Tag: Bangkok
Employment in Q4 grew by 0.9% despite flood
BANGKOK, 27 February 2012 – The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has disclosed that the employment rate during...
Land Transport Dept to adopt new method to control speeding passenger...
BANGKOK, Feb 26 – The Department of Land Transport will soon kickoff a new project to control speed limits of passenger vans, using...
One suspect detained in Sukhumvit blasts
BANGKOK, Feb 27 -- One Iranian suspect was detained on Sunday after police raided a rented room at Nasa Vegas Tower in eastern...
Bus operators call for fare rise
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - Passenger bus operators have urged the Transport Ministry to approve their fare increase request as the diesel price...
IMF predicts Thai economy to grow 5.5% in 2012
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - The IMF has released its 2012 economic growth forecast, which pegs Thailand’s GDP target at 5.5%. ...
North still gets cool morning, Northeast & South to see rains
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - The lower Northeast, the central region and the East are forecast to experience hot weather and scattered thundershowers...
Poll: Most people believe floods will come back
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - A recent opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) has found that most people are...
Officials step up measures to tackle wildfire crisis in the North
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has stepped up measures to put an end to the wildfire crisis...
Police discover motorbike suspected to be in connection with Bangkok blasts
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - The police have identified a motorbike believed to be used by the suspects in the recent Bangkok explosions. ...
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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...