Government News
The government of Thailand encourages Thai people to save the energy
The Prime Minister presided over the ceremony on the announcement for the cooperation in reducing global warming under the theme “stop global warming with sufficiency life style” on the World Environmental Day of the year 2007.
World Muslim organisation lauds Thai policy in far South
The head of the world organisation of Islamic nations on Monday praised Thailand’s post-coup government's policy in quelling the insurgency in the Muslim-predominant far South through reconciliatory means.
PM to officials: restore trust to solve southern violence
Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont told gathered state officials in Yala on Sunday that their top priority must be to dissolve the mistrust which has arisen between the state officials themselves and the people, and between the people as well, to restore peace in a deep South rocked by bloody violence for over three years.
Cabinet approves 1700 teachers, Bt3 billion for troubled South
Thailand's Cabinet has approved a proposed emergency measure to recruit almost 2,000 teachers to be given government personnel status and attached to public schools throughout the country's southernmost provinces in a bid to encourage them to stay put and keep working on a sustained basis in the turbulent region.
PM: Economic cooperation between Thailand, India to be strengthened
Visiting Thai Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont on Tuesday discussed Indian and Thai cooperation under the Bay of Bengal Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) accord with India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and expressed confidence that bilateral economic cooperation would be further strengthened
PM visits India to strengthen economic ties
Thai Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont is scheduled to leave Monday evening for a three-day visit to India to strengthen bilateral relations and boost cooperation in energy and economic affairs, government spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp said Monday.
World Muslim representative visits Thailand
Thailand's Minister of the Interior met with the Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) to review the southern violence upon the visit of the Islamic dignitary to Thailand on Monday.
Thailand takes EU to WTO anti-dumping
Thailand's Ministry of Commerce is preparing to lodge a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding an unfair anti-dumping duty collected by the European Union (EU) on Thai canned sweet corn, Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jirapaet said Wednesday.
Irrigation Department says Suvarnabhumi airport safe from flood
Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will dredge 17 canals to increase the efficiency of drainage systems around Suvarnabhumi airport, announcing its confidence that the showcase airport won't be affected by floods this year.
Thailand plans to produce more synthetic rubber
Thailand, the world's largest producer of natural rubber, plans to produce more synthetic rubber within the next five to six years to cope with the rising world demand, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thira Sutabutr announced on Monday.