Honda to spend $644 million on Thai expansion

TOKYO, Feb 6, 2013 (AFP) - Honda on Wednesday announced plans to spend about $644 million on building a new car plant in Thailand and expanding an existing factory as part of its bid to boost production in the country.

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Paralyzed Ranong Man Peddled Drugs as 'Jane Online'

Ranong police officers were startled to discover the drug dealer they came to arrest was a 33-year-old man paralyzed below the chest. The man had been dealing drugs on the Internet using the name, “Jane Online.” A car accident 10 years ago left him paralyzed.

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Bike-riding advocates demand passage of consumer-protection law

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A group of 200 Consumer Protection Network members Wednesday organised a bicycle rally from the Royal Plaza to the Parliament to draw attention to their demand that a law be passed to establish an independent consumer-protection organisation.

The group, led by Consumer Protection Foundation (CPF) chief Saree Ongsomwang, also submitted 107,905 names in support of its appeal for the lawmakers to take speedy action to establish the independent body as called for under Article 61 of the Constitution.

-- The Nation 2013-02-06

Aussie deaths in Thailand

Francesca Belperio Today Tonight

BANGKOK: -- Thailand is a favourite holiday destinations for millions of Australians but Foreign Affairs warns some areas are dangerous no-go zones.

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Parliament nods to ASEAN agreement frameworks

BANGKOK, 5 February 2013 (NNT) - The joint sitting of parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved two frameworks of ASEAN cooperation while the members of parliament requested the government to prepare measures against non-tariff trade barriers.

The majority of the members of parliament agreed to give the green light to the two ASEAN frameworks as they saw that the government needed to prepare for the entry into force of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. They also suggested the government to urgently implement measures to handle non-tariff barriers against Thai products and to make sure that incoming ASEAN products meet the standards, especially agricultural produce that will be imported more after the AEC takes effect.

In addition, the members of parliament called for serious action on products and intellectual properties that might violate the intellectual property rights. At the same time, they insisted that the government should create a list of Thai intellectual properties and have them registered beforehand.

-- NNT 2013-02-06

Phuket full-scale tsunami drill not to be announced in Russian

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