Coca-Cola partners with Habitat for Humanity Thailand, continuing ‘Rebuild’ efforts after the flooding crisis
Mobilizing over 3,500 volunteers to join ‘rebuild’ activities every weekend during January and February, to restore more than 600 houses and 25 schools in four flooded provinces – Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Bangkok
Over 40 million Baht invested
(Pathum Thani, 11 February 2012) – The Coca-Cola system in Thailand , inclusive of Coca-Cola (Thailand) Ltd...Read Full Story
Malaysian and Singaporean investors are looking to increase their market penetration by moving to acquire Thai securities houses ahead of Asean Linkage and the implementation of the Asean Economic Community.Read Full Story
BANGKOK ( Reuters ) - A leading member of the Thai "red shirt" movement who fled the country after bloody protests last year surrendered to the authorities on Wednesday in a case that could increase tension between the government and critics. Arisman Pongruengrong, who is thought to have been living in Cambodia , had faced a series of charges including invading parliament, terrorism and the theft of military ammunition. After his surrender, the Criminal Court said it would pursue the charge...Read Full Story
Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was questioned by police on Friday over a deadly military crackdown on mass opposition protests in Bangkok last year while he was in office. Abhisit, now opposition leader, smiled but made no comment to reporters as he arrived at the Bangkok Metropolitan Police headquarters, where he was summoned as a witness. About a dozen protesters gathered outside with signs that read "Murderer" and "Whoever gave the kill order must face karma". More than 90...Read Full Story
Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has warned of an escalation in the southern insurgency if the government does not follow through with its promise to compensate victims of the violence. Mr Abhisit said yesterday that while a government-appointed committee ...
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is calling on the government to address his concerns about the prime minister's planned five-day flood tour. Mr Abhisit was speaking yesterday at a seminar on expectations for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's ...
Success in bringing about reconciliation hinges on the government' s firm commitment not to inflame political conflict, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday. "Prem is not a party to the conflict," he said, arguing it is a ...
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has expressed concern about the government's move to amend the constitution, Democrat Party leader and former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday.
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday. Mr Abhisit, the opposition leader, was referring to daily comments made in his interviews with the press by Mr Jatuporn, a Pheu Thai Party list MP, that there had been a movement to topple the ...
BANGKOK, March 24 (UPI) -- Thai security forces are preparing extensive measures to cope with a mass protest scheduled this week which they fear could turn violent, officials said
Thailand has started handing out "gift cheques'' to more than 10 million low-income earners as part of a stimulus package aimed at curbing the impact of the global financial crisis. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presented some of the first 2000 ...