants captaincy role

Source: BBC

Bangkok :: Thailand | about 7 hours ago | Sports News

Ballesteros, 51, winner of five major titles, is recovering following several operations to remove a brain tumour. Nephew Ivan Ballesteros, who drove him to hospital when he collapsed at Madrid airport in October, said the weeks that followed were like...

Canadian confirmed dead in Bangkok nightclub fire

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Bangkok :: Thailand | about 22 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

A Canadian was one of the 59 people killed in a massive fire that swept through an upscale Bangkok nightclub on New Year's Eve, Foreign Affairs officials confirmed Tuesday. No details about the Canadian are being released for privacy reasons,...

Thailand blocking 'anti-king' Web sites

Source: United Press International

Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 day ago | No category

Thailand announced Tuesday it was blocking Web sites deemed by the government to be insulting of King Bhumipol. The move announced by the Thai information minister could get offenders up to 15 years in prison. The Daily Telegraph newspaper said...

Ballesteros targets Royal Trophy return

Source: Taiwan News

Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 day ago | Sports News

Seve Ballesteros says he plans to resume his Royal Trophy involvement next year, as the Europe and Asia teams prepare to stage the 2009 edition without him from Friday. Ballesteros was initially slated to be Europe's captain for the upcoming...

Red shirts pelt Chuan with eggs, hurl

Source: The Nation

Lamphun :: Thailand | 1 day ago | Political News

Pro-Thaksin red shirts staked out the Democrat office in Lampang, before pelting the former PM with rotten eggs but police managed to prevent a similar attack in Lamphun. Chuan said later he was not frightened or overly upset by the...

Supermodel Kate Moss` `boob flash` in Thailand!!

Source: Zee News

Phuket :: Thailand | 1 day ago | Entertainment News

Kate Moss was said to have flashed her breast as she took a break in Thailand with guitarist beau Jamie Hince. The supermodel, amongst the highest paid in the world, had been photographed with the wardrobe malfunction as she donned...

Thai protesters vow to block ASEAN summit

Source: Channel NewsAsia

Bangkok :: Thailand | 2 days ago | Political News

Supporters of Thailand's exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday they would hold rallies to block a summit of Southeast Asian nations, but the government brushed off the threat. Red-clad Thaksin loyalists have held a series of protests since new...

Bangkok protests turn deadly as police clash with demonstrators

Posted by: wisekwai

Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 months ago | Conflict & Tragedy

At least two people are dead and hundreds have been injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and police on Tuesday in Bangkok. It was the worst unrest seen in Thailand since bloody clashes between army and pro-democracy activists in "Black...