Tag: Asia
MOPH confident of the ability to prevent mutant bird flu
BANGKOK, 30 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health is confident that the existing preventive measures against bird flu will be able...
Bank of Thailand raises policy interest rate 0.25%
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Thursday raised the policy interest rate by 0.25 per cent from 3.25 to 3.50...
Special Report: Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand´s 28th Prime Minister
With a majority vote of 296-3, Pheu Thai number one party-list MP Yingluck Shinawatra was bestowed the title of the 28th Prime Minister...
Messe Dusseldolf Asia forum at Dusit Thani
On August the 3rd at the ballroom of Dusit Thani Pattaya, Messe Dusseldorf Asia hosted an Eastern Seaboard Industry Forum in presence of Chonburi...
UNESCAP forecasts Thailand’s imports, exports to grow 10 per cent this...
BANGKOK, July 25 –Thailand’s exports and imports this year will stabilise at 10 per cent following the pattern of normalisation of trade growth in...
Nissan unveils 6-year business plan for ASEAN region
BANGKOK, July 25 – Nissan Motor Asia Pacific on Monday introduced a new six-year business plan for Southeast Asia, aiming to expand growth across...
KResearch: Gold price to edge up
BANGKOK, 24 July 2011- According to Kasikorn Research Center, the Thai currency has increased its value and will continue to strengthen in the...
2011 GDP growth expected at 4-5%
BANGKOK, 30 June 2011 – The Ministry of Finance has maintained the Thai Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expansion in 2011 at 4-5% as...
TAT optimistic about Thai tourism in 2012
BANGKOK, 28 June 2011– The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects the number of foreign tourists coming to Thailand will reach 19 million...
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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...