Rama IX

Southern sore still needs to heal

BEHIND THE HEADLINES By BUNN NAGARA Thailand’s worst problems have long gone south. During the week at least, they joined 3,000 volunteers from 25 countries to build 82 homes for the poor in the San Sai district of Chiang Mai...

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SECC charting new business plan

In a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand, SEC Auto Sales and Services (SECC) said it was now formulating a new business plan. The plan will improve operations in line with present economic conditions and further...

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The invisible elephant

THAI TAKES WITH PHILIP GOLINGAI In the social roller-coaster ride from former premier Thaksin to the king’s health to the stock exchange, even talking about reports of rumours seems to be taboo. On my right in the hip Bangkok...

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Thai "red shirts" plan march to demand new elections

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra's supporters plan marches on major Bangkok roads this month to press for elections in the first protracted protest since violent rallies in April, a leader of the group...

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Hun Sen Upsets Thailand's Apple Cart

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) sits with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Nov. 10. (Photo: AFP-Getty Images) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's offer to employ the fugitive Thai ex-Premier...

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Thai fare like that in Bangkok Outlet a good place to dine with family

ABOUT a couple of weeks back, I received a call from a reader in Subang Jaya. I patiently took the call and learnt that there is a Thai makan place in Subang Jaya’s USJ 10, which is better known as Taipan. All you need to do is...

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Former US president Carter builds homes in Asia (AFP)

AFP – Former US president Jimmy Carter builds homes for the poor during the Habitat for Humanity project in … BANGKOK (AFP) – Former US president Jimmy Carter launched a campaign Monday in which thousands of volunteers will...

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World › Carter defends his handling of Iran hostage crisis

Tuesday 17th November, 04:25 AM JST CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday he was pressed by his advisers to attack Iran during the hostage crisis there more than 30 years ago but resisted because...

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Missing the nuance in south Thailand

Misconceptions about the insurgent violence in Muslim southern Thailand have grown with the conflict, as reports exaggerate or romanticize separatist sentiments while claiming the Thai state's policy of arming Thai Buddhists is...

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World › Thousands rally in Bangkok over Thaksin's remarks on monarchy

Monday 16th November, 03:52 AM JST BANGKOK — Thousands of people on Sunday attended a rally here to protest recent remarks by fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra concerning the monarchy. The rally was organized by...

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