Yearly Archives: 2011
Brunei keen to buy more rice from Thailand: PM
BRUNEI, Sept 11 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Sunday that Brunei is interested in importing more Thai jasmine rice, she reported...
Flood death toll rises, more heavy rain over Thailand
BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thais are bracing for more heavy downpours following those which have already wreaked havoc in many provinces and left more...
Body of drowned French tourist found
PRACHINBURI, Sept 11 - Soldiers and emergency workers on Sunday retrieved the body of a French tourist who was swept away and drowned by...
PM to seek release of two Thai activists jailed in Cambodia
BANGKOK, Sept 10 - During her one day official visit to Phnom Penh on Thursday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plans to seek the release...
Fin Min to set up counters to give advice on informal...
BANGKOK, 9 September 2011 – The Ministry of Finance is planning to open special counters at state-owned banks for giving people advice concerning...
Thai government revenue collections exceed target
BANGKOK, Sept 9 - The government generated higher-than-expected revenue in August, bringing the total revenue collection in the first 11 months of Fiscal...
Credit cards for farmers to be launched by Nov 1
BANGKOK, Sept 8 - The Yingluck government's programme to offer credit cards for farmers will be launched by Nov 1, fulfilling one of...
Special Report: Sex and Family Changes Part 2
The Institute for Population and Social Research of Mahidol University recently launched a report on sexual behaviour and family changes. The first part...
Special Report: Thai Media Analysis Part 2
The first part of this special report already discussed the movement of the press, especially government intervention and political news contents during the...
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Defense Minister visits RTAF Wing 1 to review eastern border security operations
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister of Defense General Nattaphon Narkphanit has visited Wing 1 in Nakhon Ratchasima province to provide encouragement to pilots and personnel...
Suchart orders tighter forest-fire and haze prevention as dry season raises PM2.5 risk
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin has ordered tougher forest-fire and haze-prevention measures as cold,...
Graffiti found on ancient Royal Palace walls at Ayutthaya Historical Park
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Authorities at the Ayutthaya Historical Park are moving to clean spray-painted graffiti from the walls of the city’s ancient Royal Palace,...
Four Israeli nationals arrested in Koh Phangan villa drug raid
SURAT THANI, Thailand – Thai tourist police arrested four Israeli nationals and seized a variety of narcotics during a raid on a luxury villa...
PM2.5 pollution exceeds safe levels in 34 provinces, Bangkok urges work from home
BANGKOK, Thailand – Air pollution surged across Thailand on Tuesday, with toxic smog exceeding safe limits in 34 provinces and prompting Bangkok authorities to...