Tag: Bangkok
Human trafficking agent arrested in Saraburi
BANGKOK, Jan 31 - A human trafficking agent was arrested in the central province of Saraburi for smuggling foreign labourers from the Lao...
Four slain villagers in Pattani not insurgents: Deputy PM Yuthasak
BANGKOK, Jan 31 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha conceded on Tuesday that the four villagers slain Sunday night in Pattani were not...
PM: Government has clear water management plan
BANGKOK, Jan 29 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday reaffirmed that her government has clear water management plans and is ready...
Ruling, opposition parties ask DSI to probe websites insulting monarchy
BANGKOK, Jan 30 – Both Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai Party and the opposition Democrat Party on Monday submitted complaints to the Department of...
More workers will be unemployed after flood
BANGKOK, Jan 27 -- More workers are expected to be unemployed after last year’s flood crisis reduced forward purchase orders for some factories while...
Chalerm pledges to eradicate drugs within one year
BANGKOK, Jan 28 -- Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung said illicit drug suppression was one of the government policies announced during the election campaign,...
Two stateless children, two adults, released from immigration jail
BANGKOK, Jan 27 – Two stateless children being held at Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre, their mother and another adult family member were released from...
Police seize meth pills, ice worth Bt200 million in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Jan 28 – Thai authorities in joint operation on Saturday detained 10 suspected drug dealers with 400,000 methamphetamine pills and 24 kilogrammes of...
Thai PM hails Thai Night extravaganza in Davos as a success
BANGKOK, Jan 29 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra hailed “Thailand Night” as a success, with more-than-expected visitors, and said she was confident that...
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Erection Day in Thailand – Shin Din Fin (ชิน ดิน ฟิน)
Shin = To be used to something
Din = Soil, ground, dirt, basics
Fin = Happy, high, content, ecstatic
PATTAYA, Thailand - The election posters wilted...
Classical Connections: A Whale of a Time
The other day, an article in Popular Mechanics (of all things) caught my attention. It described how scientists are making progress in understanding the...
Steigende Preise sorgen bei Pattaya-Besuchern für Unmut
PATTAYA, Thailand – Die steigenden Lebenshaltungskosten in Pattaya sorgen zunehmend für Kritik unter Langzeitbesuchern. Viele beklagen, dass Preise für Restaurants, Hotels und Dienstleistungen inzwischen...
Arzt erhält 200.000 Baht zurück nachdem mutmaßlicher Dieb am Flughafen festgenommen wurde
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein thailändischer Arzt hat Flugreisende gewarnt, während Flügen besonders auf ihre Wertsachen zu achten, nachdem er auf einem kurzen Inlandsflug beinahe...
Heiße Tage in Pattaya mit möglicher Gewittergefahr
PATTAYA, Thailand – In Pattaya und anderen Teilen Ostthailands werden in den kommenden 24 Stunden weiterhin hohe Tagestemperaturen erwartet, während vereinzelt Gewitter auftreten können....