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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Mystery surrounds fatal train strike near Pattaya as police probe man’s final moments
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 38-year-old man from Amnat Charoen province was killed after being struck by a freight train near Pattaya on Sunday night,...
Drunk Police Oversight official accused of slapping DJ over birthday song request
KHON KAEN, Thailand – A DJ in Khon Kaen has filed a police complaint after allegedly being slapped several times by an intoxicated customer...
Moviegoer calls cinema visit ‘worst of my life’ after disruption in Bangkok cinema
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Facebook post has gone viral after a moviegoer described what she called the “worst movie experience” of her life during...
Pattaya Marathon not canceled, just delayed as city moves to restart bidding process
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have insisted that the 2026 Pattaya Marathon has not been canceled, clarifying that the event was postponed due...
Thailand may have hit bottom, but the climb back looks slow
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s economy is expected to have passed its lowest point in the second quarter of 2026 and could gradually recover in...