Tag: Africa
Commerce Ministry targets Thai exports to grow 15% this year
BANGKOK, Feb 7 – The Commerce Ministry has targeted pushing Thai exports to grow 15 per cent this year while in the first quarter...
TRAVEL AGENTS, MEDIA TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THAILAND’S “GREEN ROUTES”
Bangkok, October 18, 2011 — A group of more than 50 invited travel agents and media in the Europe, Africa and Middle East region...
Thai exports hit record high in July
BANGKOK, Aug 25 – Thai exports in July hit a record high at US$21.521 billion, an increase of 38.3 per cent year-on-year, beating...
Goodbye Africa
Africa - we all have our own visions of it when we hear the name. What is it really like? What is its...
Goodbye, Africa
Goodbye, Africa (ISBN 978-1-60911-149-6, Eloquent Books, 2009) arrived on the reviewer’s desk directly from the author Desmond Bishop, but immediately produced a conundrum....
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Anutin says landmine incident separate from Thai–Cambodian border talks
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said a recent landmine incident that seriously injured a Thai soldier in Surin province should be considered...
Election Commission completes final rehearsal ahead of candidate registration
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Election Commission (EC) on December 25 completed its final preparatory briefing and full rehearsal ahead of the opening of candidate...
Free trial opens on M6 Motorway for New Year travel to ease northeast congestion
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Department of Highways will open a free trial operation of Intercity Motorway No. 6 (M6) along the full 196-kilometer Bang...
Finance Ministry urges final spending as half-half plus scheme ends December 31
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Finance has reminded participants in the “Half-Half Plus” co-payment scheme to use any remaining benefits before the program...
Thailand condemns Cambodian rocket attack on border village as civilian law violation
SAKAEO, Thailand – Thailand’s First Army Region on Thursday condemned Cambodian forces for launching a rocket strike on a civilian village near the border,...