Tag: Bangkok
Khao San business operators expect 20% growth during 2012 Songkran
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – Business operators on the famous Khao San Road are hopeful that tourist growth during the upcoming Songkran holidays...
Special Report: Google launches new Street View Imagery
Google, together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has announced that Street View imagery of three major areas in Thailand is now live...
Critical patients under govt health funds to receive treatment in any...
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The integration of the government's three major health care funds to take effect on April 1 is intended...
Deputy PM: USA ready to cooperate in intelligence
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – US Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney has, on behalf of her country, expressed enthusiasm to fully cooperate with Thailand...
Mahidol University: Ya pak-king can slow cancer spread
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, has revealed that Ya pak-king, or literally translated Beijing Grass, can help...
Competition for best community forest opened for challengers
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 - The Royal Forest Department and the Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company Limited have launched a project to...
Motorcycle passengers urged to wear helmets
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has launched a campaign to encourage pillion riders to wear safety helmets...
High buildings in Bangkok being inspected for safety
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Bangkok’s City Council has been inspecting high-rise buildings and entertainment venues in 50 districts of Bangkok to ensure...
Police force to be stationed at the annual Red Cross Fair...
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – Security forces are ready to assure safety of visitors to the 2012 Red Cross Fair, which is due...
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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...