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Suvarnabhumi Airport tops Halal Friendly Airports list
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 – Suvarnabhumi Airport has been voted the best Halal-friendly airport among non OIC countries for 2012. ...
Deputy PM: Insurance premium rate must be set fairly
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Kittiratt Na Ranong sees no need for people in flood-prone areas...
Cabinet set 2012 budget disbursement at no less than 93%
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The Cabinet has set a target to disburse more than 90% of its 2012 budget, mainly for investment...
Fisheries Dept. concerned over depleting Indian Mackerel population in Andaman Sea
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The Fisheries Department has expressed its worry about the depleting population of Indian Mackerel in Thailand's southern Andaman...
DFT: Malaysia, an attractive investment destination among all ASEAN neighbors
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade has come out to remind local investors to keep focus on Malaysia, which...
PM to make an official visit to Japan on 6-9 March
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The prime minister is set to make an official visit to Japan at the beginning of March, with...
NACC unanimously decides to confiscate assets of Ex-Transport Permanent Secretary
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The country's anti-graft agency has resolved to confiscate the assets of a former Permanent Secretary to the Transport...
NESDB: Facebook partly cause of teen pregnancies
BANGKOK, 28 February 2012 - According to the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the famous social networking site, facebook, has partly...
Political activist gets 7 1/2 years jail for lese majeste
BANGKOK, Feb 28 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced 68-year-old Surachai Danwattananusorn to 15 years in jail for speeches judged to have...
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Pattaya authorities target nightlife venues over safety and foreign nominees
PATTAYA, Thailand – More than 50 officials from Banglamung District, Pattaya Police, Immigration and Tourist Police inspected three entertainment venues in Pattaya on the...
SUV driver claims he fell asleep before crash injuring eight at Pattaya junction
PATTAYA, Thailand – Eight people were injured after a black HAVAL H6 crashed into vehicles waiting at a red light at Phothisan intersection on...
Pattaya clears Jomtien footpaths of overgrown branches and rubbish
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Hall teams inspected Jomtien Second Road near the entrance to Soi Jomtien 7, checking for homeless people, trimming tree...
Pattaya roadworks draw complaints over uneven asphalt and low drainage grilles
PATTAYA, Thailand – Motorists have complained about newly completed roadworks linking Soi 4 and Soi 5 with Second Road in Pattaya, where uneven asphalt...
Pattaya Mayor meets Region 2 police chief to discuss CCTV, traffic and flooding
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet met the newly appointed Provincial Police Region 2 chief, Pol Lt Gen Wasan Techa-akkharakasem, on October 20...