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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Thai woman lured by online romance ends up smuggling cocaine and heroin
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai police have dismantled a Nigerian-led romance scam network accused of luring Thai women into drug-smuggling operations after promising love and...
Phuket residents demand action as police seize more racing motorcycles
PHUKET, Thailand – Police in Phuket have seized six modified motorcycles during a late-night operation targeting illegal street racing and noisy exhaust systems after...
Bring your own mat allowed as Pattaya targets illegal beach rentals
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have carried out another round of enforcement on Pattaya Beach, cracking down on individuals illegally occupying public space...
Turkish man held in Hua Hin after 274-day visa overstay
HUA HIN, Thailand – A Turkish national has been arrested in Hua Hin after overstaying his visa by 274 days, Prachuap Khiri Khan Immigration...
Pattaya teen overjoyed as rescuers dive into rough night sea to retrieve lost phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 17-year-old boy expressed deep gratitude after Pattaya rescue volunteers braved heavy rain and dark sea conditions to retrieve his mobile...