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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 5:56 am ET
Bangkok - Thai shares fell 2 per cent Tuesday as investors became worried that weekend protest rallies could turn violent, as well as on sharp declines in share prices in China and Hong Kong, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended a...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 1:23 pm ET
Britons think France is the least hospitable country in which to go on holiday, according to a new online survey of 1,412 Britons.
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Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 3:01 am ET
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 11/24/09) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has joined forces with Golfasian and some of Thailand's most premier golf properties and hotels to form 'Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience.' This cooperative itinerary targets golfers in the United States and Canada, matching Thailand's top golf courses with its most desirable hotels at affordable prices ...
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Time Magazine - Tue Nov 24, 10:54 am ET
Samak Sundaravej, a former Thai Prime Minister known for his acidtongue and weekly gourmet cooking show, died of cancer on Tuesday morning
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UPI - Fri Nov 27, 12:14 pm ET
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The mother and brother of a Thai engineer held in Cambodia on espionage charges were granted a 30-minute visit Friday, an official of Prey Sar prison said.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 4:11 am ET
Bangkok - A alleged member of Thailand's opposition movement was arrested Thursday after police reportedly found 6,000 small bombs and eight guns in his house in Chiang Mai ahead of a planned visit by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to the city. Pol...
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UPI - Wed Nov 25, 2:04 pm ET
BANGKOK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Thai protesters say they postponed plans for massive demonstrations set for Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 at the urging of the country's fugitive former prime minister.
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New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 7:39 pm ET
The firebrand right-wing politician and television cooking show host had a four-decade political career in which he was associated with military-backed, authoritarian governments.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 7:02 am ET
Former Thai prime minister Samak Sundaravej, who was forced from office in 2008 for starring in television cooking shows, died of liver cancer Tuesday at the age of 74, associates said.
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INO News - Wed Nov 25, 10:56 pm ET
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Eight Thai sugar millers would have started crushing by the end of this week, said an official at the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board Thursday.
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The Champaign News-Gazette - Sun Nov 29, 8:34 am ET
An Asian restaurant is expected to open early next year in the former Baker's Square building near Market Place Mall in Champaign. Ginger Asian Bistro, 1902 Center Drive, will feature Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean food when it opens.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 2:28 am ET
Thailand passed a tough security law on Tuesday, giving the military broad powers to control a street rally that begins this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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CNN - Tue Nov 24, 1:57 am ET
Former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who was ousted from office last year for appearing on television cooking shows for payment, died Tuesday.
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INO News - Wed Nov 25, 9:41 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market on Wednesday halted the four-day losing streak that had cost it more than 30 points or 4.6 percent in the process.
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The Daily News - Sat Nov 28, 1:52 am ET
Everyone loves the turkey sandwiches, the soup and the other leftovers in the days after Thanksgiving. It’s amazing how much meat is on a turkey. It seems to last forever. So what do you do when the sandwiches and soup no longer appeal?