Tag: Bangkok
THAI eyes 10% revenue increase per year
BANGKOK, Aug 18 – Thai Airways International (THAI) set a target of 10% revenue increase per year over the next three years (2013-2015)...
Sukhumbhand to run for second term as Bangkok Governor
BANGKOK, 20 August 2012 - Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra has announced that he will run in the next gubernatorial election under the...
PM commits to canal dredging and reforestation for flood prevention
BANGKOK, 18 August 2012 - The government have been dredging canals and planting forests to help prevent floods this year. Sluice gates damaged...
Prime Minister invites opposition to probe alleged corruption in government spending
BANGKOK, 18 August 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has denied an Opposition claim that there was government corruption in regard to budget...
Two Asian females, two Caucasian males killed in Phuket pub fire
BANGKOK, Aug 20 – The charred bodies of four persons recovered from Tiger Discotheque fire in the southern province of Phuket are likely...
Commerce Ministry will convince EU to keep Thai products under GSP
BANGKOK, 17 August 2012 - The Commerce Ministry is set to enter negotiations on a free trade agreement with the European Union in...
Don Mueang Airport ready to open for service on October 1
BANGKOK, 18 August 2012 – The Transport Ministry has affirmed that the Don Mueang Airport will be ready for full commercial operation again...
Thailand’s auto production hits record high
BANGKOK, Aug 17 - Thailand's auto production in July hit a record high of 212,727 units, an increase of 44.48 per cent year-on-year,...
Govt to speedily investigate wildfires at Phru Kuan Kreng Wetland
BANGKOK, 18 August 2012 – The government has pledged to speed up the investigation into ongoing wildfires at the Phru Kuan Kreng Wetland. ...
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Portuguese woman found at Phuket restaurant after nearly five years of visa overstay
PHUKET, Thailand – Immigration officers arrested a Portuguese woman found studying cooking at a restaurant in Phuket after biometric checks revealed she had overstayed...
Police raid Nakhon Si Thammarat bar, rescue three teenage trafficking victims
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division has arrested a 43-year-old bar owner in Nakhon Si Thammarat and rescued three teenage...
Gunfire erupts at Pattaya petrol station after drug suspect smashes office and flees police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night drug sting erupted into gunfire at a petrol station on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya after a pickup driver allegedly...
Russian man arrested in Pattaya after 568 days of visa overstay
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 32-year-old Russian man was arrested in Pattaya on October 14 for overstaying his permission to stay in Thailand by 568...
Getting up Pratumnak Hill easier and safer with Pattaya’s new roads, footpaths and lighting
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is continuing improvements along Second Road leading towards Pratumnak Hill, with new road surfaces, renovated footpaths and upgraded street lighting...