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FTI eyes pay raise for skilled workers
BANGKOK, 12 March 2012 – Industrial factories are planning to adjust the base salary of foremen, skilled workers and long-time workers by 15-20%...
Energy for Environment Center urges Thailand to brace for drought and...
BANGKOK, 12 March 2012 - The Energy for Environment Center has expressed concerns that Thailand will likely face a higher risk of drought...
PM meet with US-ASEAN Business Council to discuss trade and investment
BANGKOK, 12 March 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with representatives from the US-ASEAN Business Council to discuss the government's confidence...
People urged to adopt sufficiency-economy theory to daily life
BANGKOK, 12 March 2012 - Chaipattana Foundation Secretary-General Sumet Tantivejkul has urged the Thai people to adopt His Majesty the King’s sufficiency economy...
PAD will not yet call for mass rally against constitutional amendment
BANGKOK, March 10 -- The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) aka the 'Yellow Shirts' said it has no plans yet for a mass...
PM satisfied with Japan trip to revive investor confidence with flood...
BANGKOK, March 10 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday expressed her satisfaction with her visit to Japan during March 6-9 that the...
Four Thai workers wounded in Gaza fighting are out of danger
BANGKOK, March 12 -- Four Thai workers who were wounded as a result of fighting near the Gaza Strip in Israel on Friday...
Northern haze costsThai tourism more than THB50bil in revenue loss
BANGKOK, 10 March 2012 – The haze crisis in Thailand's North has cost the tourism industry tens of billions of baht in lost...
BOT confident Thai baht movement under control
BANGKOK, 10 March 2012 – The Thai central bank is confident that the baht movement so far has been acceptable even though it...
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You rent we seize as Pattaya keeps fighting beach encroachers
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have once again descended on Pattaya Beach to confiscate chairs and mats from operators accused of turning public...
Pattaya has more bars than tourists as owners calculate every baht
PATTAYA, Thailand – The lights are still on, the music is still playing, and staff still wait outside inviting passersby to come in. But...
Pattaya turns desperate for tourists as businesses fight for every customer
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s tourist streets are showing a more competitive and at times chaotic side as businesses fight to attract dwindling walk-in customers,...
DSI exposes massive Forex scam network in multi-billion baht probe
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Friday announced major developments in a massive Forex fraud investigation, revealing financial links to...
Thailand’s economy holds firm as credit rating confirmed and competitiveness rises
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s economic confidence has received positive signals following an affirmation of its sovereign credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and a...