Yearly Archives: 2013
TAT grants the prizes for the winners from TAT Photo Contest#1...
Bangkok – September 9, 2013: After viewing through a thousand images of impressive photography submitted to the TAT Photo Contest, the Tourism Authority...
Thailand to hold major int’l event on cooperation with Africa
BANGKOK, 8 September 2012 Thailand will in February 2014 host the Thai-Africa High-level Dialogue aimed at developing cooperation under Thailand’s Africa initiative. ...
Thailand to waive luxury tax this year
BANGKOK, 8 September 2013 The Ministry of Finance will lower import duties on luxurious goods to 0% from 30% in an effort to...
Thailand’s expanded industry to use 1 million tonnes of rubber in...
BANGKOK, Sept 9 – Thailand will double rubber consumption to one million tonnes in the next two years to help solve the problem of...
Thailand to become ‘shopping paradise’ with lower tax on luxury goods
PATTAYA, Sept 9 – The Thai government will reduce import duties on luxury goods from 30 per cent to 5 per cent to create...
China to ink deal for 1.2 million tonnes of Thai rice:...
China has pledged to buy 1.2 million tonnes of Thai rice, along with another several hundred thousand tonnes of agricultural produce with the contracts...
Warathep readies officials for new season of rice pledging program
BANGKOK, 8 September 2013 (NNT) – The Deputy Agriculture Minister has met with rice pledging program related officials to provide a policy guideline regarding...
Rubber farmers stress renewed protest taking place Saturday
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, Sept 9 – Rubber growers in 16 southern provinces reiterated their strong determination to stage a rally on Saturday to protest...
Pheu Thai Party would be returned to power if election held...
BANGKOK, Sept 8 - Nearly half of the poll respondents said they would still vote for the ruling Pheu Thai Party if a new...
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Faith and tourism collide on Pattaya hilltop as devotees flood the landmark
PATTAYA, Thailand –The viewpoint at Khao Phra Tamnak Viewpoint was packed with visitors over the Labor Day long weekend, as tourists gathered to pay...
Drowsy driving suspected in multi-vehicle crash at Sri Racha red light, two seriously injured
PATTAYA, Thailand – Two people were seriously injured in a chain-reaction crash involving three vehicles at a red-light intersection in Sri Racha district, with...
Dark skies over Pattaya as storm threat passes with only brief rain
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thick, overcast skies blanketed the Jomtien area of Pattaya in Banglamung on Monday May 4, creating the impression of an incoming...
Foreign tourist goes on rampage after refusing to pay in Pattaya, arrested after attempted...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night disturbance on Pattaya Beach Road ended with the arrest of an intoxicated foreign man after he allegedly refused to...
Pattaya builds better roads through patience and community support
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every step of development comes with temporary challenges—but also lasting improvements.
The ongoing upgrades to the railway parallel road may cause inconvenience...