Tag: Bangkok
Japan offers aid to flood victims
BANGKOK, 15 October 2011 – Japan has offered aid worth 12 million THB to flood victims in Thailand. A Korean Air...
Japanese investors won’t relocate production bases
BANGKOK, Oct 14 – Beleaguered Japanese investors have asserted that they will not shift their production bases from Thailand to other countries despite the...
FTI: Flood costs industry 190 billion THB
BANGKOK, 14 October 2011 – The ongoing flood crisis has cost the Thai industry at least 190 billion THB and is expected to bring...
Japanese investors want clarification on flood prevention from government
BANGKOK, 14 October 2011 -Mr. Kyoichi Tanada, President of Toyota Motor Thailand and the President of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Setsuo Iuchi,...
Bangkok confirmed safe from floods with more dykes being built urgently
BANGKOK, 14 October 2011 – Justice Minister Police General Pracha Promnog, in his capacity as director of the Flood Relief Operations Center (FROC), has...
Special Report:Long-Term Water Management
The current flood problem is considered very severe due to a huge amount of overflow inundating many provinces. More damages will certainly follow unless...
Thailand to maintain World Heritage Committee membership
BANGKOK, Oct 13 --- Thailand resolved to retain its status in the World Heritage Committee, according to Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul. ...
Six Andaman Coast provinces warned of heavy rains
BANGKOK, 12 October 2011 – The Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide has cautioned residents of six southern provinces on the Andaman...
UNESCO to assess flood-affected Ayutthaya World Heritage site
BANGKOK, Oct 12 – The Thai government has requested UNESCO, the world cultural body, to undertake a mission to the historic former capital of...
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Rain delays railway parallel road repairs in Pattaya, reopening pushed back 10 days
PATTAYA, Thailand – Road improvement works along the railway parallel road between Khao Talo Intersection and the area behind Wat Tham Samakkhi in Pattaya...
Traffic cop hailed as hero after reviving unconscious patient at massage shop near Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A traffic police officer from Na Jomtien Police Station has been widely praised by local residents after performing life-saving CPR on...
Foreign workers armed with knives scatter tourists in late-night clash on Walking Street Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourists were left startled late Sunday night after more than 20 foreign workers reportedly gathered with weapons and prepared to fight...
Pattaya backs stronger home-care system with community health volunteer support
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wutthisak Rermkijakarn visited local community health centers on March 16 to meet with village health volunteers and discuss ways...
‘Ten beers became seven’ Visitors say Pattaya nights are getting more expensive
PATTAYA, Thailand – For decades, Pattaya built its global reputation as a destination where visitors could enjoy beaches, nightlife, and entertainment at prices far...