1 - 10 of 20 results for "defends"

  1. 1. news | 27 Apr 2013

    Ex-FM defends communique

    By Aekarach Sattaburuth, Newspaper section: News

    » Former foreign minister Noppadon Pattama is unfazed about having to face legal action for signing the "Preah Vihear communique" without parliamentary approval in 2008.

  2. 2. news | 11 May 2013

    Pongthep defends school closures

    By Online Reporters

    » Closing small schools with fewer than 60 students will lead to improvements in educational quality, Education Minister Pongthep Thepkanchana said on Saturday.

  3. 3. news | 16 May 2013

    GPO chief defends conduct as axe hovers

    HEALTH

    By Paritta Wangkiat, Newspaper section: News

    » The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) chief has defended himself against probes into the agency amid rumours of his sacking.

  4. 4. news | 10 May 2013

    Central bank defends its role

    By Online Reporters

    » The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Friday issued a statement defending its role in stabilising the country’s economy and monetary system.

  5. 5. news | 24 Apr 2013

    BoT strongly defends monetary policy

    By Online Reporters

    » The Bank of Thailand has never refrained from needed action and has been keeping a close watch on the baht’s rapid appreciation, BoT assistant governor Chanthawan Sutjaritkul said on Wednesday afternoon.

  6. 6. news | 30 Apr 2013

    Bangladesh defends disaster effort as anger grows

    By AFP

    » Bangladesh defended Tuesday its decision to snub foreign aid after the collapse of a garment factory complex where at least 388 people died as the UN revealed it had offered specialist help to find survivors.

  7. 7. tech | 22 Apr 2013

    Google boss defends UK tax bill

    By AFP

    » A top Google executive on Monday insisted that the company's "key" role in developing Britain's electronic commerce sector should be taken into account in the row over its controversial tax arrangements.

  8. 8. learning | 04 Oct 2012

    Somsak defends his England trip

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont said yesterday his controversial trip to England last month with a party of aides and reporters was useful and worth doing again.

  9. 9. news | 26 Apr 2013

    Myanmar defends protest response

    By AFP

    » Myanmar authorities defended the police handling of a land protest near a Chinese-backed mine, state media reported Friday, accusing villagers of attacking them with petrol bombs, sticks and stones.

  10. 10. news | 01 May 2013

    PM defends Mongolia speech

    Newspaper section: News

    » Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has defended her controversial speech, made in Mongolia, insisting it was not aimed at "whitewashing" her fugitive brother and ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

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