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- Thai police arrest suspected Italian fraudster on Interpol request
Thai police have arrested an Italian national on suspicion of defrauding millions of dollars from Italian financial institutions and other crimes, police said Thursday. Stefano Raccaqni, 38, was arrested on Tuesday in Chiang Mai, 600 kilometres north of Bangkok, on a request from Italy via Interpol. He faces charges of defrauding Italian banks and finance companies of more than 8.6 million ...
thai 23 May 2013 - Thai stocks extend losses on day after Fed China data
BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Thailand's benchmark SET index fell as much as 3 percent in afternoon session, joining Asian and global shares on concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus and weak Chinese factory data. Index heavyweight energy and banking shares came under heavy selling pressure, with Siam Commercial Bank Pcl and PTT Exploration and ...
thai 23 May 2013 - Thai anti-government group?s bizarre open letter
BP has already blogged on Yingluck?s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her (as made clear in this post it was directed at her) by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country, but also implied she is worse than a whore. One other response has been the forming of Thai Spring. The
thai 23 May 2013 - Thai police say they know identities of Central World arson suspects
Police are gathering evidence in support of arrest warrants for two suspected arsonists and six alleged accomplices in relation to the Central World Mall fire during the 2010 riots. Following a meeting yesterday to discuss the progress of the Central World arson probe, Metropolitan Police chief Khamronwit Thoopkrajang said investigators had identified two suspected arsonists from photographs and ...
thai 23 May 2013 - Thai PM to address Lankan Parliament
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to address the Sri Lankan parliament on May 31. Prime Minister Shinawatra is scheduled to arrive in the country on May 30 on an official tour and she will be the third female state leader to address the parliament, according to sources. Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher had ...
thai 23 May 2013 - Thai police seize 4.49 million meth tablets in Bangkoks largest meth bust ever
BANGKOK - Thai police have seized 4.49 million methamphetamine pills found in an apartment in the largest meth bust ever in Bangkok. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung said Tuesday the tablets and 60 kilograms (132 pounds) of crystal meth were smuggled from Myanmar. He said they were destined for sales in the capital city and nearby provinces. The value of the drugs, hidden in dozens of ...
thai 23 May 2013 - STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Index edges up, Thai Bev jumps on report
Singapore shares scaled new a five-year high, with Thai Beverage jumping to a record after an upbeat report on opportunities in Myanmar for the company. The Straits Times Index gained 0.4 percent to 3,458.5 ...
thai 23 May 2013 - Tastes of Bunn Thai Bistro span generations
Bunn Thai Bistro has only been open in Grover Beach a scant two months, but the history behind this restaurant reaches back almost two centuries.
thai 23 May 2013 - Thai army chief urges self-imposed curfew for teachers
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's army chief on Wednesday urged teachers in the country's insurgency-racked south to stay at home after 6pm to avoid falling victim to militants as the new school year gets under way.Nearly 160 teachers and other school staff have been killed during a nine-year-old insurgency that has gripped Thailand's Muslim-majority deep south, bordering Malaysia.Recent ...
thai 23 May 2013 - Ital-Thai dam project halted
Yangon -- The government has reportedly halted a hydropower dam project with Italian-Thai Development Plc in Taninthayi region of lower Myanmar, citing its possible environmental and social impacts. Ital-Thai's dam project located near Myeik township was expected to generate at least 800 megawatts of electricity upon completion, but is believed to pose flood risks to the thousands of ...
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