Pattaya Mail
Fire at polyester plant in Map Ta Phut, no casualties
RAYONG, Aug 24 -- A fire raged through a polyester factory in Rayong's Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate late Thursday night, with firefighters taking...
Thai crewman abducted in Nigeria freed
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - Thailand’s Foreign Minister announced that a Thai crewman who was kidnapped by pirates off the Nigerian coast early this month...
Government and state enterprise premises off limits for alcoholic drinks
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - A new regulation prohibiting the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages on the premises of government offices and state...
Shadow cabinet slams government’s one-year performance
BANGKOK, Aug 24 – Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party on Friday gave the Yingluck Shinawatra government a ‘thumbs-down’ for failing to carry out six...
Thai massage industry expected to blossom in AEC
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 – The Ministry of Public Health has reported that the Thai massage industry last year generated up to 30 billion...
Kitiratt says Q2 economic figures reflect administration’s work
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 - Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has remarked that the economic figures in the 2nd quarter...
Democrat MPs want Govt to tackle falling rubber price
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 - The Opposition Democrat Party has urged the government to come up with measures to shore up the falling...
Home Buyers’ Expo 2012 held at Queen Sirikit Center
BANGKOK, 24 August 2012 - Three grand-scale in-one housing exhibitions are being held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from August 23-26. ...
Foreign Ministry to push for the opening of more northern border...
BANGKOK, 24 August 2012 – The Foreign Ministry is poised to push for the opening of more Thai-Myanmar border trade areas in Chiang...
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Thai PM defends anti-corruption drive while warning accusers of lawsuits
PATTAYA, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has defended his government’s anti-corruption campaign amid mounting concern from the private sector over bribery and abuse...
Japan’s oil lifeline holds as Eneos tanker escapes Hormuz tension zone
TOKYO — Japan has confirmed that a second crude oil tanker successfully passed through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions involving...
Lawyer faces drunk driving charges under Thailand’s strict breath test refusal law
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Udon Thani on May 17 confirmed they are moving forward with serious charges against a lawyer accused of drunken...
British man arrested in Pattaya over gun supply role in Phuket tourist assassination
PATTAYA, Thailand – Crime Suppression Division officers have arrested a 33-year-old British national accused of supplying firearms to assassins involved in the fatal shooting...
Bangkok train-bus horror raises fresh fears over safety on Thailand’s roads and rail crossings
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has ordered urgent investigations and compensation measures following the devastating collision between a freight train and a...