Tag: Bangkok
Thailand’s first digital TV system to be launched this year
BANGKOK, 24 May 2012 - The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has selected DVB-T2 as the standard for Thailand’s digital television broadcasting,...
PM: Govt places emphasis on forest preservation
BANGKOK, 25 May 2012 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said that the government places an emphasis on the forest and natural water...
Govt begins compensation payment to political violence victims
BANGKOK, 25 May 2012 – The government has kicked off the compensation payments for political violence victims. It has set aside 577 million...
Mosques in Bangkok participate in drug-free campaign
BANGKOK, 25 May 2012 – Twenty-four mosques in Bangkok have participated in the drug-free campaign, focusing on drug eradication in communities near the...
Budhhayantee Nalanda brought from India for Thais to pay respect
BANGKOK, 25 May 2012 -The Thai Health Promotion Foundation and the Sathira-Dhammasathan Center have brought the statue of Budhhayantee Nalanda from India to...
JJ Market vendors seek extension of stall leasehold
BANGKOK, 25 May 2012 - Yesterday a group of 20 Chatuchak market vendors, led by Chartree Sophonbannarak, chairman of the Association of Chatuchak...
Tablet scheme will be officially launched on June 7
BANGKOK, 25 May 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is set to preside over the official launching ceremony of One Tablet PC per...
Scandinavian Music Superstar Markoolio Promotes Thai Tourism through Song & Light-Hearted...
Bangkok, May 22, 2012 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pumping up the volume of its celebrity marketing strategy by using...
THAI appoints Priewpan, Areepong vice chairmen of audit committee
BANGKOK, 24 May 2012 – The Thai Airways International (THAI) has named National Police Chief Priewpan Damapong and Permanent Secretary for Finance Areepong...
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Poramet shares quality of life plans with Pattaya hotel sector in final election push
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya mayoral candidate No. 2, Poramet Ngampichet of the “We Love Pattaya” group, stepped up his campaign efforts in the final...
Wrong-way driving down as Sattahip Traffic Police step up enforcement
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic police in Sattahip have stepped up enforcement of road discipline, warning motorists against wrong-way driving and illegal stopping in restricted...
Sathahip Traffic Police fine truck driver after road spill on Sukhumvit Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic police in Sattahip ordered immediate action after a truck transporting used goods dropped sacks of cloth onto Sukhumvit Road near...
Pattaya acts on unauthorized commercial use of public beach areas
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers carried out a beachside enforcement operation targeting the unauthorized rental of mats and chairs along Pattaya Beach, as...
Soi Buakhao businesses reflect current situation in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Business activity in Soi Buakhao remains noticeably subdued as many operators in Pattaya’s key nightlife and service district continue to feel...