Tag: Bangkok
Yingluck declares 6 war-on-drugs stratagems
BANGKOK, 11 September 2011- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra presided over the national ‘War on Drugs’ agenda at the government house, addressing Deputy MP, Minister...
Pol. Gen. Priewpan Damapong vows to stem drug influx
BANGKOK, 11 September 2011 - The acting national police chief has expressed his readiness to stop the influx of drug into the country within...
Flood death toll rises, more heavy rain over Thailand
BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thais are bracing for more heavy downpours following those which have already wreaked havoc in many provinces and left more...
PM to seek release of two Thai activists jailed in Cambodia
BANGKOK, Sept 10 - During her one day official visit to Phnom Penh on Thursday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plans to seek the release...
Agriculture Ministry to host Horti Asia 2012
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – Thailand is geared up as host to the Horti ASIA 2012, an exhibition on horticultural innovation of ASEAN region...
Rice pledging won’t favour particular groups: Commerce Minister
BANGKOK, Sept 8 - The Thai government's rice mortgage scheme will not be applied to pull rice prices higher in order to benefit the...
DTN suggests partial opening of labour market under AEC
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) has suggested that the Ministry of Labour should firstly open free market only...
KTB running Tonkla Kwamdee project
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The state-owned Krung Thai Bank (KTB), together with the public and the private sectors, has initiated a project entitled...
Flooding impacts consumer confidence in August
BANGKOK, Sept 8 - Thailand's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in August dropped to 73.8 from 74.4 in the previous month, the first decline in...
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Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...