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King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was the first Thai king to travel abroad in order to create good understanding with world leaders. During his first overseas trip to Europe in 1897, he met the leaders of Europe’s big powers to ensure Siam’s sovereignty. In 1871, the King visited India, which was…

Thai listed developer Sansiri has revised its 2010 sales target up to THB25 billion (US$822 million) and increased its land purchase budget from THB7 billion (US$230.2 million) to THB10 billion (US$328.8 million) as it plans to jump into the low-priced housing market during the last quarter of the year. Apichart…

* With 3G auction suspended, operators seek new direction * Mobile firms allying with state firms to develop 3G * Development of 3G may be limited under fall-back plans By Khettiya Jittapong and Pisit Changplagngam BANGKOK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Thailand’s telecoms regulator said on Thursday it had asked two…

NONTHABURI, Thailand — Rafael Nadal finally got on with his main business in Thailand — playing tennis — and dispatched Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday in his first match since winning the U.S. Open. Making his Thailand Open debut after a first-round bye, top-ranked Nadal wasn’t troubled…

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), marking its golden jubilee this year, and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have joined hands to promote tourism through rail travel. For starters, the SRT has added new trains from Bangkok on weekends on short-haul Prachuap Khiri Khan-Chumphon, Nakhon Sawan-Phitsanulok-Sukhothai and Nakhon Pathom-Kanchanaburi…

Pakistan shut down the main land route for NATO supplies into Afghanistan Thursday, accusing the alliance’s helicopters of killing Pakistani soldiers in a fourth cross-border attack this week. NATO said aircraft entered Pakistani airspace early Thursday in self-defence and killed “several armed individuals” after the crews believed they had been…