Yearly Archives: 2011
2011 car production expected at 1.65mn units
BANGKOK, 3 June 2011 – Vehicle production in 2011 is anticipated to stand at 1.65 million units as some Japanese- automobile manufacturers in Thailand...
Corruption in construction industry extremely high
BANGKOK, 2 June 2011 – Corruption situation in the construction industry at present is getting severer with as high as one trillion baht lost...
Health regulations sought to curb tattooing of religious patterns
BANGKOK, 2 June 2011 – The Ministry of Culture has asked the Ministry of Public Health and related authorities to help inspect operations of...
Hajj panel facilitating pilgrims
BANGKOK, 3 June 2011 – The committee in charge of promoting Hajj affairs in Thailand is working on measures to facilitate this year’s pilgrims,...
MOPH on alert for new strain of E. coli at airports
BANGKOK, 3 June 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health has ordered disease control checkpoints at all international airports to watch out for the...
Army chief travels South, insists law enforcement must tackle southern violence
BANGKOK, June 3 – Thailand's Army Commander-in-Chief Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed confidence that law enforcement rather than military action is the appropriate approach to quell...
Customs officials seize endangered tortoises, turtles at airport
BANGKOK, June 2 – Customs officials seized 451 tortoises, soft-shelled turtles and gharials smuggled into Thailand at Suvarnabhumi Airport by a suspected international smuggling...
Forest runoff claims one life in Phetchabun
PHETCHABUN, June 2 - One villager drowned Thursday as heavy rains throughout the night triggered forest runoff in this lower northern Thai province, while...
United manager quits as Eastern Seaboard derby ends in stalemate
Pattaya United and Chonburi FC shared the spoils in a keenly fought Eastern Seaboard derby match at the Institute of Physical Education stadium in...












