Libyan rebels have given forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi until Saturday to surrender or face the “final battle” of a more than six-month uprising against the fugitive dictator’s crumbling regime.
The head of the conflict-wracked country’s National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, said the ultimatum was offered to mark the three-day Eid [...]
Japan’s industrial output rose less than expected in July, deepening concerns that a rebound from the March 11 quake and tsunami is slowing as the yen remains strong and global demand slows.
Worries over the health of the world economy, which have thrown global markets into turmoil in recent weeks, were underlined by [...]
Venice’s lagoon was awash with water taxis whisking cinema buffs and paparazzi to the Lido island for the world’s oldest film festival on Wednesday, ahead of a star-studded opening evening ceremony.
Hollywood beau George Clooney’s fourth film as a director, “Ides of March”, was set to screen at 1700 GMT to open the [...]
National police chief Wichean Potephosree will likely be removed from his position in a week, according to Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung.
Pol Capt Chalerm, who is supervising the Royal Thai Police, said he would have to make certain adjustments in the national force to “put the right men in the right [...]
Credit cards planned to minimise effects
The government is planning to revive a policy to float the liquefied petroleum gas price, which has been fixed for more than two decades, and to issue credit cards to low-income earners to alleviate the impacts of the policy.
The Energy Ministry yesterday instructed the Energy Policy and [...]
The Thai government on Tuesday urged the public to give a chance to Red Shirt leaders who have been appointed as political officials, saying all of the appointees are well-qualified for their positions.
Thai government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisaeng made her remarks following criticism over the appointment of several members of the Red Shirt [...]
he Defence Ministry may have to change the term “psychotic” in its formal description of conscripts who are transvestites following an Administrative Court case.
Only transvestites who have yet to undergo a sex-change operation should be called katoey, while those who have already undergone a sex-change operation would still be recognised by [...]
The meeting of the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC) has agreed to cut the Oil Fund levy on gasohol 95 by one baht a litre, to make its pricing more competitive, Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said on Tuesday afternoon.
The NEPC also agreed to use money from the state Oil Fund to [...]
Rak Thailand party list MP Chuvit Kamolvisit might not have anticipated that his controversial video clip about an illegal casino in the heart of Bangkok would shake the entire police force to its core. The Pheu Thai Party was quick to capitalise on the scandal and target the top echelons for [...]
15 AUGUST – 15 SEPTEMBER 2011
The silver harvest moon of the eighth lunar month symbolises one of the most important Chinese festivities – the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the moon is whole, family members come together for feasting, reminiscing and mooncakes!
For a limited time at our Lin-Fa Chinese Restaurant and Siam City Bakery Café enjoy deliciously [...]
1 - 15 February 2012
