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Deputy PM Chalerm to visit Cambodia, seeking to help jailed activists
BANGKOK, Sept 1 -- Deputy Prime Minister Pol Capt Chalerm Yoobamrung on Thursday said he plans to visit Cambodia, seeking to help free two...
Hot-blooded Family Mart employee attacks abusive customer
In the early hours of August the 31st Police and Sawang Boriboon Foundation volunteers were called to a family mart near Big C Extra...
BoT indicates slowdown in agricultural, industrial sectors in Jul
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has reported that the Thai economy underwent a slight slowdown in July, especially in...
Kittirat expects product price decline in line with cheaper transports
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong has projected that prices of products will start declining...
DIT: Pork price may be reduced to 140 THB/kg next week
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) is planning to revoke the price ceiling for pork and replace it...
Rice pledging policy ready to begin in October
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 -The Commerce Ministry is set to propose a draft policy on rice pledging to the National Rice Committee (NRC)...
Energy minister working on energy credit card
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan is working on energy price restructuring to reflect the global energy prices, and on...
Wage scheme will be first launched in 7 pilot provinces
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 -The Ministry of Labor is launching a pilot program for the 300 THB minimum wage policy which will be...
Govt to launch tax cut policy for first-time car buyers
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – The Ministry of Finance will make the promise of tax reduction scheme for first-time auto buyers come to...
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When property agents in Thailand become targets too
Risks in Thailand’s unregulated real estate market
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand’s real estate market has been described often half-jokingly as the Wild West....
Drunken tourist causes disturbance near Pattaya school, authorities step in as wife talks him...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya authorities acted swiftly on January 13 to calm a foreign tourist who became intoxicated and disruptive near Pattaya City School...
Pattaya condo raids find foreign nationals violating immigration laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi immigration police, in collaboration with Pattaya City Police and Tourist Police, conducted a coordinated raid at a condominium on Pattaya...
Pattaya City updates progress on Khao Noi road upgrade, public voices mixed reactions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have provided an update on the ongoing road improvement works along Soi Khao Noi, confirming that the project...
Stricter action under ‘Better Pattaya’ targets beggars, homeless and trafficking networks
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya have intensified ongoing efforts to regulate begging and address issues involving homeless and destitute individuals, as part of...