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PM hands down policies to govt officials
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has handed down policies of the government to directors-general and executives of each ministry...
Kowit to discuss restive south with related units
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – Deputy Prime Minister Police General Kowit Wattana is preparing to discuss southern insurgency with related ministries, especially those...
Kitsana: Producers of conflicting programs will be called for discussion
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – Prime Minister’s Office Minister Kitsana Sihalak has shrugged off concerns over her duties after she has been assigned...
Sripatum Poll: PM is slightly ahead of Opposition leader in public...
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – People have rated the performance of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in the recent policy debate slightly higher than...
BAAC ready to assist flood-affected farmers
BANGKOK, 26 August 2011 – The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is prepared to give 10,000 THB to each household of...
Public Health Ministry to revise tobacco laws
BANGKOK, 27 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health will revise two tobacco control laws in order to fight a new effort...
Yingluck ranks 59th in Forbes’ most powerful women
BANGKOK, 27 August 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ranked 59th as the World’s Most Powerful Woman in 2011 by Forbes magazine,...
SRT will take over Chatuchak if BMA refuses to increase rental...
BANGKOK, 25 August 2011 -The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will enter a negotiation with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) for the return...
TDRI urges govt to support labour skill development
BANGKOK, 25 August 2011 – The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has suggested that the government should support entrepreneurs to improve labour skill...
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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...
Fire breaks out at scrap storage home in Pattaya’s Khao Talo Soi 3
PATTAYA, Thailand – A fire broke out at a house used for storing old items in Soi Khao Talo 3, East Pattaya, prompting an...