Tag: Bangkok
Union workers petition PM seeking promised wage hike
BANGKOK, Sept 12 - Representatives of Bangkok workers on Monday delivered a petition addressed to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at Government House seeking the...
PM Yingluck visits Indonesia
BANGKOK, 12 September 2011 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has left for Indonesia on the second leg of her tour of ASEAN neighbours to...
Government urges people to make donations for flood victims
BANGKOK, 12 September 2011 -The Thai government is urging people in the country to make donations to help people affected by floods on Wednesday...
PM making official introductory visit to Indonesia
BANGKOK, Sept 12 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday departed Bangkok for Indonesia on a one day official visit--her first to Jakarta--to strengthen...
PM pledges to eradicate 80% of drugs within one year
BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday launched an anti-narcotics operation as a national agenda with the aim to eradicate...
FIRST SUPERMODEL OF ASIA PACIFIC 2011 CONTEST TO BE HELD IN...
Bangkok, September 7, 2011 — Supermodels from 30 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the region’s first International Supermodel Contest to be organised in Thailand...
THAILAND TO HOST 2011 THAILAND BARTENDER CHAMPIONSHIP AND ASEAN BARTENDER CHAMPIONSHIP...
Bangkok, August 31, 2011 — Thailand will be hosting two bartender championships in September 2011 – the Thailand Bartender Championship 2011 organized by the...
Motorcycle sales to reach 2 million units
BANGKOK, 10 September 2011 - The government's policies to boost the public spending could push motorcycle sales up to two million units this year,...
Moon Festival to generate 650 million THB
BANGKOK, 10 September 2011 - The 2011 Moon Festival is expected to generate as much as 650 million THB in circulation thanks to the...
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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...