Tag: Bangkok
Thai Parliament hosts 4th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Caucus
BANGKOK, 30 April 2012 - Thailand's Parliament is hosting an international meeting of parliamentarians from 10 ASEAN nations, which focuses on the region's...
PM says govt units to be more united in dealing with...
BANGKOK, 29 April 2012 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has admitted that the government’s work to resolve the Southern unrest still lacks unity....
German Foreign Minister meets with Thai counterpart to boost ties
BANGKOK, April 29 - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Sunday met with his Thai counterpart Surapong Tovichakchaikul in a visit to boost...
Shan drug kingpin suspect may not be extradited to Thailand: ONCB
BANGKOK, April 29--- Jai Norkham, a suspected ethnic Shan drug kingpin with alleged involvement in the killing of 13 Chinese shipping crewmen last...
Top economic guru calls for speedy Thai trade expansion with Asian...
BANGKOK, 28 April 2012 – A top economic guru has urged Thailand to speed up the expansion of trade with the rest of...
FPO: Thai economy continued to expand in March
BANGKOK, 28 April 2012 – The Fiscal Policy Office has affirmed that the local economy continued to grow satisfactorily in March, while warning...
Excise Dept collected THB42bil during first half of fiscal 2012
BANGKOK, 28 April 2012 – The Excise Department has just reported its revenue collection for the first half of fiscal year 2012, amounting...
Dusit Zoo hosing down wildlife to cool animals in heat
BANGKOK, April 27-- Amid the the Thai capital’s current extreme hot weather, the country’s oldest zoo, the Dusit Zoo, also known as Khao...
PM Yingluck ready to pass new laws on water management
BANGKOK, 28 April 2012 – The prime minister is planning to introduce new laws to rein in the country's water resources management. ...
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Motive behind Pattaya acid attack on Thai woman emerges after British man arrested
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as a seemingly ordinary evening at a central Pattaya apartment building quickly turned into a violent and chaotic incident...
Thai woman shocked after alleged secret intimate videos circulated online
CHIANG RAI, Thailand – A 62-year-old Thai woman has filed a complaint after alleging that her former partner, a 75-year-old New Zealand man, secretly...
Thief who hid for 6 hours inside luxury homes arrested after fleeing to Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police have arrested a 25-year-old suspect accused of carrying out a series of daring burglaries targeting luxury homes in Bangkok’s Thonglor...
Social Security Office urges insured workers to designate beneficiaries for death benefits
PATTAYA, Thailand – The government, through the Social Security Office (SSO) under the Ministry of Labor, is urging insured workers to prepare a written...
Foreigner married to a Thai says starting a business is still too difficult
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign resident has voiced frustration over the challenges foreigners face when trying to start a business in Thailand, even when...