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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Thailand approves ‘Lemon Law’ giving consumers stronger rights over defective products
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Cabinet has approved the long-awaited “Lemon Law,” a landmark consumer protection bill that would make sellers more accountable for defective...
No impact on tourism despite Russian advisory, says Thai Minister
BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister of Tourism and Sports Surasak Phancharoenworakul has reaffirmed that Thailand remains a safe destination and is ready to warmly welcome...
Armed foreigner terrorizes Phuket street until veteran Thai fighter steps in
PHUKET, Thailand – A foreign man who allegedly roamed the streets of Phuket armed with a knife and an aluminum bar, threatening and chasing...
Pattaya businesses plead for action as homeless scare away tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – Concerns are growing among business owners and residents after large numbers of homeless individuals were once again found using Pattaya Beach...
Mystery surrounds fatal train strike near Pattaya as police probe man’s final moments
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 38-year-old man from Amnat Charoen province was killed after being struck by a freight train near Pattaya on Sunday night,...