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Thailand destroys US$100 million in counterfeit intellectual property
BANGKOK, Aug 29 – The Thai authorities on Monday destroyed over 120 tonnes -- 1.3 million pieces -- of counterfeit goods violating intellectual...
PM discussing possible ‘sin tax’ hike with finance ministry
BANGKOK, Aug 29 - Following the government's controversial sharp cut in petrol and diesel prices, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday defended the...
Thai Foreign Ministry confirms no Thais wounded, killed in US Hurricane
BANGKOK, Aug 28 – No Thai nationals in the US have been injured or killed in the Hurricane, reported Thani Thongphakdi, Deputy Director-General...
PM visits flood-hit areas in Phitsanulok, Udon Thani
BANGKOK, Aug 28 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday has visited flood-stricken areas in Phitsanulok in the North before leaving for the...
Thai team from Dhurakij Pundit University wins 2011 ABU Asia-Pacific Robot...
BANGKOK, Aug 28 - Thailand's contestant team from Dhurakij Pundit University on Sunday won the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2011 after beating a compatriot...
Labour Unions give government 6 months on Bt300/day minimum wage issue
BANGKOK, Aug 26 -- The Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TSLC) said it has given the government six months to increase minimum wage for workers...
CEPA cuts Oil Fund collection from benzene, diesel
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – The Committee on Energy Policy Administration (CEPA) has resolved to decrease the collection towards the Oil Fund from Benzene...
DIP to organise IP Fair 2-4 Sep
BANGKOK, 27 August 2011 – The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) will organise the IP Fair 2011 from 2 to 4 September 2011 where...
Govt spokesperson defends her deputy
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – Government Spokersperson Titima Chaisang has asked the society for an opportunity for her deputy Anusorn Iamsa-at to work...
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Graffiti found on ancient Royal Palace walls at Ayutthaya Historical Park
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand – Authorities at the Ayutthaya Historical Park are moving to clean spray-painted graffiti from the walls of the city’s ancient Royal Palace,...
Four Israeli nationals arrested in Koh Phangan villa drug raid
SURAT THANI, Thailand – Thai tourist police arrested four Israeli nationals and seized a variety of narcotics during a raid on a luxury villa...
PM2.5 pollution exceeds safe levels in 34 provinces, Bangkok urges work from home
BANGKOK, Thailand – Air pollution surged across Thailand on Tuesday, with toxic smog exceeding safe limits in 34 provinces and prompting Bangkok authorities to...
Cabinet approves 9.1 billion baht injection to stabilize BMTA and advance electric bus transition
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a 9.1 billion baht ($280 million) liquidity injection for the state-run Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA),...
Pollution Control Dept. warns PM2.5 levels to rise until mid-January, Bangkok and Upper Central...
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has warned that PM2.5 levels are expected to keep rising through mid-January, with the most severe...