Tag: Bangkok
Finance minister preparing Thailand for AEC
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 – Finance Minister Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala has voiced the government’s readiness to put the finance and banking sectors ready for the...
SET index to move up this week
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011– Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) has projected that the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index is likely to edge up this...
PTT, Bangchak raise oil prices
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 – Domestic oil retailers and refineries, PTT Plc and Bangchak Petroleum Plc, have increased their retail prices of benzene, Gasohol...
PM welcomes criticisms by TDRI
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has accepted criticisms by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) against government policies while pledging...
Suvarnabhumi Airport celebrates its´ 5th anniversary
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 -Suvarnabhumi Airport is hosting an event called ‘5 years blooming orchids at Suvarnabhumi Airport’ to celebrate its 5th founding anniversary,...
DIP urging formation of local wisdom database
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 – The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has asked related units to help collate a list of local wisdoms in...
ICT Ministry speeds up Smart Thailand operation
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will speed up the electronic service development plan for the public...
BMA to seek 3 billion THB for payraise
BANGKOK, 4 September 2011 - ฺThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is planning to seek an additional budget for the BMA staff’s pay rise in the...
Commerce Ministry to discuss pricing with operators
BANGKOK 4 September 2011 - The Ministry of Commerce will convene a meeting with commodity producers tomorrow to discuss the current operating costs. ...
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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...