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Police seize 3.5 tonnes of UK-bound cannabis
BANGKOK, April 27 -- Saraburi provincial police arrested a drug suspect and seized 3.5 tonnes of marijuana worth more than Bt50 million (US$1.64...
Shan drug kingpin suspect held in Laos, says Chalerm
BANGKOK, April 27--- Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung on Friday confirmed that the Lao authorities have arrested Jai Norkham, ethnic Shan drug...
Minimum wage rise won’t improve standard of living: 4 in 10...
BANGKOK, April 27 – Four in 10 Thai workers say that the government’s new Bt300 minimum wage for the capital and the surrounding...
Autoparts fair to show Thailand’s potential as ASEAN leader
BANGKOK, April 26 – Thailand Department of Export Promotion (DEP) and the Thai Autoparts Manufacturers Association are holding the 5th Thailand Auto Parts...
Prasarn disagrees with plan to use reserves for infrastructure development
BANGKOK, 27 April 2012 – Bank of Thailand Governor Prasarn Trairatworakul has rejected a plan to use the nation’s 180 billion baht worth...
UTCC: Minimum wage rise helps drive Thai economy
BANGKOK, 27 April 2012 - An economic expert views that the minimum wage rise to 300 baht per day helps drive the Thai...
Thailand Energy Academy opens to spread knowledge on energy
BANGKOK, 27 April 2012 - The Energy Ministry has opened the Thailand Energy Academy, in the hope of drawing in executives from various...
China to send experts to help Thailand on water resources &...
BANGKOK, 27 April 2012 – China is set to send a team of experts to help Thailand's water management and flood prevention plans. ...
EGAT: Thai power consumption peaks for 7th time on April 26
BANGKOK, 27 April 2012 – Thailand's power consumption has hit a new high on Thursday, when the scorching summer heat drove people across...
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Economic pressure and the surge of domestic inflation impact expatriate purchasing power
PATTAYA, Thailand – From the perspective of a law and tax expert, and as a Thai citizen closely monitoring macroeconomic structural shifts, another critical...
Na Jomtien Police assist stranded 14-year-old new mother forced out of home
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police at Na Jomtien Police Station have provided urgent assistance to a 14-year-old girl who found herself in difficult circumstances after...
British man, 77, dies after fall from 8th-floor condo near Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 77-year-old British national has died after falling from the eighth floor of a luxury condominium in Najomtien, Sattahip, near Pattaya...
Laem Chabang Port Phase 3 opens site visit as construction reaches over 95% completion
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Laem Chabang Port Development Project Phase 3 opened its construction site to the public as part of a community engagement...
Pattaya residents alarmed as exhibitionist reappears in Soi Buakhao
PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents and visitors in the Soi Buakhao area have raised renewed concerns after reports emerged of a man allegedly exposing himself...