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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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Pattaya firefighters remove beehive and wasp nest from condo and home
Pattaya firefighters carefully remove a beehive from a condominium in Jomtien during a routine pest control operation.
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from Pattaya City Fire...
Fire breaks out on power lines along Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
Emergency crews respond to a power line fire in front of Sukawadee in Pattaya’s Naklua area, successfully containing the blaze early in the morning.
PATTAYA,...
French fugitive arrested in Cha-am in massive 8-billion baht investment scam case
Immigration police escort a French national suspect following his arrest in Cha-am over an alleged multi-billion-baht international investment fraud case.
PHETCHABURI, Thailand – Immigration police...
Pattaya Tourist Police assist foreign visitors in property loss and harassment cases
Tourist Police in Pattaya assist a foreign visitor reporting lost property and provide guidance on legal procedures and case follow-up.
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist...
Pattaya Police arrest 15-year-old suspect in series of theft cases
Pattaya police detain a 15-year-old suspect at Rattanakorn Market following multiple theft reports in the city.
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya have arrested a...