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FOREIGN BUSINESS ACT

Nominees will be forbidden

Planned amendments give more teeth to laws that restrict business holdings; executives warn of investment backlash




Heart-rending farewell

Juling gets royally sponsored service; country pays respects; funeral on Monday





Kularb Kaew has 1 year to cut non-Thai shareholding

With the revised Foreign Business Act taking effect, Kularb Kaew will be defined as a nominee company.



Fifth school fire in Buri Ram

A fire in a Ban Taleng School building in Buri Ram's Chamni district early Wednesday was the fifth school blaze in the province since the coup in September. A back window indicated signs of a breakin.



PM rules out cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont ruled out speculation on Wednesday that he was to reshuffle his Cabinet in the wake of the New Year's Eve bombings and the government's plunging popularity.



FM cancel ousted premier and wife's diplomatic passports

The Foreign Ministry has revoked diplomatic passports of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Pojaman, after an investigation concluded the former premier has been engaging in political activities while in exile, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.



Teacher gunned down in Pattani

Pattani - Two suspected insurgents Wednesday morning attacked a group of teachers and a public health officer, resulting in the death of one teacher who was sitting in the backseat of the pickup truck, police said.



"My duty was to sign documents" : Panthongtae

Panthongtae Shinawatra, son of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, testified during his session with an Assets Examination Subcommittee on Wednesday that it was his mother's personal secretary who conducted the sale on his behalf of Shin Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings.



Most companies not affected by amended foreign business laws

Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said Wednesday that most foreign companies will not be affected by draft legal amendments of foreign business laws.



Temasek 'awaiting details' on Thai investment limits

Singapore's state-linked Temasek Holdings said Wednesday that it would await further details on Thailand's decision to pusha head with new limits on foreign investment before taking any action.



Overseas investors wary of changes

The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce is meeting today with Deputy Prime Minister Pridiya-thorn Devakula to discuss the impact of the amended Foreign Business Law.






Top Stories



Coup leaders tighten grip

Kularb Kaew is nominee under revised act

Nominees will be forbidden

Crisis fast approaching Surayud govt: critics

Prem: Blasts intended to unseat govt


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