Yearly Archives: 2013
Wat Phra Mahathat added to tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site list
PHNOM PENH, June 21 -- Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday was endorsed on the tentative...
Diplomat will be treated fairly on assault accusation: Foreign Minister
BANGKOK, June 21 - Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul on Friday pledged the ministry will give fair treatment to all parties in a case...
Peace talks may stumble if truce fails during Ramadan
BANGKOK, June 21 – The Thai government may reconsider the ongoing peace talks with Muslim militant groups if attacks persist in Thailand’s deep South...
Thailand’s human trafficking efforts remain poor
MANILA, June 21 – Thai Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul today blamed red tape as the major reason behind Thailand’s failure to be...
Police arrest another Ramkhamhaeng suspect
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Another suspect has been arrested in connection with the bombing at Soi Ramkhamhaeng 43/1 in Bangkok on May 26. ...
Most illegal drugs seized in Thailand coming from Mussuh minority group...
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Anti-narcotic police have revealed that most illegal drugs seized from smugglers belong to an ethnic group in Myanmar living near...
PM adamant rice pledging scheme will go on
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has confirmed the government will carry on the rice pledging scheme and has instructed relevant...
National Silk Competition will be held on June 28 at Kasetsart...
BANGKOK, 20 June 2013, The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is holding a series of Thai silk competitions in its bid to encourage quality...
Farmers threaten nationwide protest against rice pledge price cut
AYUTTHAYA, June 19 – The Thai Farmers Association threatens protests in the capital and nationwide if the government moves ahead with reducing its current...
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Thai Police warn creators over ‘Trash Content’ pranks, cite legal action for harmful online...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Royal Thai Police have issued a warning to content creators, influencers, and the public to stop producing or sharing so-called...
Thailand weighs visa-free cut as Pattaya flagged in review over overstay and misuse concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand is reviewing its 60-day visa-free entry policy for visitors from 93 countries and territories, as authorities examine concerns that the...
Pattaya on alert as heat builds and summer storms approach Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department has warned that Thailand is experiencing rising temperatures alongside unstable weather conditions, with hot to very hot...
Thailand Medical Council clarifies patients can drink water before blood tests
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Medical Technologist Council of Thailand has confirmed that patients undergoing blood tests can drink plain water normally before sample collection,...
Thailand–Singapore talks advance defense links and regional energy and trade connectivity
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul met with Chan Chun Sing, Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister...