Yearly Archives: 2011
Troops ordered to take care of flood relief equipment
BANGKOK, 5 August 2011 – Army Commander-In-Chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha has ordered his troops to take care of equipment used in disaster mitigation...
Thailand’s flood death toll rises to 13
BANGKOK, Aug 5 - Thailand’s floods triggered by tropical storm Nock-Ten have killed at least 13 while one person is missing, according to...
Thailand gets first female prime minister
BANGKOK, Aug 5 - Thailand's House of Representatives voted 296-3 for Yingluck Shinawatra, a top-party list Pheu Thai MP and sister of ousted...
Facelift for Thai capital’s historic Sanam Luang
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will officially open the Thai capital’s Sanam Luang to the public on August 9 following 300 days of renovation...
BoT denies buying gold in bulk
BANGKOK, 4 August 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has dismissed a rumour that it bought a large amount of gold in...
FPO expects 770 bn THB in tourism revenue this year
BANGKOK, 4 August 2011– The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has projected that the earnings from tourism this year will reach 770 billion THB...
Interest rate hike needed to curb inflation: Central bank chief
BANGKOK, Aug 4 – An interest rate hike is necessary in order to keep the kingtdom’s inflation within the target range of 0.5-3...
Swedish national nabbed on 20 million krona fraud case
BANGKOK, Aug 4 – Thailand’s immigration police on Thursday arrested a Swedish man who has been hiding in the kingdom for nine years...
Outgoing PM Abhisit makes televised farewell address to nation tonight
BANGKOK, Aug 4 - Thailand's outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will deliver his farewell address to the nation this evening on the performance...
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Thailand switches on nationwide cell broadcast alerts in major disaster readiness test
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of the Interior has presided over the country’s first nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast emergency alert system,...
PM Anutin oversees compensation handover to families of Sikhio crane collapse victims
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has presided over the handover of compensation to the families of 18 victims who were killed in...
Mor Prom launches LINE reporting tool to track PM 2.5–related health symptoms
BANGKOK, Thailand – Mor Prom, an application launched by the Ministry of Public Health, has introduced a new LINE official account to help track...
EC finalizes overseas voting arrangements for 2026 Parliamentary Election and Referendum
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Election Commission (EC), in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Thailand Post, and the Royal Thai Police (RTP),...
Pure Heart Foundation donates wheelchair to teacher with disabilities in Don Mueang
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Pure Heart Foundation, in cooperation with the “People’s Station” program on Thai PBS, visited Don Mueang district to provide support...