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Bombings in South linked to Bersatu anniversary: Yutthasak
BANGKOK, Aug 31 – Friday’s widespread bombings and public disturbances in four southern border provinces were aimed at drawing attention to the anniversary...
Thai Deputy Premier Chalerm fingers Myanmar at ASEAN ministers’ drug meeting
BANGKOK, Aug 31 – ASEAN’s hope for achieving drug-free status by 2015—a goal endorsed at a special ASEAN anti-drug meeting in the Thai...
Photo Release: Thailand Wins Golfers’ Choice Award 2012
Bangkok, August 23, 2012: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Hong Kong Office recently received the Golfers’ Choice Award 2012 on behalf of...
Uphill challenge for Thailand’s projected 7% export growth
BANGKOK, AUG 29 –Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said Wednesday that the government faces a major challenge and will have to...
Thailand moves ahead with ambitious mega-infrastructure project
BANGKOK, Aug 29 – Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong stood firm Wednesday that the government will go ahead with an ambitious plan of mega-infrastructure...
Thailand’s July exports continue to drop
BANGKOK, Aug 29 – Thailand's deputy commerce minister said the country's exports in July continued dropping by 4.46 per cent year-on-year, about US$19.5...
Thailand’s DTAC mobile phone network down twice Tuesday
BANGKOK, Aug 28 – DTAC, Thailand’s second largest mobile operator, was bombarded with complaints Tuesday when its network was down – its second...
Soldiers say they fired blanks at Red Shirt protesters
BANGKOK, AUG 29 – Two Thai army sergeants providing surveillance testified to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Wednesday that they fired...
Thailand aims for nanotech excellence
BANGKOK, AUG 29 – Thailand's Ministry of Science and Technology has allocated an initial budget of Bt300 million to push the country to...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...