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Jun 2011 public debt stands at 40.69% of GDP
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) has reported that the national public debt as of 30 June 2011...
Deputy PM projects 2011 inflation rate at 4.1 per cent
BANGKOK, Aug 31 – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong forecast that the country’s inflation rate for the whole...
Suspension of Oil Fund contributions to help lower inflation
BANGKOK, Aug 30 – Suspending collection of levies from diesel and petrol sales to the state Oil Fund will help headline inflation drop...
Deputy PM confident govt policies to boost 2012 GDP by 2.5%
BANGKOK, Aug 31 – Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong is confident that the government policies to be fully implemented...
Foreign Ministry is ready to talk with Cambodia over overlapping sea...
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 -Secretary General to the Foreign Minister Mr. Nawin Boonsert said the negotiation over the overlapping sea area between Thailand...
Bangkok to have alcohol free zones
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 -Bangkok will have alcohol free zones across the city with the move determined to curb violence that often stems from...
More disabled people to be employed by October
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 -Permanent Secretary for Labor Mr. Somkiat Chayasriwong said 12,000 people with disability could expect to be employed within 26...
PM sends congratulatory message to Japanese PM
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has sent a congratulatory message to her newly appointed Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda; she...
Three Iranians arrested in ‘ice’ smuggling cases
BANGKOK, Aug 31 – Three Iranian suspects were detained at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport in two separate crystal methamphetamine smuggling cases carrying the illegal...
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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...
Belgian man seriously injured after fall from hotel in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — A foreign man was seriously injured after falling from a hotel in Pattaya early Tuesday morning (Jan 13), with police saying...