Bangkok Informer

Former National Human Rights commissioner Vasant Panich said yesterday that he would take convicted lese majeste offender Somyos Prueksa-kasemsuk’s case to the Appeal Court. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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The Public Debt Management Office estimates that the country will need 50 years to completely repay the Bt2-trillion loan the government plans to take out to finance infrastructure construction for seven years. The huge loan will also raise the country’s public debt level to over 50 per cent of GDP. The Nation Chularat Suteethorn, director-general [...]

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The military would be happy to send representatives to join talks on an amnesty law if invited, Army chief General Prayuth Chanocha said Friday. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Three gubernatorial candidates yesterday met Bangkok voters to present policies they hope will win their votes in the March election. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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www.PhilinVancouver.com http Where to Take a River Boat in Bangkok Walk You Through Saphan Taksin BTS to Central Pier at Saphan Taksin station (Thai: สถานีสะพานตากสิน) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Bang Rak and Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located at the entry ramp of Taksin Bridge, below Sathon [...]

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John Kprop Samoei and Everline Nyamu Atancha made it a clean sweep for Kenya by capturing the men’s and women’s titles in the Standard Chartered 25th Bangkok Marathon yesterday. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Startup Weekend Bangkok came to a close Sunday night after an intense, sweaty 54 hours of pitching, grouping, working, eating, sleeping (a little) and developing – as could be expected – an eclectic range of businesses. The Bangkok version of the global event was organized by HUBBA co-working space, who provided quite the set up [...]

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The Office of the Ombudsman has yet to receive a formal explanation from the Foreign Ministry for why it refused to comply with the ombudsman’s instruction to recall fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s passport. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Boosting domestic demand through efficient and transparent public investment will help the Thai economy maintain strong growth even as weak global conditions affect exports, according to Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the governor of the Bank of Thailand. Bangkok Post The central bank projects that global economic growth will be mute for a prolonged period, due to the [...]

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Daniel Ten Kate in Bloomberg: “The privy councilors should be the ones who consider whether we should emphasize the process, whether it should be amended,” Thaksin, who was ousted in a 2006 coup, said in an interview in Singapore yesterday, referring to the lese-majeste law. “I don’t think the government will initiate. It must be [...]

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Beating one of your friends with a penalty kick too easy? Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Talk of another Cabinet reshuffle has re-emerged, as many politicians from the ruling Pheu Thai Party are meeting with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Hong Kong this week to celebrate his birthday. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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