Posted by: ronakorn on: May 2, 2009
Anti-global warming manuals will be given away to people in Bangkok in a hope to cope with the global warming. The so-called “Love Bangkok, Love environment” manual will be published to approach three target groups: family, youths and offices.
Posted by: ronakorn on: April 5, 2009
Service fills empty trucks on return journeys A Thai company has launched a website it hopes will soon become a logistics market place, helping to prevent the wastage incurred by empty trucks returning from long-haul deliveries. The website, dxplace.com, is gathering participants and its parent company, DX Innovation, is focusing on building reputation and trust [...]
Posted by: ronakorn on: February 23, 2009
The Tourism and Sports Ministry will ask the cabinet tomorrow for lending support of 5 billion baht to tourism entrepreneurs affected by the closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport late last year. According to a source from the ministry, 3 billion baht would be extended to existing commercial bank customers who had failed to secure new loans, [...]
Posted by: ronakorn on: February 22, 2009
Senior students who will graduate soon were worried about unemployment during the economic recession, according to a poll. Bangkok University surveyed 1,226 respondents from government-run and private universities in Bangkok and adjourning provinces. The survey totally covered twenty universities and was conducted during February 6-11.
Posted by: ronakorn on: February 11, 2009
Flag carrier Thai Airways will move all its remaining domestic flights from Bangkok’s decades-old Don Mueang airport to its ultra-modern replacement, airline and ministry officials said Thursday. Suvarnabhumi International Airport opened to much fanfare in September 2006, but reports of cracks in one of the runways forced some carriers to move their domestic flights back [...]
Posted by: ronakorn on: February 11, 2009
The Thai distributor of the Economist said Monday it had banned the latest edition of the news magazine, which carried a story about an Australian writer jailed for insulting the monarchy. In the second ban on the British publication in two months, an Asia Books staff member said the most recent issue was barred from [...]
Posted by: ronakorn on: January 1, 2009
The number of Thai children who develop diabetes tends to increase more at the rate of 200 per day, according to the public health ministry. Dr. Praj Boonyavongviroj, permanent secretary for public health, said diabetes disease is becoming the health problem worldwide. It tends to become more serious since more patients, especially children and youths, [...]
Posted by: ronakorn on: January 1, 2009
The ASEAN Summit is set to officially take place on February 13-15 in Bangkok, according to the foreign ministry. The foreign ministry earlier mentioned the dates of February 24-26 for the 14th summit. However, the plan was changed since it was not convenient for some member nations and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva wanted to make [...]
