Tag: Bangkok
Construction of hi-speed train to begin in 2014
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 - Transport Minister Jarupong Ruengsuwan has disclosed that the government will spend more than 400 billion baht in building...
Experts call for more use of renewable energy in Thailand
BANGKOK, 24 August 2012 – The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency is calling for more use of renewable energy in the...
DPM Kittiratt pleads for more cooperation to help rid Thailand of...
BANGKOK, 24 August 2012 – A deputy prime minister pleads for more cooperation from all sides to help rid the country of corruption. ...
PM Yingluck: Govt is collecting data for its one-year performance statement
BANGKOK, 24 August 2012 – The Prime Minister said that the government is now in the middle of the preparation for the one-year...
Taxi performance crisis?
In the Bangkok Post I read with interest the item stating that the Transport Ministry is likely to scrap a proposed eco-taxi scheme...
Tourism Authority of Thailand to encourage growth of medical tourism sector...
Bangkok, August 21, 2012 - To sustain the growth of Thailand’s medical tourism sector, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has organized the “Thailand...
Travel agents: Outbound tourists cut by half this year
BANGKOK, 21 August 2012 – The Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) has revealed that the outbound tourist number is expected to be reduced by...
National Parks entrance fees raised nationwide
BANGKOK, 21 August 2012 - The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation yesterday announced a major raise in entrance fees to...
Excise Dept: 10,000 new cars registered for first-car scheme each week
BANGKOK, 21 August 2012 – The Excise Department has revealed that after the first-car tax rebate scheme was launched, the number of new cars...
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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...