Yearly Archives: 2014
Thailand hit by another cold spell
BANGKOK, 15 January 2014 After a short period of warmth, Thailand is now hit by another cold front from China, which lowered the average...
Absentee voting overseas for upcoming general elections now underway
BANGKOK 15 January 2014 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported a good turnout for the general election's advance voting overseas, which began on...
Passport pickups relocates to Bang Na Office
BANGKOK, 15 January 2014, The Consular Department has announced that Thais who have submitted their application for passports are to pick them up at...
PM urges opposition to express its opinion by voting
BANGKOK, 15 Jan 2014, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has urged people opposing her administration to express their opinions by voting, if they feel the...
Suphan Buri dusts former champ Bangkok with 198 golds at National...
SUPHAN BURI, 16 January 2014 The 42nd National Games drew to a close on Wednesday with host Suphan Buri receiving a total of 198...
Democrat leader condemns attacks, intimidation against protesters
BANGKOK, Jan 15 – Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said today that a series of attacks and intimidation of anti-government personalities including himself will not...
Caretaker PM Yingluck dragged into rice subsidy scandal
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – The embattled government is incapable of paying farmers for rice purchase under its highly-criticised subsidy scheme, according to a former...
Protest leader Suthep rejects compromise, negotiation
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vowed to fight unrelentingly without compromise despite the government’s latest decision to continue with the...
46 countries, territories issue warnings for Bangkok
BANGKOK, Jan 15 - Forty six out of 68 embassies and consulates in the Thai capital have advised their nationals, especially those in Bangkok,...
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Thailand’s rule of law stands still as the world moves on
BANGKOK, Thailand - On 17 December in Bangkok, a new report quietly confirmed what many people in Thailand already feel in their daily lives:...
Pattaya’s Soi Siam Country Club Road resurfacing nears completion with final manhole adjustments
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists passing through Phornprapanimit Road or Soi Siam Country Club in Pattaya may notice construction crews carefully cutting around manhole covers...
Indian tourist cuts across road, motorcyclist seriously injured in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old woman from Buriram province was seriously injured after her motorcycle lost control and crashed on Pattaya Beach Road early...
Kazakh tourist asked to remove tent from Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers on morning patrol found a Kazakh tourist camping on Pattaya Beach near Soi 6/1 on Saturday, setting up...
Even–odd parking rules in Pattaya welcome, but residents say problems run deeper
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City’s renewed enforcement of even–odd day roadside parking along South Pattaya from Sukhumvit Highway entrance to Wat Chaimongkol intersection, has...