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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Economic pressure and the surge of domestic inflation impact expatriate purchasing power
PATTAYA, Thailand – From the perspective of a law and tax expert, and as a Thai citizen closely monitoring macroeconomic structural shifts, another critical...
Na Jomtien Police assist stranded 14-year-old new mother forced out of home
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police at Na Jomtien Police Station have provided urgent assistance to a 14-year-old girl who found herself in difficult circumstances after...
British man, 77, dies after fall from 8th-floor condo near Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 77-year-old British national has died after falling from the eighth floor of a luxury condominium in Najomtien, Sattahip, near Pattaya...
Laem Chabang Port Phase 3 opens site visit as construction reaches over 95% completion
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Laem Chabang Port Development Project Phase 3 opened its construction site to the public as part of a community engagement...
Pattaya residents alarmed as exhibitionist reappears in Soi Buakhao
PATTAYA, Thailand – Residents and visitors in the Soi Buakhao area have raised renewed concerns after reports emerged of a man allegedly exposing himself...