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President of Thai Travel Agents Association asks the government and PDRC...
Mr. Suthipong Pheunpipop, President of Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) has acknowledged that the political situation clearly affected tourism to Thailand in January, especially...
TDRI urges Govt to speedily distribute rice from rice subsidy scheme
BANGKOK, 4 January 2014 The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has suggested that the government urgently sell rice in the rice support program, emphasizing...
Auditor General issues stern warnings to caretaker PM, finance minister
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thailand’s Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is proposing that the government suspend the rice pledging scheme which has been...
Thailand’s think tank: Govt cornered to dead-end on rice scheme
BANGKOK, Feb 5 – The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has said the controversial rice subsidy scheme has reached a dead-end and urged the...
Farmers head for Bangkok to demand overdue payments
RATCHABURI, Feb 5 – Farmers from Thailand’s southwestern region are planning to demonstrate in Bangkok to pressure the caretaker government to take responsibility to...
Electoral staff convene to compile problems from Feb 2 poll
BANGKOK, 4 February 2014 The Election Commission (EC) has opened a conference to listen to problems facing each electoral unit during the general election...
Chiang Mai passport office able to process just 200 passport requests...
CHIANG MAI, 5 February 2014 The Chiang Mai passport office is currently processing just 200 passport requests per day, due to more than a...
NACC discloses assets of former MPs; PM Yingluck’s assets increases
BANGKOK, 5 February 2014 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's assets have increased by 56 million baht, while Suthep Thaugsuban's debts have gone up by 276...
Agriculturists urged to limit water use due to declining reserves
BANGKOK, 4 February 2014 The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has reported that the water levels in major dams are on a sharp decline stemming...
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Government stands firm on airport rail and U-Tapao projects as EEC investment push targets...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the government will not amend contracts for the high-speed rail project linking...
Blazing heat grips Pattaya as Thailand sizzles with 42°C in the North
PATTAYA, Thailand – Summer heat is intensifying across the country, with Pattaya facing hot and hazy conditions while northern Thailand sees temperatures soar as...
Thai PM signals nighttime fuel station closures after Songkran to conserve energy
PATTAYA, Thailand – The government is preparing to introduce energy-saving measures that could see fuel stations nationwide close overnight, but only after the Songkran...
Pattaya built for everyone now struggles with what that means
PATTAYA, Thailand – Scroll through any Pattaya forum and a pattern quickly emerges — admiration, frustration, nostalgia, and blunt criticism all colliding in the...
After Songkran price freeze ends Pattaya faces rising transport costs and daily expenses
PATTAYA, Thailand – When the holiday calm ends, the real bill begins. Thailand’s decision to freeze bus fares through Songkran may ease the immediate...