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Bank of Thailand keeps key interest rate unchanged at 2.00%
The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday voted 6-1 to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 2.00 per cent per annum....
Working-class’ debt surges to six-year peak
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) says majority of Thai workers--93 per cent--are trapped in a cycle of debt, the biggest...
Udon Thani holds organic farming exhibition
UDON THANI, 25 April 2014 — Udon Thani’s Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) is holding an organic farming exhibition to...
Chiang Rai sparks ‘Sakura Street’ idea in Thailand
CHIANG RAI, 25 April 2014 Chiang Rai Province plans to boost tourism by making a “Sakura Street”. Chiang Rai Provincial Governor Pongsak Wangsamer announced...
7 suspects confess to being involved in the April 6-7 bombings...
YALA, 25 April 2014 – 7 more suspects have confessed to being involved in the April 6-7 spate of bombings in downtown Yala, after...
Special Report: Average Thais read 37 minutes a day
The average Thai spends 37 minutes reading per day, a 10-per-cent increase from the 2011's findings. Thailand Knowledge Park (TK Park) and the National...
Phrae locals cool off from summer heat at the “Natural Air...
PHRAE, 25 April 2014 - Locals at the Wiang Ta subdistrict in Phrae Province have found a creative way to cool off from the...
Summer storms to hit most parts of the country April 26-30
BANGKOK, 25 April 2014 - The Meteorological Department has issued warnings for the North, the Northeast, as well as the central and eastern regions...
BECL to open Asoke-Srinagarind expressway next month
BANGKOK, April 23 -- Bangkok Expressway Plc (BECL) is opening a new expressway route from Asoke to Srinagarind next month. ...
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Court rejects 500,000 baht bail, sends officer to jail in fatal Pattaya shooting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police officer known as “Inspector Joe the Gunman” has been sent to jail after the Pattaya Provincial Court rejected his...
Pattaya launches massive free health screening drive for seniors ahead of April 30 event
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is preparing to roll out a large-scale free health screening initiative for older residents as part of its “Healthy...
City pushes health upgrade drive with Pattaya Rak Center partnership
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving to enhance its public health services through closer cooperation with the Pattaya Rak Center, a preventive medicine...
Marine scientist warns of ‘Double Pressure’ in Thailand from global conflict and El Niño...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand may be heading toward a period of heightened economic and environmental uncertainty as global tensions, rising energy prices, and shifting...
Thailand rules out VAT hike for now as fiscal talks continue, says NESDC chief
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand is not in a position to raise value-added tax (VAT) at this time, despite the measure remaining in long-term fiscal...