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Good literary work should need no pattern: 2011 Thai SEA Write...
Thailand's latest compilation of short stories that clinched the 2011 South East Asian Writers Awards (S.E.A. Write) for short story genre was written...
THAI-JAPANESE COOPERATION TO LAUNCH MUTUAL HELP PLAN
Bangkok, January 27, 2012 — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the City of Sendai and the Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization are to sign...
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...
Two internationally branded hotels offered for sale
CBRE, a leading international property consultant in Thailand, has been appointed to sell two internationally branded hotel properties in two of Thailand’s most popular...
International multihull race festival comes to Pattaya
The first-ever international yacht-racing event, featuring sleek, super-fast new multihulls, will be held in the waters off the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, South Pattaya,...
Bank of Thailand cuts key interest rate to stimulate post-flood economy
BANGKOK, Jan 25 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT), the country’s central bank, cut the policy interest rate Wednesday by 0.25 percentage points...
PM Yingluck, in New Delhi, aims to expand Thai-Indian trade, investment
NEW DELHI, Jan 25 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with Thai businesspeople in the Indian capital and is due to...
Thailand’s rice exports likely to drop this year
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – The Thai Rice Exporters Association on Monday announced that the country’s rice exports will fall by 2.5-4 million tonnes to...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19%...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19% year-on-year BANGKOK, Jan 11 - Thailand recorded 19 million tourist arrivals in 2011,...
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Motorway panic near Pattaya as disoriented man is struck while running through traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be suffering from a mental health episode was critically injured after being struck by a pickup truck...
Pattaya officers detain naked man in public area, refer him for medical evaluation
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya municipal officers detained a man found walking naked in a public area on February 24, causing alarm among residents and...
CIB busts Russian scam network operating across Pattaya, millions in cash circulated
PATTAYA, Thailand — Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested a Russian national and a Thai accomplice in connection with an online scam operation...
German tourist beaten on Pattaya Beach as familiar street violence returns
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya are urgently tracking down a group of suspects following the assault of a German tourist on Pattaya Beach,...
Pattaya confronts a persistent flashpoint as gender identity, sex work, and tourist safety collide
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya, nightlife remains one of the city’s strongest draws — and one of its most complicated challenges. Among long-running issues...