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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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...