Tag: Bangkok
Thai exports in Q1 forecast to shrink 7%: KResearch
BANGKOK, Jan 22 – Thai export revenue is likely to shrink in the first quarter of 2012, possibly by as much as seven percent,...
Nalinee will not quit cabinet post
BANGKOK, Jan 22 - Newly-appointed Minister to the PM's Office Nalinee Taveesin insisted on Sunday that she will not step down, but asked the...
Survey: Charter amendment may deepen society rift
BANGKOK, Jan 22 - More than half of Thais polled fear any attempt to amend the country's constitution might lead to further conflict in...
No political agenda for Thaksin’s visit to Laos: Noppadol
BANGKOK, Jan 22 - Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited Luang Prabang, the UNESCO World Heritage Site for Laos PDR, on Jan 19-20 for...
Billions of baht in illicit drugs found during police search of...
BANGKOK, Jan 21 -- Over 2 million methamphetamine pills, 30 kg of crystal metaphetamine or ice, and 20 kg of heroin worth billions of...
Ethnic Chinese Thais pay homage at shrines nationwide
BANGKOK, Jan 22- Many Thais of Chinese descent flocked to temples and shrines in Bangkok's Chinatown and other provinces to pray for good luck...
AoT exempts charges to help flood-affected airlines
BANGKOK, Jan 20 - The Airports of Thailand (AoT) on Friday announced that it would exempt landing and parking charges for aircraft to...
Thai exports grow 17.2 per cent in 2011
BANGKOK, Jan 20 - Thai exports grew 17.2 per cent in 2011 compared to the previous year, or some US$228 billion, while the value...
PM announces 2012 flood management master plan
BANGKOK, Jan 20 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday announced her government’s water management 2012 master plan to increase the efficiency of the...
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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....