KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian man who allegedly lured two Thai women into the country to become sex workers became the first person charged under a tough new law against human trafficking, a lawyer said Tuesday. Ee Chin Kai pleaded innocent in a
Source: Thai Beverage Public Company Limited May 14 - From the first quarter 2008 onwards, the reporting of business segments has been rearranged to add a new segment called â??non-alcoholic beveragesâ?, which consists of energy drinks,
In this border town known as 'Little Burma,' thousands of Burmese exiles and refugees were excited when they saw a US helicopter flying above them on Saturday, within view of Burmese soldiers staging a referendum across the Moei River. 'All the Burmese
BANGKOK, May 15 (Reuters) - Thailand's benchmark stock index .SETI was up 0.54 percent at 835.54 points at 0811 GMT on Thursday, having climbed to a 1-week intraday high of 856 in thin turnover of 12.5 billion baht ($386.3 million). Stocks on the move
The Commerce Ministry is visiting countries hungry for rice in a move to keep prices high throughout the year. Senior ministry officials are in Singapore now to seek orders for jasmine rice. The marketing drive supports the Cabinet's suggestion of
The Thai budget airlines, such as Orient Thai's One-Two-Go and Phuket Air, tend to hire inexperienced pilots because they will accept salaries and working conditions unacceptable to Western-trained and more experienced pilots. 'Professional pilots are
The coalition government led by supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is attempting to push through changes to the Constitution drafted by the Army after the 2006 coup, sparking a renewed political fight in this polarized Southeast Asian
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