Tag: Bangkok
PM: safety for southern residents must be enhanced
BANGKOK, 19 September 2011 -Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed security related agencies to enhance safety for people in southern border provinces of Thailand...
BMA to allocate 1 bn THB for long-term flood prevention
BANGKOK, 19 September 2011 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has indicated that the eastern part of the capital is being affected by flood...
Gen Pallop ready if appointed to ISOC
BANGKOK, 19 September 2011 – Advisor to the Prime Minister General Pallop Pinmanee has voiced his readiness to serve in the Internal Security Operations...
Thai Army chief denies troop withdrawal report
BANGKOK, Sept 19 – Thailand’s Army chief on Monday dismissed reports of a troop withdrawal from the disputed zone near the Preah Vihear temple,...
Arrest warrants out for two suspects in multiple Narathiwat blasts
BANGKOK, Sept 19 - Thailand's deputy national police chief Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkaew on Monday confirmed that court-approved arrest warrants have been issued against...
Monk caught shoplifting
On the afternoon of September the 16th police were called to a 7-11 in front of the V.C Hotel south Pattaya as the staff...
Commerce Ministry expects wage rise to boost economy
BANGKOK, 18 September 2011 - Deputy PM and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong has defended the government’s plan to increase minimum wages, saying that...
Thailand-India FTA tax privilege benefits 900 Thai items
BANGKOK, Sep 18 - The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and India will provide tax privilege benefits to at least another 900 Thai...
Red Shirts mark 5th anniversary of 2006 coup
BANGKOK, Sept 18 - Red Shirt loyalists the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) gathered Sunday at the Democracy Monument in the Thai...
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Wine World: Doing the Twist
If you recognise that expression, you must be getting on a bit. The lines were made famous by an American singer called Chubby Checker...
Citywide operation targets public-space living as Pattaya seeks balance between care and order
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have continued coordinated operations to manage and support homeless individuals in public spaces, while maintaining order in key...
Russian mother flies to Pattaya in desperate search for missing son, fears foul play
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian mother has flown to Pattaya in a desperate attempt to locate her missing son, who vanished more than a...
Pattaya moves forward with smart city development, reviews public space survey proposal
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Pattaya City is advancing its smart city development agenda by considering a proposed project to survey and analyse public spaces, aimed...
Pattaya to add 200 more cameras, expanding real-time coverage of beaches, Jomtien and Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving ahead with an expanded smart-city surveillance initiative by adding 200 more CCTV cameras to the Pattaya Connect...