enlarge Singapore's Ambassador to Bangkok, Peter Chan (L), smiles during a visit to Interior Minister Aree Wongaraya (R) on Friday. Thai-Singapore ties turned sour after the island state government allowed ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to meet its Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar and to use the country to launch a PR attack against Thai government.//Photo by Worawit Pumpuang
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Singapore slaps on Thailand's face : FM
Foreign Minsiter Nitya Pibulsonggram said Friday that he had personally warned his Singporean counterpart that there would be "reactions" from Thailand if ousted prime minister was received by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar early this week.
Vietnamese fisherman unlikely to have H5N1 : Health Ministry
The Vietnamese crew member feared to have died of bird flu while in Indonesia was very unlikely to have the virus, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday, citing a preliminary disease investigation.
Ousted PM hires US lobbyist firm
Hong Kong - Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has signed up a firm of American political lobbyists to seek support in Washington, a report said Friday.
ANALYSIS BOT's cure was far too harsh, and ineffective
One month after the Bank of Thailand (BOT) introduced capital controls to stem the rise of the baht, the results remain unsatisfactory, and pressure on authorities to relax or scrap the controls is mounting.
Officials defend their capital-control decision
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula and Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase yesterday strongly defended their decision to impose capital-control measures to halt the rising baht.
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Singapore's Ambassador to Bangkok, Peter Chan (L), smiles during a visit to Interior Minister Aree Wongaraya (R) on Friday. Thai-Singapore ties turned sour after the island state government allowed ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to meet its Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar and to use the country to launch a PR attack against Thai government.//Photo by Worawit Pumpuang
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