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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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...