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Energy Ministry studying energy price restructuring
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan has tasked the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) with studying the whole structure of...
Suan Dusit Poll: People want high living cost solved
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Bangkok people want the government to urgently control product prices, solve the high cost of living problem as well...
PTT to adopt daily minimum wage hike policy in 2012
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Domestic refinery and retailer PTT Plc is preparing to increase the daily minimum wage to 300 baht beginning 1...
Private bus operators agree to cut fares by 2 satang/km
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Private bus operators have agreed to reduce their fares by 2 satang per kilometer, overturning their previous resolution to...
Consumer Sentiment Index during current administration higher than in previous government:...
BANGKOK, Sept 2 – Overall ABAC Consumer Sentiment Index (ACI) in the current government stood at 51.01 points higher than the 37.6 point registered...
No foreign investors plan to withdraw investments from Thailand: BoI survey
BANGKOK, Sept 2 - The Board of Investment (BoI) found no foreign investors planned to withdraw investment from Thailand, according to its survey of...
Bird flu, HFMD outbreak under close watch
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health has joined hands with related units to monitor and prevent the spread of avian...
Jatuporn exposes secret movement to topple govt
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Pheu Thai party-listed MP Jatuporn Prompan has confirmed that there is an integrated underground movement trying to overthrow the...
Police to tackle drug trafficking seriously
BANGKOK, 2 September 2011 – Deputy National Police Chief Police General Prewpan Dhamapong has pledged to continue a fight on narcotic drug suppression while...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...