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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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Pattaya woman lures suspected thief into beer session before police arrest
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 27-year-old woman in Pattaya used quick thinking to help police apprehend a 42-year-old man she suspected of stealing more than...
Nightlife operators face fresh police inspections across Chonburi
CHONBURI, Thailand – Police from Provincial Police Region 2 inspected entertainment venues and similar establishments across Chonburi on the night of October 17, checking...
Wrong-way crash in Prachinburi kills Thai woman, leaves three injured
PRACHINBURI, Thailand – A Thai woman was killed and three other people injured when two cars collided head-on on Highway 3079 in Tha Tum...
‘I still love Pattaya, but I hate seeing what money is doing to the...
PATTAYA, Thailand – After visiting Pattaya for 20 years, British visitor Leslie Haynes says his love for the city remains strong, but he worries...
Rayong fishermen await 752 million baht compensation after three-year delay
RAYONG, Thailand – Some 920 small-scale fishermen in Rayong are still waiting for more than 752 million baht in compensation for losses linked to...