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Thai and Cambodian troops agree on truce

SI SA KET, 5 February 2011 (NNT) – Military officials of Thailand and Cambodia have ordered a ceasefire upon a four-point agreement as border tensions are waning. Following truce talks…

The Royal Thai Army has indicated that the Thai troops did not open fire first

The Royal Thai Army has indicated that the Thai troops did not open fire first

BANGKOK, 4 February 2011 (NNT) – Thai troops did not open fire first in the recent clashes on Friday afternoon at the disputed Preah Vihear zone, killing one villager in the…

Cambodian court on Tuesday handed down an eight-year jail term and a 1.8 million riel (US$450) fine for Veera Somkwamkid

PHNOM PENH, Feb 1 – A Cambodian court on Tuesday handed down an eight-year jail term and a 1.8 million riel (US$450) fine for Veera Somkwamkid, a key activist of…

Thais stranded at Cairo airport to be evacuated via Jordan

Thais stranded at Cairo airport to be evacuated via Jordan

BANGKOK, Jan 31 — Thai nationals stranded at Cairo airport will be evacuated from Egypt via Jordan, with a chartered flight scheduled to leave Bangkok at 8am Tuesday for Jordan…

Myanmar soldiers cronfronted Thai soldiers in Tak ,two injured

TAK, 31 January 2011 (NNT) Myanmar soldiers sneaked into the Thai territory last night hoping to surround a group of Democratic Karen Bhuddhist Army (DKBA) members but instead running into…

Goods sold cheaper before 2011 Chinese New Year

BANGKOK, 28 January 2011 (NNT) – Prices of many goods before the Chinese New Year festival are found to be cheaper than last year, except chicken and orange, according to…

MOPH urges, possible return of bird flu

BANGKOK, 24 January 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has warned the public to stay alert of a possible return of bird flu in the country, which has…

Thousands of Red Shirts rally in Bangkok

Thousands of Red Shirts rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Jan 23 —  Ratchadamnoen Road closed to traffic in a historic part of the capital late Sunday as the anti-government Red Shirts demonstrate at Democracy Monument in a mass…

Suthep brushes off House dissolution rumor on MPs ratio row

Suthep brushes off House dissolution rumor on MPs ratio row

BANGKOK, 22 January 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Suthep Thaugsuban has downplayed a House dissolution rumor amid the prevailing row about the ratio of constituency and…

Court refuses to revoke Jatuporn’s bail

BANGKOK, 20 January 2011 (NNT) – The Criminal Court has turned down the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)’s request to have Red Shirt core leader Jatuporn Prompan’s bail revoked, citing…