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Thailand, Iraq prepare to reopen embassies
BANGKOK, May 4 -- Bilateral relations between Thailand and Iraq have gradually progressed and the two countries have prepared to reopen each other...
Thailand protests to Cambodia over landmine blast
BANGKOK, April 4 - Thailand strongly protested to Cambodia over Wednesday's landmine blast which seriously injured a Thai soldier on patrol in the...
Drought threatens eastern seaboard industrial estates
BANGKOK, May 4 – In an attempt to avert a repetition of the 2005 drought crisis, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)...
Chiang Mai ranks 24th as world’s best destination in 2012
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 – An internationally well-known travel website, TripAdvisor, has ranked Chiang Mai province 24th in the world’s best destination list...
BoT reports lukewarm response on state-initiated low-interest loans for flood victims
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 - The Thai central bank has reported lukewarm public response to the government-sponsored low-interest loans, which is blamed on...
Top economic guru forecasts Thai GDP in 2012 at 6.0-6.5%
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 – A top economic guru has forecasted that Thai economy will end up expanding healthily this year, as a...
NBTC satisfied with its performance during past 6 months
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 – The country’s telecom regulator has expressed satisfaction over what it has achieved during the first 6 months of...
Central Wage Committee yet to postpone new minimum wage implementation in...
BANGKOK, 3 May 2012 – Thailand’s Central Wage Committee is yet to consider postponing the implementation of the new minimum wage policy throughout...
Public and private sectors brace for AEC
Bangkok, 3 May 2012 – The Thai public and private sectors have been busily readying themselves for the formation of the ASEAN Economic...
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Embassy denounces edited video allegedly distorting China–Thailand ties
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Chinese Embassy in Thailand has issued a strong condemnation of a viral video titled "Chinese Woman Warns Thais," describing it...
Thai Health Ministry dispatches over 77 tons of seized drugs for destruction
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday dispatched a heavily guarded convoy transporting over 77 tons of confiscated narcotics, seized from...
Thailand’s DBD probes ownership of three delivery platforms
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Commerce, through the Department of Business Development (DBD), has initiated a comprehensive review of three foreign-linked delivery and...
Thai rock star Sek Loso released on parole after prison sentence
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prominent Thai rock musician Seksan Sukpimai, widely known as "Sek Loso," has been released on parole from a temporary prison in...
Royal Thai Navy inspects preparations for upcoming royal barge procession in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – Royal Thai Navy Commander Admiral Pairoj Fuangchan has inspected the training of oarsmen and preparations for the upcoming royal barge procession....