Giant Swing bows out after 224 years
Historic Bangkok landmark removed with ritual ceremony
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Uncertainty hurts Shin shares
Share prices of Shin Corp Plc, Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), Shin Satellite Plc (ShinSat), and iTV Plc tumbled yesterday on fears the Administrative Court could revoke their business licences.
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Impending flood disasters for provinces around Bangkok
The Royal Irrigation Department Saturday issued its first warning for Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, and areas outside the flood barriers of Bangkok to strengthen and heighten their flood barriers and prepare for possible evacuation if they fail.
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Thai AirAsia flight to Narathiwat forced to u-turn
After leaving Suvarnabhumi Airport Saturday morning, a Thai AirAsia plane had to abort its flight to Narathiwat, officially due to technical reasons, but passengers said the U-turn was more about part of its wing falling off.
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Interim Govt to go ahead with 'Blue Line'
MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, who is to be named deputy premier and finance minister in the Surayud government, said Saturday that the interim administration would probably implement only one of the 10 proposed rail mass-transit lines during its one-year tenure.
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Some 1,000 workers to protest at US embassy
Some 1,000 Thai lingerie workers plan to protest outside the US embassy over a labor dispute, defying the post-coup government's ban on staging rallies, a union member said Saturday.
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Ban Ki-Moon certain to become UN chief
UNITED NATIONS - South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon, set to be formally endorsed as UN chief Kofi Annan's successor Monday, is the only candidate left in the race as all other contenders withdrew, a UN spokeswoman said Friday.
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'I have confidence in Surayud'
Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday described Thailand's military coup as "a setback" for the Kingdom and its democracy but expressed confidence that new Thai premier Surayud Chulanont would live up to his responsibility.
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