Tag: Bangkok
Thai PM leaves Bangkok for Lao PDR
BANGKOK, Sept 16 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra left Bangkok to visit the Lao PDR to boost bilateral relations between the two neighbouring...
PM to begin compensating flood victims on 17 Sep in Nakhon...
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ready to start the allocation of the 5,000-THB compensation to flood victims in Nakhon...
Ministry of Labor: Wage rise of 40% same across the nation
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 -Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labor, Mr. Somkiat Chayasriwong insisted that the 40% minimum wage rise would be equally...
Mom and pop shops to get a new business makeover
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 -The 4th retail market event is currently held at Impact Arena to help mom and pop shops evolve themselves to...
Commerce Ministry to push Thailand as jewellery hub
BANGKOK, Sep 14 - Thailand's exports of gems and jewellery in the first eight months of this year increased 9.82 per cent year-on-year, or...
Court permits UDD leaders to visit Cambodia twice
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 – The Criminal Court has allowed core leaders of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) who are charged...
UDD to hold anti-coup rally on 18 Sep
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 – The United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) is prepared to demonstrate at the Democracy Monument on 18 September...
Government to set up special committee to manage water resources nationwide
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 - The government will set up a national-level committee comprising top officials from five ministries to administer water management in...
Court sentences Red Shirt activist two years suspended jail term
BANGKOK, Sept 14 -- Bangkok's Phra Nakhon Nua District Court on Wednesday sentenced Red Shirt activist Sombat Boonngamanong to six months in jail and...
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Pattaya vows ‘if we don’t protect it today there may be nothing left tomorrow’
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials, together with enforcement officers and special affairs staff, have continued operations along Pattaya Beach to tackle illegal occupation...
BoT confident in baht stability while Indonesia faces stronger currency pressure
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sees no need to call an emergency meeting,...
Sunshine, sea and even rainy June days Pattaya remains a retirement favorite
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite rising living costs in many Western countries, Pattaya continues to attract retirees from around the world who are drawn by...
‘I live better here than in Germany’ Why Pattaya still attracts retirees worldwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – Along the shores of Jomtien Beach, a growing number of foreign retirees continue to enjoy a lifestyle that many say would...
Pattaya motorcycle race ends in fatal crash, rider thrown 100 meters
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya left one rider dead and a 17-year-old seriously injured after a high-speed...