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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 5:04 am ET
Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 2.13 per cent Monday on a return of investor confidence in the region, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended at 713.48, up 14.85 points. ...
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Space War - Sun Nov 8, 9:35 pm ET
Bangkok (UPI) Nov 6, 2009 - Thailand is considering breaking off diplomatic relations with neighboring Cambodia as a dispute heats up over Phnom Penh's hiring of a fugitive former Thai premier.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 10:19 pm ET
Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in the Cambodian capital Tuesday to carry out his new role as economics adviser to the government, an AFP photographer said.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 10, 8:19 am ET
Phnom Penh/Bangkok - Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday amid an escalating diplomatic spat over the fugitive politician. Government spokesman Phay Siphan told reporters in Phnom Penh that Thaksin, who last week was appo...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 3:30 am ET
Fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra urged the reform of institutions around Thailand's revered monarchy, a report said Monday, amid tensions over his impending visit to neighbouring Cambodia.
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Boston Globe - Mon Nov 9, 12:33 pm ET
Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, at the center of a political fight between his supporters and those of the current government, has ignited fresh controversy by speaking candidly about the nation's constitutional monarchy.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 2:48 am ET
Thailand's prime minister Sunday defended his actions in an ongoing spat with Cambodia over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier, saying he had to protect the country's dignity.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 10, 5:35 am ET
Bangkok - A group of conservative Thai senators on Tuesday filed complaints of alleged lese majaeste against former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and The Times of London for an interview on the monarchy that appeared on the paper's website. The Siam Sam...
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 11:08 pm ET
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. , owner of Thailand’s biggest gold mine, is seeking a loan of about $50 million to finance half the cost of a plant expansion at its Chatree project that is forecast to double production by 2011.
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Nasdaq - Tue Nov 10, 5:02 am ET
BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Thailand's department of highways said Tuesday it will hold talks with Don Muang Tollway PCL in a bid to delay its plan to hike tollway fees 55% next month.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 10, 12:19 am ET
Phnom Penh/Bangkok - Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday, the Cambodian government said, amid an escalating diplomatic spat over the fugitive politician. Government spokesman Phay Siphan told reporters in Phnom Penh that...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 3:06 am ET
The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged Thailand and Cambodia to show "maximum restraint" amid tensions over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 10:49 pm ET
Phnom Penh - Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday, the Cambodian government said amid an escalating diplomatic spat over the fugitive politician. Government spokesman Phay Siphan told reporters that Thaksin, who last week...
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 2:00 am ET
Thaksin is scheduled to visit Phnom Penh on Nov. 12 in his capacity as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ’s economic adviser, Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said by phone today. The appointment last week prompted Thailand to downgrade diplomatic relations and review deals with its neighbor.
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Nasdaq - Mon Nov 9, 10:17 pm ET
PHNOM PENH (AFP)--Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in the Cambodian capital Tuesday to carry out his new role as economic adviser to the government.