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Bangkok’s water flow to be tested early next month
BANGKOK, AUG 29 – Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi told the capital's residents Wednesday to remain calm when government technicians test the...
Ex-PM Thaksin, Suriya off the hook in CTX9000 scam
BANGKOK, Aug 28 – Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) voted unanimously to clear former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and then transport minister Suriya Juengrungruangkit from...
Real estate business improves after last year’s floods
BANGKOK, Aug 23 - Housing Business Association chairman Isara Boonyang said the real estate business has expanded some 10-15 per cent after last...
Finance Ministry not proposing changes in vehicle tax structure
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - Deputy Finance Minister Thanusak Lek-uthai said the ministry will not yet propose vehicular tax structure changes for Cabinet consideration...
2012 investment promotion applications expected to hit record Bt800 billion
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - Industry Minister Pongsvas Svasti said Friday that he was certain investment promotion applications would hit a record Bt800 billion, higher...
Arms supply reinforcement for deep South needed
BANGKOK, Aug 23 - Defence Minister Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sukumpol Suwanatat on Thursday instructed the Defence Ministry’s research unit and the three...
Cambodia’s frustration with Thai treatment of Khmer Muslims soothed
BANGKOK, Aug 24 – A senior Thai military officer on Thursday brushed aside Cambodia’s dissatisfaction over the thorough inspection of Cambodian Muslims entering...
Thai crewman abducted in Nigeria freed
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - Thailand’s Foreign Minister announced that a Thai crewman who was kidnapped by pirates off the Nigerian coast early this month...
Government and state enterprise premises off limits for alcoholic drinks
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - A new regulation prohibiting the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages on the premises of government offices and state...
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Songkran turns deadly as Pattaya policeman shoots cannabis shop owner on Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – Songkran celebrations in Pattaya turned deadly in the early hours of April 19 after an intoxicated police officer allegedly shot and...
The post-Songkran reality check: what Pattaya reveals when the water dries
PATTAYA, Thailand - I am writing this article on a day when Pattaya is still in full celebration Songkran is ongoing, and today is...
VietJet setzt auf chinesische C909-Jets – Herausforderung für das Airbus-Boeing-Duopol
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die vietnamesische Billigfluggesellschaft VietJet Air hat eine Vereinbarung über das Leasing von bis zu 10 C909-Passagierflugzeugen aus China unterzeichnet. Damit stärkt...
EEC-Gebiete nähern sich 24-Stunden-Alkoholverkauf – nach 90-Tage-Test keine Zunahme von Unfällen festgestellt
PATTAYA, Thailand – Das thailändische Komitee zur Alkoholkontrolle hat grundsätzlich einem Vorschlag zugestimmt, der den 24-Stunden-Verkauf alkoholischer Getränke in ausgewiesenen Zonen des Eastern Economic...
Über 500 kg „Geisternetze“ vor den Similan-Inseln entfernt – Schutz für Meereslebewesen
PHANG NGA, Thailand – Im Gebiet des Mu Ko Similan National Park haben Behörden ein mehr als 500 Kilogramm schweres verlassenes Fischernetz aus dem...