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Japanese insurance companies to pay 5.7 billion US dollars for Thai...
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - Three Japanese insurance companies have assessed that they will have to pay 5.7 billion US dollars to flood claims...
PTTEP supports hornbill conservation research
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - The country's top oil and gas explorer pledges to provide more support to the conservation research of a rare...
Labor Ministry to speedily set up a new safety institute for...
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare is pushing for the establishment of a work safety institution before...
PM Yingluck instructs 10 provincial governors to grow upstream forests within...
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - The prime minister has instructed the governors of 10 provinces, from upstream to downstream rivers, to finish the...
Thailand congratulates positive development in human rights issue in Myanmar
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - Thailand has congratulated Myanmar on its progress in solving its human rights problems. Mr....
Army supports government’s flood prevention plan
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - After Thailand was hit by the most devastating flood in 50 years in 2011, the Royal Thai Army...
JBC concludes with new border checkpoint
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 – The 5th Thai-Cambodian Joint Border Commission (JCB) meeting in Bangkok ended yesterday with a mutual agreement to open...
NSC: Bangkok blasts not act of terrorism
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 – The Secretary General of the National Security Council (NSC) indicated that the three explosions which occurred in Bangkok...
UK-US warnings issued after 3 Bangkok explosions
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain have issued warnings for their citizens against traveling in...
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Bangkok and provinces under thunderstorm watch despite easing monsoon
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Meteorological Department says rainfall is expected to decrease over the next 24 hours as the southwest monsoon weakens over the...
Blue skies can be deceiving in Pattaya as rain arrives without warning
PATTAYA, Thailand – One moment the sun is shining brightly over Pattaya Beach, drawing tourists to the sand, outdoor cafés, and seaside promenades. The...
Fed signals keep markets on edge as Thai baht weakens
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht is expected to trade within a range of 32.50 to 33.20 per U.S. dollar this week as investors...
Bangkok orders safety inspections after historic district awning collapse kills man
BANGKOK, Thailand – A concrete awning collapsed from a row of old commercial buildings in Bangkok’s historic district on Saturday, killing one person and...
Thailand launches high-tech crime war with AI systems and global SHIELD database
BANGKOK, Thailand – The government is intensifying its crackdown on transnational networks by integrating the SHIELD international database and artificial intelligence surveillance systems to...