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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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Arsenic crisis deepens as northern border rivers fail safety standards again
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported on Monday that arsenic levels have exceeded safety standards for the 19th consecutive time...
Thai Minister defends $49 million AI project, says contract safeguards could be added
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said on Monday that the terms of reference (TOR) for the "TH-AI Passport"...
Border gate reopens after nine months, offering lifeline to Thai-Myanmar trade
TAK, Thailand – The reopening of Myanmar’s Myawaddy border gate after a nine-month closure will boost border trade, but the recovery faces hurdles from...
Thailand appoints international maritime experts for UNCLOS talks with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand has appointed two former presidents of an international maritime court to a compulsory conciliation commission under the United Nations Convention...
Runaway truck slams into diesel tanker on Highway 304, spilling thousands of liters of...
PRACHINBURI, Thailand – Thousands of liters of diesel fuel spilled onto Highway 304 in Prachinburi province after a parked six-wheel box truck rolled into...