Pattaya Mail
Rice farmers encouraged to grow cassava and sugar cane to boost...
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said the move to reduce the pledging price per ton of rice is to reflect...
TMB targets 4.2% economic growth this year
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Thai Military Bank (TMB) expects a mere 4.2 percent growth in the Thai economy this year after the government policy...
Kittiratt believes US Fed’s QE measures will not affect Thai economy
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong expresses his belief that the quantitative easing or QE measures to be taken by the...
Private sector believes rice in pledging scheme might be rotten
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 The Thai Rice Exporters Association expresses a belief that there is rotten rice in the government’s stock due to a...
BAAC to assist farmers affected by rice pledging price cut
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is preparing to impose four measures to help rice farmers who are...
Industry Ministry promotes second phase of eco-car promotion
BANGKOK, June 20 - Industry Minister Prasert Boonchaisuk said today the ministry plans to promote the second phase of the government's eco-car promotion policy...
Reduction of rice pledging price sparks farmers’ protests
BANGKOK, June 20 – Thai farmers are up in arms over the government’s decision to reduce the rice pledging price by Bt3,000 per tonne...
Pattaya Sports Round up – Friday June 21 – June 27,...
Friday DFiT, Dusit Thani Pattaya: Visitors using the group fitness membership can avail of the THB 2,000 offer for five visits to the gym...
Supercar for anyone?
The lid has certainly come off the supercar pot, with news of thousands of exotics being examined to see if they have compliance plates,...
Latest Stories
The Koh Phangan precedent: Dismantling the business of legal subterfuge
PATTAYA, Thailand - The current upheaval on Koh Phangan is far more than a standard enforcement operation against illicit businesses in a tourist destination;...
The wake-up call from Koh Phangan: A paradigm shift in Thailand’s regulatory enforcement
KOH PHANGAN, Thailand - The tranquil shores of Koh Phangan, traditionally known for its vibrant tourism and "Full Moon" festivities, have recently become the...
Thailand raises airport charges again as tourism competition intensifies across Asia
BANGKOK: Airports of Thailand (AoT) has confirmed a planned 53% increase in the international Passenger Service Charge (PSC), raising it to THB 1,120 from...
Thai police investigate arms stockpile in Na Jomtien near Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have launched a sweeping multi-agency investigation into a Chinese national accused of converting a residence in the Na Jomtien...
Thai authorities link Pattaya weapons case to possible international crime network
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police deployed patrol vehicles to escort Chinese suspect Mingchen Sun to Pattaya Provincial Court on Saturday May 9 after he...