Tag: Bangkok
Flood crisis effect on Thai economy highest in November: BoT
BANGKOK, Dec 31 - The recent flood crisis in the country reached its peak of affecting the Thai economy in November, according to the...
Number of post-flood laid off workers lower than anticipated
BANGKOK, Jan 2 - The number of workers being laid off as a result of Thailand’s 2011 flood, the worst in decades, is estimated...
PM Yingluck, Abhisit top list of most popular politicians: Survey
BANGKOK, Jan 1 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is by far the most popular national political figure, while her predecessor Abhisit Vejjajiva has been...
Road accidents claim 241 lives in four days of New Year...
BANGKOK, Jan 2 – Road accidents claimed 241 lives and injured 2,382 people in the first four days of New Year’s travel week. ...
PM vows to devote self to people in 2012, focus on...
BANGKOK, Dec 31 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction on her performance over the last four months in the office and...
Thailand to revive revoked MoU with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Dec 30 - The Thai government is considering reviving the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the kingdom’s maritime border signed with Cambodia in...
BOI investment applications grow in December despite flood crisis
BANGKOK, Dec 28 – Thailand's Board of Investment (BoI) on Wednesday announced that the number of projects applying for investment promotion status continued to...
Thai economic growth forecast at 1.1% this year: Fiscal Policy Office
BANGKOK, Dec 28 – Thailand’s economic forecast for the current year has contracted to grow by only 1.1 per cent this year, but is...
AoT’s six airports serve 66 million passengers in 2011
BANGKOK, Dec 28 -- The Airports of Thailand (AoT)'s six airports served over 66 million passengers during Fiscal Year 2011 (Oct 2010-Sept 2011), a...
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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....