Yearly Archives: 2014
Home Ministry to study proposal to build border wall
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 - The Home Ministry is studying a proposal by five companies to build a wall along the Malaysian border to...
PM confident Thailand ready to cope with Ebola
BANGKOK, Dec 15 -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha considers the Ebola virus disease as a health challenge but says that Thailand has resources to...
Floods recede in Thailand’s southern provinces
PHATTHALUNG, Dec 16 - Flooding in several southern Thai provinces improved Tuesday as rains stopped and the waters began to recede. However, local residents...
Prime minister admits to slow economic recovery
BANGKOK, Dec 15 -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said the Thai economy has generally improved but its recovery was not at a satisfactory...
Finance Minister: SET index plunges in tandem with worldwide markets
BANGKOK, Dec 15 -- Finance Minister Sommai Phasee said the plunge in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index happened in tandem with the declining...
Thai Foreign Ministry warns Thais to avoid travel to Sydney
BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Thailand's consulate-general in Sydney warned Thai nationals to avoid travel to Sydney, while Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the country's...
Economic planner OKs building new airport in Beijing
BEIJING, Dec 16 - China's economic planner announced its approval on construction of a new airport in Beijing on Monday. The project will involve...
TAT lists seven top locations to celebrate New Year countdown 2015...
Bangkok, 11 December, 2014 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will be organising the New Year countdown 2015 celebration in seven major tourist...
Private sector donates consumption items to Deep South authorities
YALA, 14 Dec 2014 - The private sector and general public have donated consumption items to authorities in the southernmost provinces as a gesture...
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A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...