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Thai police seize bomb materials in alleged plot

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:21:00 -0500

A foreign suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah militants led Thai police Monday to a warehouse filled with materials commonly used to make bombs, as Thailand and the U.S. disagreed over whether Bangkok was the target of a terror plot.

Honda may spend $650 million to restore Thai plant: report

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:17:00 -0500

Honda Motor Co (7267.T) will completely overhaul its flood-hit factory in Thailand in a project that could cost more than 50 billion yen ($650 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

Chevron Orders Three New Rigs From Transocean for Thai Drilling

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:16:00 -0500

Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. energy company by market value, ordered three new shallow- water drilling rigs from Transocean Ltd. that will be used in Thailand exploration projects starting in 2013.

Thailand's tourist arrivals rise 21 per cent

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:12:00 -0500

Thailand's tourist arrivals in the first 11 months of 2011 rose 21.2 per cent year-on-year despite the negative impact of widespread flooding in October and November, government sources said Monday.

Dutchman sought by police in Thailand gets 28 years in jail in Peru

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:02:00 -0500

Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, wanted for questioning in Thailand for suspected sex trafficking, was sentenced to 28 years in a Peruvian prison on Friday for the murder of a young woman he met at a casino in Lima, prosecutors said.

Britain's ex-PM Blair teaches Thai children

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:55:00 -0500

The government's "2012 English Speaking Year" programme was given a big boost yesterday, with Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair acting as an honorary English teacher for a group of young students.

155 slain teachers in Southern Thailand honoured

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:54:00 -0500

Teachers' Day celebrations yesterday were poignant for the parents of Khanit Lamnui, a teacher slain in the southern insurgency last year.

Thai court won't halt increase in gas prices

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:47:00 -0500

The Central Administrative Court has turned down a request for it to issue an injunction against the government's decision to raise transport sector gas prices.

Bangkok Airways to Launch Daily Samui - KL Flights

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:45:00 -0500

Bangkok Airways is to launch non-stop daily flights between Koh Samui (USM) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) on 31 March 2012.

Thailand Tightens Security At Two Airports Amid Terrorist Threat

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:09:00 -0500

Airports of Thailand (AoT) tightened up security at Suvarnabhumi and Chiang Mai international airports on Monday following the arrest of a Swedish- Lebanese terror suspect allegedly linked with Hezbollah, a Shiite terrorist organisation, Thai News Agency reported, citing a local media reports.

Thailand’s 84-year-old King Bhumibol treated with intravenous antibiotics for abdominal pain

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:55:00 -0500

Thailand’s 84-year-old king has been treated with intravenous antibiotics after experiencing abdominal pain.

Thailand holds first mobile cabinet meeting in Chiang Mai

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:05:00 -0500

Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra chaired the first mobile cabinet meeting in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday, discussing mega infrastructure projects, including a Thailand-China high-speed train joint investment.

Protection for financial consumers

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:54:00 -0500

The Bank of Thailand yesterday introduced the Financial Consumer Protection Centre (FCC), aiming to manage complaints and deepen knowledge in increasing complicated financial services to financial service users.

Standard & Poor's Cuts Credit Ratings for Nine Euro Zone Nations

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:42:00 -0500

Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro zone countries, stripping France and Austria of their coveted triple-A status but not EU paymaster Germany, in a Black Friday 13th for the troubled single currency area.

Source: John Edwards has life-threatening heart condition

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

A federal judge disclosed Friday that former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition, a court source confirmed to CNN.

Russian Ad Compares Putin Foe to Hitler

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

While Republican voters in South Carolina are being warned in a new ad not to trust Mitt Romney because, “like John Kerry, he speaks French,” politicking in Russia, where a new president will be elected in March, is a good deal less subtle.

Mossad agents posed as CIA in operation: report

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

Agents with Israel's Mossad agency posed as American CIA agents in operations to recruit members of the Pakistani militant group Jundallah, a report in Foreign Policy magazine said Friday.

U.S. harassed by Iranian boats

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:41:00 -0500

At a time of heightened tensions with Iran, U.S. military officials told CNN Friday that U.S. military and Coast Guard ships had two close encounters earlier this month with high-speed Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf that exhibited provocative behavior. The incidents occurred January 6, according to a senior U.S. military official.