Bangkok: Thailand is welcoming Twitter's new policy to censor tweets in specific nations where the content might break laws. Technology minister Anudith Nakornthap said Monday the new policy was a "constructive" development. The Southeast Asian country routinely blocks websites with content deemed offensive to the Thai monarchy. Anudith said it was good that Twitter "felt responsible to cooperate with governments to make sure basic rights are not violated through the...
12:17 PM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day on Thursday with a fabulous show of military might and cultural splendor. The main ceremonial parade was held in the capital with Thailand's first woman Prime Minister Yinluck Shinawatra as the guest of honour. What made the celebration even more special was that for the first time, women led the Air Force contingent at the Republic Day parade. Sneha Shekhawat from Sikar...
06:50 PM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday became the third consecutive leader from South East Asia to be the chief guest at India's Republic Day parade. Shinawatra, who took over the reins of the Thai government in August 2011 at age 44, is in India on a two-day state visit beginning Wednesday at the invitation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. This is her first visit to India as...
10:41 AM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: An impressive display of armour and unmanned aerial vehicles recently added to India's military prowess was on full display at the 63rd Republic Day parade on Thursday that also showcased the country's rich heritage. The early morning chill did not deter people along the 8-km-parade route as they gathered on both sides of the majestic Rajpath, the country's ceremonial boulevard facing the Raisina Hills, and cheered the contingents...
09:04 AM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday expressed desire to double trade with India to USD 14 billion by 2014 and forge maritime partnership to develop seaport at Dawei, a strategic location on the southwestern coast of Myanmar. Addressing leaders of Indian industry at the luncheon meeting hosted by ASSOCHAM, FICCI and CII in New Delhi, Shinawatra said, the two countries can also have cooperation in developing the...
04:48 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Bangkok: Thailand's first woman Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day parade celebrations on January 26, Thai Trade Representative Nalinee Thaweesin said on Tuesday. Yingluck, who became Thailand's first woman prime minister last July, will arrive in India on January 24 on a three-day official visit. During her visit, Yingluck will hold talks on ways to increase trade and investment opportunities between the two...
03:08 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Chonburi: Jeev Milkha Singh finished at 70 and nine-under 279 for the week to be tied at ninth place in the Thailand Golf Championship on Sunday. Jeev, who was playing great golf for 16 holes to be five-under for the day, paid heavily for two momentary lapses and gave away three shots on last two holes. Meanwhile, Lee Westwood rose to the occasion on the final day to quell any...
05:31 PM, Dec 18, 2011
Chonburi: After being in the wilderness for close to two years, Jyoti Randhawa has rediscovered his touch and is again looking like the player who has eight titles on Asian tour and an Order of Merit against his name. The 39-year-old Randhawa shot the third day's best round of seven-under 65 at the inaugural Thailand Golf Championship here on Saturday, which moved him into sixth place after 54 holes. At...
05:53 PM, Dec 17, 2011
Chonburi: Jeev Milkha Singh and Gaganjeet Bhullar gave the Indian contingent a lot to cheer as they moved into top-five at the midway stage of the inaugural Thailand Golf Championships, here today. Further up the leaderboard, Lee Westwood has turned the tournament into a one-man show with a 64 after his first round 60. Westwood, 14 ahead at one stage, was 11 clear of Charl Schwartzel (66) at the end...
05:55 PM, Dec 16, 2011
London: Greece, India, China and Thailand are home to the weakest national pension systems in the world, crippled by a mix of acute sovereign debt, young retirement ages, high ratios of pensioners to workers and poor pension take-up, a study showed. The Allianz Global Investors Pension Sustainability Index, which tracks the relative sustainability of national pension systems in 44 countries around the world, showed the number of Greek retirees to...
10:27 AM, Nov 08, 2011
Bangkok: The death toll from Thailand's worst flooding in decades reached 506 on Sunday, as flood waters threatened to inundate more areas in downtown Bangkok, the interior ministry said. The Thai Disaster Relief and Mitigation Department said the flooding has wreaked havoc in 25 provinces including Bangkok and nearby provinces. Authorities ordered evacuations for residents in eight of Bangkok's 50 districts by on Sunday. Floodwaters were approaching a main road...
05:16 PM, Nov 06, 2011
Floodwaters have had such an impact on Thailand economy that the country's growth may go down from 4.1 per cent to 2.6 per cent. ...
10:45 PM, Oct 31, 2011
Seoul: Samsung Electronics' president expected Thailand floods to further hit the computer memory chip market by hurting PC production until the first quarter of next year. The flooding since July hit production of hard disk drives (HDD) in the world's No.2 producer of the major PC component, compounding the woes of the PC industry, already struggling with a slowing economy and a challenge from smartphones and tablets. Samsung is the...
09:06 AM, Oct 30, 2011
Bangkok Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, the prime minister said on Saturday, but high tides in the Gulf of Thailand will still test the city's flood defences. "If things go on like this, we expect floodwater in Bangkok to recede within the first week of November," Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on national television. Bangkok's main waterway, the Chao Phraya River, overflowed...
12:29 AM, Oct 30, 2011
Bangkok: Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, the Prime Minister said on Saturday, but a rise in coastal high tides in the Gulf of Thailand will still test the city's flood defences. "If things go on like this, we expect floodwater in Bangkok to recede within the first week of November," Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on national television. Bangkok's main waterway, the...
11:55 AM, Oct 29, 2011
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