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Security forces in Deep South staying extra-vigilant around all state offices
BANGKOK, 18 August 2012 – The government has ordered security forces in violence-plagued southern border area to step up surveillance measures around all...
Govt declared success in rice-pledging scheme
BANGKOK, 18 August 2012 – The government has declared its success in the rice-pledging program, which is said to have helped raise the...
Myanmar pledges to care for 92 Thai detainees, axe blacklist
BANGKOK, Aug 17 - Myanmar President Thein Sein pledged to take care of all 92 Thais being held for alleged land encroachment and...
Foreign Minister set to visit Brazil and Chile
BANGKOK, 17 August 2012 - Foreign Affairs Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul is scheduled to visit Brazil and Chile during August 17-20, at the invitation...
House of Representatives approves 2013 budget bill
BANGKOK, Aug 18 - The House of Representatives early Saturday morning voted 279-8 to approved on the third reading the proposed Bt2.44 trillion...
PM still concerned by water situation
BANGKOK, Aug 18 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra thanked the public and private sectors for assistance in dredging canals while expressed worry over...
More Thai farmers in debt: UTCC survey
BANGKOK, Aug 16 - A survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce finds that the number of farmers having informal...
Asian rubber cartel cuts production to boost prices
BANGKOK, Aug 17 - Thai Deputy Agriculture Minister Natthawut Saikua said Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia agreed to slash their rubber export volume and...
Thai Industries Sentiment Index drops below 100 in July
BANGKOK, Aug 17 – The Thai Industries Sentiment Index in July dropped to 98.7 from 102.7 in the previous month, sinking beneath 100...
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ShakeSphere sees potential in transaction data to help banks prevent loan defaults
BANGKOK, Thailand – Transaction data could help banks do more than assess loan applications. It could also help identify customers facing financial difficulties before...
Company health check: Securing foreign business in Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand - Starting a new life, running a business, or investing in Thailand often begins with a sense of optimism, friendship, and hope....
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...