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Alleged Thai spy files bail request in Cambodia: lawyer

AFP - Mon Nov 23, 4:00 am ET

The lawyer for a Thai national held on charges of spying on fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said he filed a bail request to a Cambodian court Monday.

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Thai court charges banking scandal suspect Saxena
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour 12 minutes ago
A former adviser to a Thai bank whose failure helped spark the 1997 Asian financial meltdown was formally charged Monday in connection with embezzling almost $50 million.
Thai Recession Eases Amid Nascent Global Recovery (Update2)
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 11:14 pm ET
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s economy contracted less than estimated last quarter as a nascent global recovery and government spending began to pull the nation out of its first recession in a decade.
Thai Economy Shrinks Least in a Year Amid Recovery (Update1)
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 11:06 pm ET
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s economy contracted the least in a year last quarter as a nascent global recovery and government spending began to pull the nation out of its first recession in a decade.
Thai economy expands 1.3 percent in Q3
Newsday - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 am ET
Thai economy expands for second straight quarter on stimulus, improved manufacturing
Thai Regulator Approves Change To Brokerage Fee Charge Plan
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 23, 6:47 am ET
BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission Monday approved a revision to a plan which will introduce a sliding scale of brokerage fees.
Thai activists demand pull-out from Myanmar dam project
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 23, 1:43 am ET
Bangkok - Thai civil society leaders representing 189 organizations demanded Monday the government withdraw from the controversial Hutgyi dam project in Myanmar or face dire consequences. The group delivered a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjaji...
DATA SNAP: Thai 3Q GDP Down 2.8% On Year;Dow Jones Poll -3.2%
The Forex Market - Sun Nov 22, 9:53 pm ET
BANGKOK (Dow Jones)--Thailand's economy continued to shrink in the third quarter of this year, though at a slower pace, as exports and domestic demand remained in the doldrums, data released Monday showed.
Thailand’s Recession Eased Last Quarter Amid Global Recovery
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 9:58 pm ET
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s economic contraction eased last quarter as a nascent global recovery and government spending began to pull the nation out of its first recession in a decade.
Thailand trip fosters goodwill, relations between universities
The Daily Toreador - Sun Nov 22, 7:00 pm ET
Several HSC professors and administrators traveled to Thailand to help students at Chiang Mai University Medical School prepare for the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, or USMLE, and help foster relations between the two universities to open up opportunities ...
Thai Economy Grows For Second Consecutive Quarter
INO News - Mon Nov 23, 12:25 am ET
(RTTNews) - Thailand's economy grew sequentially for the second consecutive quarter in the third quarter, indicating a technical recovery of the economy, an official report showed. However, on an annual basis, the economy continued to contract.
Threats may keep Thai premier from visiting northern capital
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 23, 2:28 am ET
Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday that he might skip Sunday's scheduled visit to the northern city of Chiang Mai due to the threat of violent demonstrations. Activists loyal to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra have t...
Thai Shares Tipped To Open Lower
INO News - Sun Nov 22, 9:40 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has finished lower now in consecutive trading days, shedding more than a dozen points or 1.5 percent in the process.
Thailand GDP On Tap For Monday
INO News - Sun Nov 22, 6:25 pm ET
(RTTNews) - Thailand is on Monday scheduled to release gross domestic product figures for the third quarter of 2009, headlining a modest day for Asian economic news.
Thai GDP Growth Slows In Q3
INO News - Sun Nov 22, 10:10 pm ET
(RTTNews) - Thailand's gross domestic product or GDP rose a seasonally adjusted 1.3% in the third quarter, slower than a 2.2% growth in the second quarter, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board said Monday.
John Abraham Helps Build Homes in Thailand
Planet Bollywood - 1 hour 23 minutes ago
New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham is following in the charitable footsteps of Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt. While Pitt helped rehabilitate those displaced by cyclone Katrina in New Orleans, Abraham is building homes for poor families in Chiang Mai, Thailand.