Tag: Bangkok
A bright idea on the Thai coast: Lamps from pufferfish
Pufferfish are caught from the seas of Thailand every day. Most fishermen find the poisonous vertebrates worthless and usually throw them back into...
Storage businesses urged to prepare for AEC
BANGKOK, 17 August 2012 – The Commerce Ministry has urged the entrepreneurs of warehouses, silos, and cold storages to urgently prepare themselves for...
BoT to discuss ways to cope with European crisis
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is prepared to hold an annual seminar in September to discuss its roles...
Culture Ministry to spend more than THB80mil in the restoration of...
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – The Culture Ministry’s inspection of the damage at Wat Arun in Bangkok, induced by continued heavy rain, found...
TCT: Travel business sentiment slightly below average in Q3/2012
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – The Thai Tourism Council has revealed that business sentiment in the third quarter of this year has fallen...
Thailand-Chile now on Sanitary and Phytosanitary cooperation
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – Thailand has entered into an agreement with Chile to collaborate on Sanitary and Phytosanitary, in hopes of more...
Transport Ministry to push for the bidding of the Green Line...
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – The Transport Ministry is set to push for the start of one of the much-anticipated electric train systems...
Traditional Lanna products promoted in Made in Thailand 2012
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – Traditional Lanna products from the North have been promoted in the Made in Thailand 2012, where a seminar...
Made in Thailand Fair held at IMPACT
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – The Commerce Ministry is now holding 'Made in Thailand 2012' to showcase traditional Thai arts and crafts at...
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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...