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Cabinet approves Bt350 billion deficit budget for 2012 fiscal year
BANGKOK, Sep 13 - The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget deficit of Bt350 billion for the 2012 fiscal year, starting Oct 1, according...
140 million THB worth of flood damage sustained by schools across...
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 -Basic Education Commission Secretary-General Chinapat Pumirat said floods had left 635 schools submerged, 3 students killed and one injured. The...
Yingluck donates money in support of Mahidol Day
BANGKOK, 13 September 2011 -Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today received commemorative flags on Mahidol Day from medical students of Siriraj Hospital who aim to...
Cabinet approves another reshuffle in key ministries
BANGKOK, Sept 13 - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved the latest transfer of senior government officials in another major reshuffle in key ministries and...
Thai PM hails Indonesian visit as successful
BANGKOK, Sept 13 -- Thai Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra described her visit to Indonesia as a successful trip with the two countries mutually agreeing...
35 provinces on flash flood alert due to continued heavy rains
BANGKOK, Sept 12- Thailand's centre for the administration of flood situation on Monday warned local residents in river basins in 35 provinces to beware...
Thai Airways is now world s 2nd best airline
BANGKOK, 12 September 2011 -Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, Thailand’s own airline, is now ranked the world’s second best airline in the world...
Commerce Min holds seminar on business channels in Africa
BANGKOK, 12 September 2011 – The Ministry of Commerce has opened a seminar concerning trade opportunities in Africa in hopes of encouraging Thai entrepreneurs...
Poll: Economists balk at National Wealth Fund establishment
BANGKOK, 12 September 2011 – Most economists disagree with the Government’s plan to set up the National Wealth Fund during this period on fears...
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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...