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June 19, 2013 4:58 pm

Democrats move to impeach govt over water project

Democrat Bangkok MP Atavit Suwannapakdee, also a shadow Cabinet spokesman, said the shadow Cabinet had decided to solicit 120 MP signatures to file impeachment proceedings against the Yingluck..

June 19, 2013 4:54 pm

Egat panel selects deputy governor Soonchai as next agency..

Kurujit Nakornthap, Energy Ministry deputy permanent secretary and chairman of the Egat subcommittee tasked with selecting the new governor, said Soonchai had achieved the highest score in the..

June 19, 2013 4:51 pm

SET index ends up 10.28 pts, 0.72 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Wednesday at 1,437.70, up 10.28 points, or 0.72 per cent amid Bt48.92 billion turnover in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was..

June 19, 2013 4:33 pm

Myanmar rejects loan of white elephant to Thailand

Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul earlier this month asked his counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin for the pachyderm, to be housed at Chiang Mai Zoo. "The Myanmar foreign minister..

June 19, 2013 2:17 pm

Computer knowledge lacking in about half of EU citizens

Indeed, levels of familiarity with technology have scarcely tracked upwards in recent years. A third of respondents in the latest annual survey said they had never used the internet or..

June 19, 2013 2:05 pm

Democrat disagrees with rice-pledging price cut

Democrat MP Atthawit Suwanphakdee, the spokesman of the Democrat shadow Cabinet, said the price slashing could contradict with the government's policy, which has been announced to..

June 19, 2013 1:36 pm

Red shirts demand 'fair reporting'

The group of about 20 people said they were members of Samut Prakarn Loving People Group and represented 50 districts of Bangkok. They also demanded that the Nation send out a representative to..

June 19, 2013 12:57 pm

US to open elite military fighting units to women

The US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines released plans to open occupations such as infantry, armour and special operations by 2016. The US military said in January it would open combat..

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June 19, 2013 10:10 am

SET index opens up 16.08 pts, 1.13 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Wednesday at 1,443.50, up 16.08 points, or 1.13 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 961.64, up 11.11 points, or..

June 19, 2013 9:20 am

Wall St ends up

Dow Jones Industrial Average added 138.38 points to close at 15,318.23 head of Federal Reserve’s policy announcement later today. S&P 500 gained 12.77 points to end at 1,651.81. All key S&P..

June 18, 2013 5:30 pm

Obec deputy chief moved ahead of cheating probe

Anand has been replaced by Education inspector-general Phitsanu Tulsuk, who also heads the case's fact-finding committee. Education Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana said the Cabinet Tuesday..

June 18, 2013 5:07 pm

SET index ends down 43.62 pts, 2.97 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Tuesday at 1,427.42, down 43.62 points, or 2.97 per cent amid Bt61.64 billion turnover. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 950.53, down 31.63 points, or..