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Thai opposition leader meets with Aung San Suu Kyi
BANGKOK, Feb 18 - Thailand's Opposition and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday flew to Myanmar to meet with pro-democracy icon Aung...
Kofi Annan, Martti Ahtisaari meet PM to discuss Thailand’s reconciliation process
BANGKOK, Feb 18 -- Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari met with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra...
Thai PM to visit Malaysia on Monday
BANGKOK, Feb 18 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit Malaysia on Monday, the introductory trip to the last remaining members of...
Public Health Ministry to amend law on puffer fish meat sales
BANGKOK, 18 February 2012 - The Public Health Ministry is poised to make the sales of puffer fish meat legal in the near...
Commerce Ministry targets 15% export growth
BANGKOK, 18 February 2012 – The government is set to push the export growth this year to 15 percent in its latest bid...
AMLO to present case on blacklisting of Thailand to FATF
BANGKOK, 18 February 2012 - Thailand's anti-money laundering office will, next week, explain to the public about the blacklisting of the country by...
BMA receives THB800mil in flood prevention budget from government
BANGKOK, 18 February 2012 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been delighted by an additional budget from the government to help in...
Labor Ministry: Migrant workers allowed to verify nationalities and stay in...
BANGKOK, 18 February 2012 - The Labor Ministry has affirmed that migrant workers will have until mid-June to sort out their nationality issues...
BoT offers soft loans to financial institutions to help flood victims
BANGKOK, 17 February 2012 - The Bank of Thailand is offering low-interest loans or soft loans to financial institutions in order for them...
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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...
Royal Thai Navy inspects preparations for upcoming royal barge procession in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – Royal Thai Navy Commander Admiral Pairoj Fuangchan has inspected the training of oarsmen and preparations for the upcoming royal barge procession....