Tag: Bangkok
Thai PM to kick off first overseas trip this weekend
BANGKOK, Sept 8 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will make her first overseas trip since assuming office this weekend with introductory visits to...
ThaiHealth launches DoctorMe mobile app
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has launched ‘DoctorMe’, an initial health care application now available free on iOS...
NECTEC launches network-monitoring software
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC) has launched ‘Netham’, a new system to monitor, inspect and detect...
TCI launches call checker mobile application
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The Telecommunications Consumer Protection Institute (TCI) has launched ‘TCI Call Checker’, a new mobile phone application allowing users to...
House disapproves UDD leaders’ request to give up MP immunity
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The House of Representatives has turned down a request by nine red-shirt leaders to relinquish their MP immunity in...
NSC sec-gen disappointed for being victim of political abuse
BANGKOK, 7 September 2011 – Mr Tawin Pleansri has expressed his disappointment for being removed from the post of secretary-general to the National Security...
PM to visit Cambodia on 15 Sep
BANGKOK, 7 September 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will pay an official visit to Cambodia on 15 September 2011 to introduce herself after...
RID concerned over more floods in mid-Sep
BANGKOK, 7 September 2011 – The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has expressed concerns over the possibility of additional flooding within the central region in...
Cabinet nods to flood compensation of 5,000 THB
BANGKOK, 6 September 2011 – The Cabinet has agreed to compensate flood victims at the rate of 5,000 THB per family while ordering related...
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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...