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Labor Ministry assures fair treatment for Thai workers overseas
BANGKOK, 4 February 2013 The Ministry of Labor has instructed labor attaches to Thai embassies worldwide to assure Thai workers in their respective...
Thai Kitchen to the World set to get big boost
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thailand has targeted increasing its export of agricultural and food products by 10 per cent as part of the “Thai...
Thai AirAsia projects 20% growth this year
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thai AirAsia, Thailand’s largest low-cost air carrier, predicted a 20 per cent business growth with 10 million passengers using...
22 non-Thai companies breach foreign business law
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thailand's Ministry of Commerce has identified 22 violators of the Thai Foreign Business Act for holding more than half...
Govt brushes off reports of business shutdowns due to wage rise
BANGKOK, 3 February 2013 The government has dismissed news reports of business shutdowns, caused by the new 300-baht daily minimum wage raise, but...
EC bans releasing poll results 7 days before election
BANGKOK, 4 February 2013 The Election Commission (EC), Bangkok Office, is banning the release of opinion polls during the seven days leading up...
Foreign Minister thanks Cambodia for Ratree’s pardon
BANGKOK, February 4 2013 Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has expressed his appreciation on behalf of the Thai government to Cambodia regarding the pardon...
DPM Plodprasop follows up northern haze problem
CHIANG RAI, 3 FEBRUARY 2013 Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has been following up on the efforts to control and prevent the haze...
Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai see rare hail storms
BANGKOK, 4 February 2013 Several areas in the provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai experienced hail storms following heavy rains Sunday evening. ...
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12 workers injured after truck overturns on Route 36 in East Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A six-wheel truck carrying workers overturned on Route 36 in Nong Pla Lai, East Pattaya, on the morning of September 22,...
Thailand moves cannabis firmly back into medical use
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a draft Cannabis Control Act that would tighten regulation from cultivation to retail sales, with Public Health...
Fishing boat sinks off Sattahip, five missing after 16 rescued
SATTAHIP, Thailand – One more crew member was rescued from the sea on September 22 after the fishing boat Sor Kanchanawari 888 sank off...
Rain-soaked road sends trailer crashing into Ao Udom bridge in Sri Racha
SRI RACHA, Thailand – Two people were injured and trapped inside a trailer truck after it lost control on a rain-slick road and crashed...
Pattaya races to prepare for 21,000+ runners this weekend
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is entering the final preparations for the 33rd Pattaya Marathon, with more than 21,000 runners from 58 countries set to...