enlarge HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presides over a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of Bang Khunphrom Palace. HRH Prince Paribatra Sukhum- bhandhu, one of the sons of King Rama V, built the palace.//Photo by Anant Chantarasut
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New TAT governor selected
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) board selected Thursday Pornsiri Manoharn, deputy governor for domestic markets, to be its new governor.
Prem urges top brass to let go differences and work together
Chairman of the Privy Council, Gen Prem Thinsulanonda, has urged senior police and military officers to let go their differences and work together to bring an end to the political disorder in the country.
Court acquits former chief of Harbour dept
The Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday two former top executives and five serving officials of the Harbour Department in a case relating to a collapsed Bt1.79 billion contract to procure canal-dredging boats.
Money stakes rise for those who 'squeal' on the corrupt
The Assets Examination Com-mittee will offer cash rewards amounting to 25 per cent of seized ill-gotten wealth for tips that
lead to the conviction of corrupt politicians, AEC spokesman Sak Korsaengruang said yesterday.
Central bank urged to avoid freezing bond market
The Bank of Thailand should scrap its draconian hot-money curbs now before the bond market freezes up, Chalongphob Sussangkarn, president of the Thailand Development Research Institute, said yesterday.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?
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HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presides over a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of Bang Khunphrom Palace. HRH Prince Paribatra Sukhum- bhandhu, one of the sons of King Rama V, built the palace.//Photo by Anant Chantarasut
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