enlarge Vets sterilizes a monkey of a tourist attraction of Khao Wang in Phetchburi on Monday to control the animals’s increasing population.//Photo by Kampanart Kantrakul
BOT further relaxes currency control measures
The Bank of Thailand Monday officially announced relaxation on the draconian 30-percent withholding requirement for corporate foreign borrowing with fully hedging.
"Thaksin Curse" sparks fresh diplomatic row
Their languages are extremely polite yet subtle. The following exchange between an official of the Thai Foreign Ministry and an EU embassy underlines ongoing diplomatic tension between Bangkok and the West in the wake of the September 19 coup. And analysts familiar with the "Thaksin Curse" strongly believe that this is far, far from over.
New test to help asthmatics launched
In the face of high fatalities due to asthma in the region, the Asian Asthma Patient Coalition (AAPC) - launched on Saturday - has endorsed an easy new Asthma Control Test (ACT) to help millions of patients aged 12 or above gain control of their symptoms.
Business leaders see corruption increasing
Thai business operators believe that the corruption problem still persists under the interim government that replaced the overthrown Thaksin Shinawatra administration, a poll revealed yesterday.
Goalless draw is enough to send Thailand through to Asean final
[SOCCER] Thailand strolled into the finals of the 2007 Asean Football Championship after grinding out a goalless draw with old foes Vietnam in the second leg of their semi-final yesterday, setting up an intriguing tie with defending champions Singapore later this month.