Provides the latest RSS feeds for Thailand News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page South East Asia Post.com http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/cat/7eb51d3138244bed/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:04 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:04 -0400 30 Five Thai soldiers were killed and one was injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a Thai province of Pattani Friday. The rangers were returning to their base in their pick-up truck after duty at a Buddhist temple. The bomb was detonated by Muslim insurgents in the southern Thailand to ambush a unit of rangers in Moo 4 village in the morning, Xinhua reported citing local ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214736240/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214736240/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tokyo - Japanese stocks inched up Friday, recouping some of the 7 per cent lost the previous day after an unexpected drop in a Chinese business confidence index. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed up 128.47 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 14,612.45, while the broader-based Topix index rose 5.74 points, or 0.48 per cent, to end the day at 1,194.08. Stocks jumped in intra-day trading, with ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214736350/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:20 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214736350/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Pattani - Muslim insurgents detonated a road-side bomb to ambush a unit of rangers, killing four of them on the visakha Bhucha Day. The blast occurred in Moo 4 village inTambon Buarae in Sai Buri district at 10:50 am. The rangers were travelling in their pick-up truck on their way to keep security at a Buddhist temple. The ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214735624/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:06 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214735624/scat/7eb51d3138244bed 3 tbsp fresh coriander, roughly chopped extra coriander leaves for garnish Heat the oil in a big pot. Cook the garlic and ginger for a minute to soften. Add the curry paste and cook for a few minutes until fragrant. Add the potato and pork, combining well. Cook stirring for a minute. Add the remaining ingredients, stir, and then simmer for about 15 minutes. Serve with rice and garnish with extra ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214733718/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:06 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214733718/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: People gathered across Phuket and Thailand today to offer alms to Buddhist monks at merit-making ceremonies to mark Visakha Bucha Day.The public holiday commemorates three important events in the life of the Buddha: his birth, enlightenment and passing away. These events occur on the same day of the year in the Buddhist calendar: always on the full moon during the 6th lunar month, which ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214734033/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214734033/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: An excited crowd was drawn to Soi Nanai at the unusual time of 7:40am this morning as Phuket rescue workers attempted to dislodge a three-meter long Python from a drain.A startled shopkeeper had called rescue workers after spotting the moderately sized snake in the drain below her.Rescue workers were able to lift the grate and safely extract the python in just 15 minutes before taking it ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214734035/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:01 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214734035/scat/7eb51d3138244bed PHUKET: Bang Tao Canal water, which was blamed for a rash of health problems for Phuket tourists and boatmen, is now flowing more freely with 80 per cent of the canal-dredging process complete.Akkarawat Hirunphun, director of the Phuket-based Regional Environmental Office 15, said tests conducted by his officers in April confirmed that the water in the canal at multiple locations had average ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214734034/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:00 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214734034/scat/7eb51d3138244bed HAT YAI, Thailand - Five soldiers have been killed and one wounded by a roadside bomb in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south. Police Col. Jeera Setdao-ngerntrakul said Friday that Muslim insurgents were suspected of detonating the bomb in Saiburi district in Pattani province as a pickup truck carrying the six soldiers passed by. He said the soldiers were on their way to assist security ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214733744/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 04:47:21 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214733744/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Malaysia's deputy prime minister said there was no government interference in the case and arrest of three opposition leaders and an activist this ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214731209/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 01:14:20 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214731209/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Beijing - A deadly strain of the bird flu virus can be transmitted between some animals through the air, scientists said Friday. An international team of researchers found that the H7N9 strain of the virus transferred efficiently between ferrets via direct contact, but less efficiently by airborne exposure. Pigs however were unable to transmit the virus to other pigs or to ferrets, according to ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214730878/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Fri, 24 May 2013 00:29:10 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214730878/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thailand has welcomed 19.04 percent more international arrivals during January and April this year, compared to the same period last year. According to Ministry of Tourism and Sports data, up to 8.841 million trips were registered into the country during the first four months of the year, up from 7,427 million in 2012. Delivering the highest number of growth, Chinese arrivals increased by ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214729114/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 22:02:03 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214729114/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Bandar Seri Begawan - Three Thai nationals - two men and one woman - were sentenced to jail, and the men, with strokes of the cane, which was passed down yesterday by the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate's Court after all defendants pleaded guilty to overstaying in the country without reasonable causes. Forty-four-year-old Sombat Chamnanrop is incarcerated for six months and will be receiving ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214728410/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 20:44:52 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214728410/scat/7eb51d3138244bed (MENAFN) Thailand's total exports rose 10.5 percent to USD18.7 billion in April on yearly basis, reported Xinhua News citing the Thai Ministry of Commerce.The ministry said that during the first 4 months, the country's total exports rose to USD75.67 billion.It attributed the higher exports to a growth in the industrial sector and a slight fall of the baht.It's worth noting that the ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214724660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:17 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214724660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Manama-May-23(BNA)The Thai Cultural Festival was today given the go-ahead at the Cultural Hall. Culture Minister Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa and Thai Ambassador to Bahrain Vichai Varasirikul and a number of diplomats attended the opening ceremony. The Ministry of Culture is organizing the festival with the Thai Ministry of Culture and Manama-based Thai Embassy. The festival, which ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214723207/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:05 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214723207/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok has a special package for its Club accommodations, with rates starting at Baht 3,560 per night for a Club Deluxe Room if they stay for 2 