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Severe drought concerns royals over food shortages in Thailand

12.03.2010
Severe drought concerns royals over food shortages in Thailand

Privy councilor Surayud Chulanont said at a meeting of state agencies that HM King Bhumibol and HM Queen Sirikit had voiced their concern over the impacts of the severe drought throughout Thailand.

Three boats capsize, two others missing in Gulf of Thailand after severe storm

Three fishing boats capsized and two others went missing on Thursday following a severe summer storm had generated high waves in the shores of the central Thai province of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

US to Thailand: Differences should be addressed through democratic institutions and not violence

The US Embassy in Bangkok has issued a statement, calling for the red-shirted protesters and their leaders for the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) to avoid using violence and to exercise their right to assemble and protest peacefully during their mass rally this weekend.

Thailand urges UAE not to shelter Thaksin

Thailand has asked the United Arab Emirates not to allow fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to continue to stay in Dubai and use it as his base to topple the Thai government, an aide to the foreign minister, Chavanont Intarakomalsut, said on Wednesday.

UDD launches own news centre to cover weekend's mass demonstration

The UDD-affiliated Democracy News Network (DNN) is planning to counter state media's coverage of events at the Red Shirt mass rally this weekend, by its own broadcast over the People Channel cable TV, six community radio stations, a pro-Thaksin website, http://www.thailandmirror.com, and popular video sharing website YouTube, Somyos Prueksakasemsuk, editor of the Voice of Taksin magazine, said yesterday.

Thai PM won't postpone Australia, New Zealand visit

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will press ahead with his official visit to Australia and New Zealand, from March 13 to 16 as planned, despite the anti-government mass protests, government spokesman Panithan Wattanyakorn said on Thursday.

U. S. Air Force, Royal Thai Air Force in parachute jump over Bangkok

Over 60 qualified Jumpmasters from the U. S. Air Force and the Royal Thai Air Force Parachute Team completed three separate jumps over Bangkok on Wednesday, as part of the "Cope Tiger" program, an annual multilateral aerial exercise conducted in the Asia-Pacific region.

20 Injured in Songkhla Train Derailment

20 people were injured after a Yala-Nakhon Si Thammarat passenger train derailed in Na Mom district, in the Southern Thai province of Songkhla on Thursday morning.

Thailand aims entry to United Nations Human Rights Council

Thailand aims to seek a three-year membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council starting this year after it failed to become one of the 13 Asian inaugural members four years ago. The UN General Assembly voted in March 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights. The global organization then rejected Thailand's bid to become a founding member.


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