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NESAC to brainstorm on wage and salary rise policy
BANGKOK, 4 September 2011 -National Economic and Social Advisory Council, NESAC will conduct a brainstorming session on the government’s 300 THB minimum wage policy...
40,000 people reportedly sick from dengue fever
BANGKOK, 4 September 2011 -MD Kamron Chaisiri, a Zone 14 public health inspector, warned the public of dengue fever outbreak in an interview given...
Thai-Australian army joint training boosts military profession
BANGKOK, 4 September 2011 - The Thai Army and Australian Army had joined hands to open a field training program called Chapel Gold 2011...
ABAC Poll: Corruption still the government’s weak point
BANGKOK, 4 September 2011 - A recent survey by ABAC Poll has found that Thai people still find corruption to be the government’s weakness....
Thai students win medals at 5th Intl Olympiad on Astronomy and...
BANGKOK, Sep 4 - Thai students win one silver, three bronze medals, and one honorary certificate at 5th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics...
PM holds meeting with governors of flood-hit provinces
BANGKOK, Sept 4 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will hold a meeting with governors of nine flood-stricken provinces on Sunday afternoon to listen to...
Many provinces along Chao Phraya River basin still hard hit by...
BANGKOK, Sept 3 -- Many provinces along Chao Phraya River basin were hard hit by flood as Singburi ordered closures of 16 schools in...
Suthep reaffirms no secret talks with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Sept 3 - Former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Saturday denied Cambodia's claims over alleged secret talks on overlapping oil and gas-rich...
PM chairs meeting to tackle floods, stresses integrated approach to solve...
BANGKOK, Sept 3 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday chaired a meeting of concerned agencies to tackle floods, stressing teamwork and an integrated...
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Pattaya vows ‘if we don’t protect it today there may be nothing left tomorrow’
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials, together with enforcement officers and special affairs staff, have continued operations along Pattaya Beach to tackle illegal occupation...
BoT confident in baht stability while Indonesia faces stronger currency pressure
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sees no need to call an emergency meeting,...
Sunshine, sea and even rainy June days Pattaya remains a retirement favorite
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite rising living costs in many Western countries, Pattaya continues to attract retirees from around the world who are drawn by...
‘I live better here than in Germany’ Why Pattaya still attracts retirees worldwide
PATTAYA, Thailand – Along the shores of Jomtien Beach, a growing number of foreign retirees continue to enjoy a lifestyle that many say would...
Pattaya motorcycle race ends in fatal crash, rider thrown 100 meters
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya left one rider dead and a 17-year-old seriously injured after a high-speed...