1 - 10 of 28 results by "Patsara Jikkham"

  1. 1. news | 22 May 2013

    Cabinet diverts housing fund for landless farmers

    PMOVE PROTEST

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » The cabinet yesterday agreed to divert 167 million baht in budget money from the low-cost Baan Mankong housing project to buy about 800 rai of land as temporary compensation for landless farmers now protesting in Bangkok...

  2. 2. news | 22 May 2013

    Cabinet 'uncomfortable' about Witit's dismissal

    POLITICS

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » The cabinet yesterday approved the dismissal of Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) chief Witit Artavatkun, while expressing reservations about not knowing the full story.

  3. 3. news | 21 May 2013

    9 leaders sign Chiang Mai pact

    WATER SUMMIT

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » CHIANG MAI : Heads of state attending the second Asia-Pacific Water Summit yesterday jointly pledged to prevent their economies and societies from flood and drought disasters.

  4. 4. news | 20 May 2013

    Heads of state arrive as protests kick in

    WATER SUMMIT

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » CHIANG MAI As heads of state gathered yesterday to attend a summit on water management, grassroot groups held a parallel forum to criticise the failures in water management projects by governments around the world.

  5. 5. news | 20 May 2013

    PM pitches tri-nation rail talks

    FOREIGN RELATIONS

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » CHIANG MAI : Thailand has offered to convene a meeting with Laos and China on a high-speed train project linking the three countries, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Sunday.

  6. 6. news | 19 May 2013

    Thailand pushes for train project in Laos

    By Patsara Jikkham

    » CHIANG MAI - Thailand has offered to convene a meeting with Laos and China on the high-speed train project linking the three countries, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Sunday.

  7. 7. news | 19 May 2013

    NBTC fears loss of freedoms in new media frequencies

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » A member of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission is concerned that the redistribution of TV and radio frequencies may be guided by the interests of the powerful and not benefit the public.

  8. 8. news | 18 May 2013

    Chavalit gripes about Pattani plan rejection

    FAR SOUTH

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has expressed disappointment with the government for not putting his proposed Pattani Metropolis idea into practice.

  9. 9. news | 13 May 2013

    Emergency to be lifted in 5 districts

    By Patsara Jikkham

    » The emergency decree will be lifted in five districts in the southern border provinces next month, a source at the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre said on Monday.

  10. 10. news | 12 May 2013

    Myanmar-Thai SPV to run Dawei ops

    By Patsara Jikkham, Newspaper section: News

    » Myanmar and Thailand will on May 27 sign an agreement to establish a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to manage Myanmar's Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone.

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