Some 15 ethnic Muslim Uighurs from China’s Xinjiang region were detained in the eastern province of Sa Kaeo intending to emigrate to Turkey. A joint border patrol operation of Thai soldiers and police discovered a group of 15 Muslims refugees, 10 of whom were children, hidden in a forest 200 metres from the Thai-Cambodian border […]
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A dozen nations, that includes Thailand, are involved with the search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight. According to the Malaysian Transport Minister, Mr. Hishammuddin Hussein, the operation has expanded to two areas and is now covering almost 50,000 square kilometres. An estimate of 42 ships and 39 aircraft had been deployed in […]
HTMS Pattani is taking part in the search and rescue operation following the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370 early on Saturday morning. The ship began taking part in the search from 6am Monday in the Straits of Malacca. Navy chief Adm Narong Pipattanasai on Sunday instructed the Navy Operations Centre that HTMS Pattani, […]
Thai police said Sunday they were investigating a “passport ring” as details emerged of bookings made in Thailand with stolen European passports for the vanished Malaysia Airlines flight. Two European names – Christian Kozel, an Austrian, and Luigi Maraldi of Italy – were listed on the passenger manifest of the flight MH370, but neither man […]
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Shares of Malaysian Airline System (MAS) hit a record low on Monday after a Boeing 777 operated by the airline went missing over the weekend. Shares in the ailing national airline fell almost 18 percent at the open, but regained some ground to be at 23 sen per share at 0123 GMT. MAS posted a […]
Malaysian civil aviation officials have asked their Thai counterparts to conduct aerial searches for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet along the sea off the eastern coast of southern Thailand, caretaker Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt said on Sunday.
During a seminar on future of Thai economy in ASEAN community, Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Thailand has high possibility to become logistics hub of the region. She said Thailand has the geographical advantage as it borders with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Recommended Read: Thailand 2020 – Spurring the Economy […]
A very very interesting piece in The Malaysian Insider about World Happiness Report 2013: Malaysians are no longer as happy as before, said a report released by the United Nations on Monday. The country dropped in its ranking from 51st place to 56th in the World Happiness Report 2013 – the second report of its kind. […]
Embarrassing moment for the Malaysian organizers, who failed to play the national anthem for Thailand before the match between Thai and Singaporean football players. The failure could best be blamed upon technical problems of the audio or the inefficiency of the organizers, among other problems faced by other teams, such as waterlogged pitch. Football result: […]
The visit to Thailand of the Malaysian King have strengthened bilateral relations and investment prospects for both countries, specially in preparations for the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015. Recommended read: Malaysian Royal Visit to Thailand The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Hajah Haminah today ended […]
Malaysian royal couple visit to foster ties with Thailand The Malaysian king arrived in Thailand on Monday for a three-day state visit as guest of Their Majesties the King and Queen. The Malaysian King, accompanied by his wife, was granted an audience with the King and Queen at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin district, […]
At the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand, His Majesty Almu’tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah ibini Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, and Her Majesty the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah binti Haji Hamidun will pay a State Visit to Thailand from […]
Malaysia today stated its willingness to continue being an intermediary in the peace negotiation in southern Thailand. “It is up to the Thai government and National Revolutionary Front whether Malaysia should continue being a facilitator or changed into mediator,” Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin told Malaysian and Thai journalists after paying a courtesy call on […]
Datuk Nazirah Hussain, the Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand expressed that Malaysian companies should not shy away from the southern Thai provinces but instead tap the opportunities available.
Improving Malaysia-Thailand bilateral ties, particularly in the economic field, will be one of the main objectives of the two-day visit to Thailand by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The visit beginning tomorrow is also an opportunity to establish closer rapport with Malaysians living in Thailand, says Malaysia’s Ambassador in Thailand Datuk Nazirah Hussain. […]
Thailand hosts an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) members in Prachuap Khiri Khan province Wednesday to prepare topics for a special Asean-China meeting in Beijing. The Asean-China meeting is set to be held in Beijing from Aug 28-30. Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Surapong […]
Thailand’s Tourism Revenue Target: 2.2 Trillion Baht Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Yukol Limlamthong, reported late last week that a top flight government committee agreed to raise Thailand’s 2015 tourism revenue target another 10% from Bt2 trillion to Bt2.2 trillion. He was reporting on the outcome of a top-level tourism committee […]
The Thai Chamber of Commerce has urged local businesses in the southwestern border province of Ranong to expand their investment opportunities in Myanmar, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. Chamber of Commerce vice president Surin To-tap-tiang said during a seminar titled ‘Directions of Ranong’s Economy’ here Monday that Ranong province could potentially become an important trade […]
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has emphasized the importance of raising awareness about the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) among Thai people and the media’s roles in presenting truthful information. In her statement at the recent 65th World Newspaper Congress in Bangkok, the Prime Minister put emphasis on promoting knowledge about the AEC from the grass roots […]
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