nights or more, along with 15 percent discount on regular a la carte treatments at Spa Cenvaree and 25 percent discount on all spa packages. The package is available from now until October 31, 2013, and rates are ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214722763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:46 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214722763/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Bangkok, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The Thai government issued a positive sign for the world rice trade when calling on rice entrepreneurs, buyers and experts to participate in a new route towards the 2013 Rice Convention. Thailand seeks to become the rice center for Asean and the world, announced an official communiqu referring to the meeting that will be held in May 26-28 in Chiang Mai, 700 ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214718465/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:56 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214718465/scat/7eb51d3138244bed SINGAPORE (AFP) - The parents of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year said Thursday they will seek a US congressional inquiry and tap a celebrity Thai pathologist to prove their son was murdered.Mary Todd, mother of the late researcher Shane Todd whose death in June 2012 was ruled a suicide by the Singapore police, indicated the family did not expect the US government to intervene ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214715338/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:46 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214715338/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to campaign for a section of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage site. Deputy Bangkok Governor Jumpol Sumpaopol Thursday said the House of Representative's Standing Committee on Lands, Natural Resources and the Environment had resolved to push for the listing of the stretch of the river from the Phra ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712910/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:41 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712910/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Nation Multimedia Group is looking forward to successful fund mobilisation to finance its bid for digital TV licences after receiving an overwhelming response from shareholders to subscribe to newly issued shares, president Duangkamol Chotana said Thursday. NMG last month said it planned to increase registered capital by Bt1.79 billion from Bt873.3 million by issuing 3.38 billion new shares at ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712911/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:40 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712911/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) said Thursday that the difficulties surrounding its legal status had ended following a decision in December to bring back its old charter. The announcement meant 499 students from more than 30 countries will be able to attend their graduation ceremonies, without worrying about the validity of their degrees. "We have now returned to normalcy after ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712659/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:33 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712659/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has invited Japanese investors to join the Dawei Deep Sea Port project in Myanmar, while Japanese businesses have expressed an interest in bidding for satellite and high-speed rail projects in Thailand, the PM's secretary-general said Thursday. Suranand Vejjajiva said Yingluck met her Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, on Wednesday and discussed bilateral ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:37:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712660/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Thursday at 1,622.56, down 8.71 points, or 0.53 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 1,074.25, down 7.44 points, or 0.69 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: BAY, ADVANC, MFEC, TRUE, KBANK. The ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712869/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:36 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712869/scat/7eb51d3138244bed BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks fell on Thursday, with Singapore marking its worst week since November 2012 and Thai stocks at their lowest close in more than two weeks, as worries over the future of U.S. monetary stimulus and weak Chinese data dented global sentiment. Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia saw weakness in large caps such as Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Siam ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712597/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:45 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214712597/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will join Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) at the first Opportunity Day, in Chiang Mai, when the top management of listed companies will meet directly with regional investors on May 31 at Centara Duangtawan Hotel from 9am to 4pm. The companies joining this event include Sahacogen (Chon Buri), Ratchthani Leasing and Universal Adsorbents & Chemicals. ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214711675/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:03:25 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214711675/scat/7eb51d3138244bed 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 ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214711676/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:03:24 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214711676/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Paitoon Kruain, 32, who operated an illegal taxi picking up tourists at Phuket International Airport, has been charged with sexual assault and is now being held at Phuket Prison. Photo: Kritsada ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710725/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 05:20:20 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710725/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Pheu Thai MPs Thursday tabled a national reconciliation bill drafted by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung for Parliament's deliberation, say the bill seeks amnesty for all political groups so that the country can move forward. A group of 15 ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710760/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:53 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710760/scat/7eb51d3138244bed The anti-government People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) has ended its rally after 18 days of protest, saying it had reached an agreement on a number of issues with the government. However, it vowed to return if the government failed to keep its promises. "According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the protesters, the government has agreed to solve two problems ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710536/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:46 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710536/scat/7eb51d3138244bed 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 ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710488/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 03:56:35 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214710488/scat/7eb51d3138244bed An Italian who is suspcted to have defrauded millions of dollars from Italian financial institutions and other crimes, has been arrested by police in Thailand. Media reports said today Stefano Raccaqni, 38, (pictured) 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 ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214709574/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:04 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214709574/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Tokyo -- Japanese stocks fell 7 per cent Thursday on an unexpected drop in a Chinese business confidence index, and a strengthening of the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 1,143.28 points, or 7.32 per cent, to end at 14,483.98, while the broader-based Topix index was down 87.69 points, or 6.87 per cent, at 1,188.34. An unexpectedly weak index of purchasing managers' ... http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214709575/scat/7eb51d3138244bed Thu, 23 May 2013 03:44:32 -0400 http://www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid/214709575/scat/7eb51d3138244bed