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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Woman, 29, dies after falling from Pattaya condo as police question British boyfriend
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 29-year-old woman died after falling from a condominium building in Pattaya on the evening of May 26, with police launching...
Pattaya launches beach cigarette butt cleanup rally ahead of World No Tobacco Day
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials, community groups, and local businesses joined forces on May 27 for a beach cleanup rally aimed at reducing...
Russian tourists from Pattaya praise Sai Kaew Beach as coastal tourism in Sattahip grows
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Thailand’s summer travel season continues to attract both domestic and international visitors, Sai Kaew Beach in Sattahip is emerging as...
Pattaya tourists continue arriving at Koh Larn Pier as storm clouds gather
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is experiencing a mix of intense heat, high humidity, and increasing chances of thunderstorms as monsoon conditions begin strengthening across...
Thai baht edges weaker as markets watch US data and Iran ceasefire talks
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht opened slightly weaker on Wednesday at 32.64 against the US dollar, compared with the previous close of 32.62,...