Bangkok Informer

Thailand enjoyed a double delight in the SCG Thailand Open Badminton Championships when local players defeated unfancied rivals to storm into two finals, including the men’s and women’s singles. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Families of red-shirt protesters who were killed during the 2010 political unrest recently called on the government to draft a reconciliation law that gives primary consideration to ordinary protesters and is free from political influence. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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Kree Dejchai, William Heinecke, Piriya Krairiksh and Sukum Navapan will represent Thailand in Forbes’ “48 Heroes of Philanthropy”, the US business magazine’s seventh annual project highlighting the generous and innovative efforts of the Asia-Pacific region’s most notable givers. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Thailand’s determination to retrieve pride after their humiliating loss to hosts China paid dividends on Sunday, when they thrashed Puerto Rico 25-17 25-16 26-24 to finish second in the four-team China International Women’s Volleyball Tournament. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Here comes the clay-court season. It’s a fun time of the year for tennis lovers as slow red clay make rallies longer than any other surface, but it’s also a doom period for Thais. Whereas European and South American players make a fruitful harvest at this time of the year, an approximate span of three [...]

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Young people shopping and hanging out   CHIANG RAI – Walk around a busy shopping mall anywhere in Thailand on a Saturday afternoon and you may think that this is a youthful country. Scores of young people shopping, hanging out; many young couples with children. Where are the old people, you might ask? What if [...]

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Nearly half of Thais surveyed fear the Preah Vihear dispute could lead to war, and almost all want to see a peaceful solution, according to the results of an Abac poll released yesterday. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Most people doubt there will be transparency in the government’s plan to seek Bt2 trillion in loans for infrastructure development, and do not believe the loan spending will be optimised, an opinion survey has found. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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Most people doubt transparency in the government’s plan to seek Bt2-trillion loans for infrastructure development and do not believe the loan spending would be optimised, an opinion survey has found. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Nearly 600 Thai nationals have been revealed to own offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands and other tax havens, including: -former government minister Nalinee Taveesin; whose assets in the US are frozen for doing business with Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe -Potjaman Na Pombejra, the ex-wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra -musician and energy [...]

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Chonburi FC coach Withaya Laohakul believes the injuryplagued Thailand side is still good enough to come away with a positive result from a tricky away match tomorrow against World Cup hopefuls Lebanon. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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A number of 1,055 Thais have joined the United Nations’ survey “My World”. This is near 1,602 from China, at 8.26pm of March 21, 2013. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Ahead of the 1st International Day of Happiness on Wednesday, the UN ranks Thailand the world’s 52ndhappiest among 156 countries, and third in Asean after Singapore (33rd in the world) and Malaysia (51st). Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt is making some ambitious claims about Thailand’s popular support for the Transport Ministry’s THB2.2 trillion “mega-project” bundle. Though Chadchart claims that 91% of Thais support these initiatives, his assertion loses some of its luster when considered in light of the fact that he’s basing it on a survey presented to visitors [...]

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ML Dispanadda Diskul, the chief development officer of Doi Tung Development Project, and Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri, head of Microarray Laboratory of the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotec), are the only two Thais included in the prestigious World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders in 2013. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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