Tag: Bangkok
Picking a pick-up
Dual-cab pick-ups account for nearly one in 10 new-car sales in Australia. A staggering 100,000 vehicles last year, of which the majority come from...
Finance Ministry to collect fees from commercial banks at 0.47%
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - The Finance Minister has concluded that the government will collect fees from commercial banks and Specialized Financial Institutions...
Cabinet green-lights budget for floodwalls around industrial estates
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The Cabinet has approved a 4.8 billion-baht budget for the construction of floodwalls around industrial estates, which are...
BAAC: Debt moratorium to be extended
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has announced a two-month extension to the debt moratorium programme,...
Science Minister: 27 typhoons and 3-4 tropical storms expected this year
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has announced that 27 typhoons and 3-4 tropical storms are expected to...
Soldiers dredge canals in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - The army has sent 320 engineering military personnel and trucks to dredge canals in Bangkok as a flood...
Cabinet: MRTA to go ahead with loan for MRT extension
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The cabinet has given a green light for the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to request...
Thailand teams up with INTERPOL to solve environmental crimes
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The INTERPOL Environmental Crime Meeting is currently taking place in Thailand, with representatives from 66 countries worldwide participating in...
World Bank advises Thai government on flood prevention
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - The World Bank has suggested flood guidelines for Thailand for flood prevention and management as a method of managing...
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Heavy drinking ends with head injury for Pattaya motorcyclist
A man receives medical treatment after reportedly falling from his own motorcycle near South Pattaya Soi 10 on June 18, suffering a head wound...
Motorcycle taxi driver and app rider argue over condo pickup in Pattaya
An app-based delivery and a local motorcycle taxi driver argue outside a condominium in Naklua, Pattaya, after a dispute over a customer pickup, with...
Pattaya resident horrified by cobra display until truth emerges
Emergency responders prepare to capture what appeared to be a cobra in a Central Pattaya condominium parking lot before discovering it was actually a...
Fresh catch at dawn draws seafood lovers to Jomtien
Fresh seafood from local fishing boats is displayed for sale at Jomtien Fishermen’s Market, where visitors can select their catch and have it steamed,...
Russian and Indian tourists caught fighting on Pattaya street
A Russian and an Indian tourist exchange blows on a Pattaya street on June 18 before workers from a nearby massage shop intervene to...