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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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Thai officials seize evidence in alleged civil service exam tampering case
BANGKOK, Thailand – Anti-corruption police and officials have raided a residence in Nonthaburi province following investigations into an alleged exam-rigging network tied to local...
Embassy denounces edited video allegedly distorting China–Thailand ties
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Chinese Embassy in Thailand has issued a strong condemnation of a viral video titled "Chinese Woman Warns Thais," describing it...
Thai Health Ministry dispatches over 77 tons of seized drugs for destruction
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday dispatched a heavily guarded convoy transporting over 77 tons of confiscated narcotics, seized from...
Thailand’s DBD probes ownership of three delivery platforms
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Commerce, through the Department of Business Development (DBD), has initiated a comprehensive review of three foreign-linked delivery and...
Thai rock star Sek Loso released on parole after prison sentence
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prominent Thai rock musician Seksan Sukpimai, widely known as "Sek Loso," has been released on parole from a temporary prison in...