Tag: Bangkok
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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Motorcycle taxi driver and app rider argue over condo pickup in Pattaya
An app-based delivery and a local motorcycle taxi driver argue outside a condominium in Naklua, Pattaya, after a dispute over a customer pickup, with...
Pattaya resident horrified by cobra display until truth emerges
Emergency responders prepare to capture what appeared to be a cobra in a Central Pattaya condominium parking lot before discovering it was actually a...
Fresh catch at dawn draws seafood lovers to Jomtien
Fresh seafood from local fishing boats is displayed for sale at Jomtien Fishermen’s Market, where visitors can select their catch and have it steamed,...
Russian and Indian tourists caught fighting on Pattaya street
A Russian and an Indian tourist exchange blows on a Pattaya street on June 18 before workers from a nearby massage shop intervene to...