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Thai flood slashes auto production to record low in 112 months
BANGKOK, Nov 17 - Thailand's auto production in October 2011 hit a record low of 49,439 units for the past 112 months as a...
Bt1 billion needed to salvage inundated Don Mueang Airport: AoT
BANGKOK, Nov 17 - The Airports of Thailand (AoT) on Thursday said an estimated Bt1 billion is needed for the restoration of submerged Don...
Cabinet approves debt moratorium for low-income earners
BANGKOK, Nov 15 – Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a debt moratorium for farmers and low-income earners with outstanding debts lower than Bt500,000, according...
Japanese automakers resume limited production in Thailand
BANGKOK, Nov 14 - Leading Japanese automakers on Monday announced the partial resumption of production in Thailand after being forced to halt operations for...
Ayutthaya industrial estates set to start clean-up
BANGKOK, Nov 14 – Some flood-hit industrial estates are set to start draining water and cleaning up their sites after the flood has receded,...
Bangkok Governor inspects Don Mueang site where ‘Big Bag’ barrier was...
BANGKOK, Nov 14 -- Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Monday will inspect the location at Don Mueang where the government’s 'Big Bag' flood barrier...
Thai Airways cut ticket prices for southern destinations
BANGKOK, Nov 11 – Thai Airways, Thailand’s national flag carrier, has cut its one-way ticket prices from Bangkok to five southern destinations as flooding...
FAO forecasts record rice harvests in 2011, rice trade increasing
BANGKOK, Nov 11 - Despite extensive floods in Asia since August, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has raised its July forecast...
Thais fear post-flood economy to worsen: Survey
BANGKOK, Nov 11 - A recent survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) released on Friday found that more than half...
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Heavy drinking ends with head injury for Pattaya motorcyclist
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man suffered a head injury after reportedly falling from his own motorcycle near the entrance to Soi 10 in South...
Motorcycle taxi driver and app rider argue over condo pickup in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A confrontation between an app-based delivery rider and a local motorcycle taxi driver was captured on video outside a condominium in...
Pattaya resident horrified by cobra display until truth emerges
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as a late-night snake emergency at a Pattaya condominium ended in relief and laughter after a cobra reported in...
Fresh catch at dawn draws seafood lovers to Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Early risers looking for the freshest seafood in Pattaya may want to head to the Jomtien Fishermen’s Market, where local fishing...
Russian and Indian tourists caught fighting on Pattaya street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A video circulating on social media shows a violent confrontation between a Russian tourist and an Indian tourist on a Pattaya...