May 06, 2012

Thailand 'needs proper system to predict quakes'
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Thailand-needs-proper-system-to-predict-quakes-30181396.html
Thailand still does not have a proper scientific method of predicting earthquakes, a university lecturer has warned. "When the 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Kanchanaburi in 1983, the locals were caught off guard," Dr Weerachai Siriphanvaraphon from ...


Thailand's Keerati looking good as he excels in dinghy class qualifying
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/292038/thailand-keerati-looking-good-as-he-excels-in-dinghy-class-qualifying
After two black flag starts for the red fleet to which Keerati was assigned, Thailand's top Laser sailor managed an excellent start and was in 6th place in his fleet around the first windward mark. Going downwind in the second to last leg, ...


Thailand prime minister to visit Bahrain
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/bahrain/thailand-prime-minister-to-visit-bahrain-1.1018478
By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will this month visit Bahrain and Qatar on her first trip to the Middle East since taking office last year. Boosting cooperation in trade and medical services will top ...


STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Foreign selling drags Thai stocks
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/04/stocksnews-thailand-idUSL4E8G44R920120504
1643 (0943 GMT) (Reporting by Viparat Jantraprap in Bangkok; viparat.jantraprapaweth@thomsonreuters.com) ************************************************ 15:41 STOCKS NEWS THAILAND-Major Cineplex at all-time high on profit prospects Shares in ...


Dirty-money law reform urged
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-mct-dirty-money-law-reform-urged-20120504,0,7390745.story
Delays in strengthening Thailand's laws against money laundering and terrorist financing activities have had a direct impact on international business and could undermine plans to link Asean capital markets later this year, say business leaders.


Thailand: Back For Seconds
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Thailand-Back-For-Seconds/Article1-851042.aspx
The best thing about Bangkok isn't that the people are always smiling; it's that they are always eating. They're at it everywhere, huddled over a bowl of duck noodles in Jatujak Market, chewing on beef satay on street corners, or sitting down to ...


UPDATE 1-Bangkok swelters, sparks debate on city planning in Asia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-thailand-heatwave-update-1-pixl4e8g44u1-20120504,0,4434488.story
* After devastating floods, Thailand now suffers heatwave * Poor urban planning exacerbates Bangkok's woes * Singapore stands out with efforts to stay green (Adds other Asian cities) By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK, May 4 (Reuters) - Five months after ...


Thailand - Market factors to watch - May 4
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/04/markets-thailand-stocks-idUSL4E8G40Z120120504
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