Bangkok - Thai officials said Tuesday that the government has recently blocked 2,300 websites for allegedly insulting the monarchy and is seeking court approval to shut down another 400.
"We are preparing to ask for court approval to shut down an additional 400 sites," said Thailand's Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Minister Ranongruk Suwanchawee.
Bangkok - Hundreds of Thai Muslims on Tuesday staged a second day of demonstrations outside the Israeli embassy to Bangkok, warning of "unexpected" incidents around the world unless Israel ceases its attack and occupation of the Gaza Strip.
About 700 members of the Muslim Group for Peace rallied in front of the embassy wearing "Stop Gaza Slaughter" T-shirts and waving banners reading "Boycott Israel" and "Israel is the Real Terrorist."
Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 6.39 per cent in value Monday as investors snapped up energy sector stocks, confident that oil prices will rise because of the crisis in the Middle East, brokers said.
Bangkok - Hundreds of Thai Muslims demonstrated Monday in front of Israel's embassy in Bangkok, waving banners, burning the Israeli flag and slingshotting balls of protest statements at the premises in reaction to Tel Aviv's invasion of Gaza.
About 400 members of the Muslim Group for Peace rallied in front of the embassy waving banners reading "Destroy Israel," "Stop the bloodshed," "Free Gaza" and "Where is the UN?"
Bangkok - Thailand's leading spas, hit by the decline in tourist arrivals this peak season, are offering 50 per cent discounts to clients until February 28, media reports said Monday.
The Thai Spa Association, comprising 13 of Thailand's best-known spas and spa resorts, is offering "Happy Spa-ing" discount coupons to anyone who downloads them from its website in an effort to win customers during an unusually slow peak season.
Bangkok - Delta Electronics (Thailand) will suspend its 50-million-dollar investment in a new factory in Chennai, India, and downsize operations in Thailand, news reports said Monday.
"After finishing a feasibility study, we think that the project is not viable to invest in for the time being given the current market conditions," Delta's executive director Anusorn Muttaraid told the Bangkok Post newspaper.
Bangkok - Thai officials said Tuesday that the government has recently blocked 2,300 websites for allegedly insulting the monarchy and is seeking court approval to shut down another 400.
Bangkok - Hundreds of Thai Muslims on Tuesday staged a second day of demonstrations outside the Israeli embassy to Bangkok, warning of "unexpected" incidents around the world unless Israel ceases its attack and occupation of the Gaza Strip.
Bangkok - Thailand's leading spas, hit by the decline in tourist arrivals this peak season, are offering 50 per cent discounts to clients until February 28, media reports said Monday.
Bangkok - Delta Electronics (Thailand) will suspend its 50-million-dollar investment in a new factory in Chennai, India, and downsize operations in Thailand, news reports said Monday.
