Bangkok - The ninth triennial German Technology Symposium & Exhibition will be held in Bangkok next week despite the gloom created by the US financial meltdown and signs of recession in the US and Europe, organizers said Tuesday.
"Economic crisis or not, people want new technology," said Stefan Buerkle, executive director of the German Thai Chamber of Commerce (GTCC), the chief organizer of the event.
The ninth triennial German Technology Symposium & Exhibition will be held as planned at Central World in Bangkok from November 8 to 11 with some 140 exhibitors and an expected 15,000 visitors from Thailand and neighbouring countries, said Buerkle.
Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 7.84 per cent Monday on good news for banks and energy stocks and the avoidance of political violence in Bangkok over the weekend.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index ended at 449.19, up 32.66 points, on modest trade amounting to 17 billion baht (494 million dollars).
"Thai stocks were following other markets today," said Phuwadon Larpudomsuk, an analyst at Asia Plus Securities.
Bangkok - Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday addressed a crowd of more than 60,000 supporters in a phoned-in call in which he said only a "royal pardon" or "people's power" could bring him back to Thailand.
On October 21 the Supreme Court for Political Office Holders sentenced Thaksin to two years in jail for abusing his power as prime minister in 2003 by allowing his wife to purchase a plot of land at a government auction.
Bangkok- Tens of thousands of Thais gathered Saturday at a rally in Bangkok to demonstrate support for fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and opposition to the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
Bangkok - Thousands of pro-government protestors flocked to Bangkok Saturday from the provinces to attend a mass rally in the capital aimed at counter-balancing months of anti-government demonstrations led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
Bus-loads of people hailing from various provinces headed for the Rajamangala National Stadium, creating traffic jams along Ramkhamhaeng road, to claim their places at the much-anticipated "Truth Today" demonstration the highlight of which promises to be a message from Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Thaksin, currently in Hong Kong, was scheduled to deliver a message to the audience at 9:30 pm Saturday in a pre-recorded video, according to organizers of the event.
Bangkok - Embattled Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has tentative plans to visit Laos, Vietnam, India and Peru next month, Foreign Affairs Ministry sources said Friday as he faces demonstrations at home that are seeking his ouster.
Somchai, who has been premier since September 25, is to visit Vientiane, Laos, for a day-trip that is to begin Monday, said deputy ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi.
Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 7.84 per cent Monday on good news for banks and energy stocks and the avoidance of political violence in Bangkok over the weekend.
Bangkok - Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday addressed a crowd of more than 60,000 supporters in a phoned-in call in which he said only a "royal pardon" or "people's power" could bring him back to Thailand.
Bangkok- Tens of thousands of Thais gathered Saturday at a rally in Bangkok to demonstrate support for fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and opposition to the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
Bangkok - Embattled Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has tentative plans to visit Laos, Vietnam, India and Peru next month, Foreign Affairs Ministry sources said Friday as he faces demonstrations at home that are seeking his ouster.
