Published: 5/03/2012 at 08:51 AM Newspaper section: Business Orient Thai Airlines says it has opted not to relocate its base back to Don Mueang because of uncertain state policy over the role of Bangkok's old airport. An Orient Thai 737 on the tarmac at Surat Thani Airport. BOO

Published: 7/03/2012 at 03:46 AM Newspaper section: News The Ombudsman ruled yesterday that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to act with prudence in appointing Nalinee Taveesin and Nattawut Saikuar to the cabinet but cleared the two ministers of breaching ethical codes.

RETAIL outlets in tourist areas in Bangkok and resort towns are known for their unregulated, anything-goes shopping experience. But it’s not only fake products such as watches, clothing, handbags, accessories and cosmetics, as well as pirated CDs / DVDs that are sold openly on the pavements an

By Maxmilian Wechsler TO sample the exotic sounds, smells and tastes of a Middle East bazaar, there’s no need to jet off to Cairo, Baghdad or Manama. It’s all right here at the heart of Bangkok, in an area known as Little Arabia, centered on Soi Nana, Sukhumvit 3.The street is a hive of

March 5, 2012 3:28 pm More than 1,000 Muslim women in the southern border provinces have been abandoned following affairs or marriage with Buddhist troops deployed to keep security in the region, a senior official said Monday. Chaiyong Maneerungsakul, the chairman of committee on justice and

The Nation March 5, 2012 4:19 pm Haze in Chiang Rai continues unabated with local authorities mobilising fire engines to sprinkle water to ease the haze problem.   Although the levels of smaller than 10-micron dust particles in Chiang Rai have fallen slightly, suspended particulate matter in

The Nation on Sunday March 4, 2012 1:00 am A group of about 300 vendors from Bangkok's Chatuchak Market yesterday afternoon blocked the outbound lane of Phaholyothin Road in protest against the policy of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to collect a stall rent of Bt3,562 per month. As of

Wisit Chuanphiphat The Nation on Sunday March 4, 2012 1:00 am Fire broke out at an office building on Asoke Road yesterday, slightly injuring a fireman while another choked due to the smoke. Fire-fighters took three hours to control the blaze that began on the seventh floor and spread all the w

Residents of provinces in the North badly hit by smog were warned yesterday against going outdoors. "Don't go out if you can't see the power pole in your neighbourhood during the day. That's a sign that the amount of small dust particles in the air has reached a dangerous level," said Dr Pornth

Published: 2/03/2012 at 10:02 AM Newspaper section: News An investigation has been launched into the structural integrity of remnants of the abandoned Hopewell concrete pilings after a massive slab measuring six by 50 metres collapsed 20 metres to the ground yesterday. The incid