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Cabinet approves budget for flood-protection dykes at industrial estates
BANGKOK, June 5 – Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a Bt6 billion budget for building flood-protection dykes at six industrial estates while giving a...
Industry Minister visits industrial estate in Ayutthaya
PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA, 15 February 2012 – The Industry Minister has ordered officials to speed up the rehabilitation process of the Saha Rattana...
Government’s water discharges cause Ayutthaya flood: Agriculture Ministry
BANGKOK, Feb 8 – Thailand’s Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry on Wednesday admitted that the current flood in Sena district of Ayutthaya resulted from...
Billions of baht in illicit drugs found during police search of...
BANGKOK, Jan 21 -- Over 2 million methamphetamine pills, 30 kg of crystal metaphetamine or ice, and 20 kg of heroin worth billions of...
No radiation contamination, chemical leak from flooded installations
BANGKOK, Nov 2 - The Thai government confirmed on Wednesday that there was neither radiation contamination nor chemical leaks at flood-ravaged premises and industrial...
Bangchan Industrial Estate braces for flood after upstream sluice gate damage
BANGKOK, Nov 2 - The Bangchan Industrial Estate is prepared to handle incoming floodwater, which started to rise from underground drains and sewers there...
All five industrial estates of Ayutthaya submerged
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 16 - The Factory Land Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya's Wang Noi district, the last factory in Ayutthaya which had earlier survived flooding,...
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Pattaya’s ‘Smart’ pedestrian crossing fails its own test as mayor attempts to use it
PATTAYA, Thailand – A high-profile safety demonstration turned into an awkward reality check this week when Mayor Poramet Ngampichet personally attempted to cross the...
Trat tourism unshaken as operators and TAT say border tensions haven’t affected visitor confidence
PATTAYA, Thailand – The president of the Trat Hotels and Resorts Association, together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Trat Office, has confirmed...
Single travelers don’t care much whether the baht is expensive but Thailand’s economy should
PATTAYA, Thailand –Thailand’s currency continues to defy economic gravity, strengthening even as exports cool, household debt climbs, and purchasing power among ordinary Thais weakens....
Foreigners say Pattaya’s traffic laws feel ignored while police focus mainly on tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – For many long-term foreign visitors, Pattaya’s roads have become a symbol of everything that feels chaotic, inconsistent, and selectively enforced about...
Pattaya Beach transforms into a jazz paradise December 12–13, full line-up and schedules here
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s central beach is undergoing a vibrant makeover as crews reshape the shoreline, improve walkways, and elevate the entire waterfront in...