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Three Red Shirts acquitted of illegal possession of military weapons
BANGKOK, Aug 25 -- Three supporters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), also known as the Red Shirt movement, were...
Reporters urge PM to act on threat against the media
BANGKOK, Aug 25 - A group of television channel 7 reporters on Thursday submitted an open letter to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after...
BoT: Govt’s wage, salary hike policy still unclear
BANGKOK, 24 August 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has indicated that more clarifications are still needed for the Government’s policy to...
Bank of Thailand raises policy interest rate 0.25%
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Thursday raised the policy interest rate by 0.25 per cent from 3.25 to 3.50...
People urged to help prevent dengue fever outbreak
BANGKOK, 24 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health is seeking cooperation from the public in destroying mosquito breeding grounds after more...
Appeals Court acquits Thaksin’s ex-wife on tax evasion case
BANGKOK, Aug 24 – Thailand’s Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned the Criminal Court's 2008 verdict against Pojaman na Pombejra, former wife of fugitive...
Thai army chief: Army adheres to law enforcement to resolve violence...
BANGKOK, Aug 24 - Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday conceded that the security and protection measures for local residents in...
BoT: MPC to consider interest rate hike carefully
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor has assured that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will put first priority to...
CIMB: MPC to increase key interest rate
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 – CIMB Thai Bank has expected that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will increase policy interest rate in its...
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Heavy drinking ends with head injury for Pattaya motorcyclist
A man receives medical treatment after reportedly falling from his own motorcycle near South Pattaya Soi 10 on June 18, suffering a head wound...
Motorcycle taxi driver and app rider argue over condo pickup in Pattaya
An app-based delivery and a local motorcycle taxi driver argue outside a condominium in Naklua, Pattaya, after a dispute over a customer pickup, with...
Pattaya resident horrified by cobra display until truth emerges
Emergency responders prepare to capture what appeared to be a cobra in a Central Pattaya condominium parking lot before discovering it was actually a...
Fresh catch at dawn draws seafood lovers to Jomtien
Fresh seafood from local fishing boats is displayed for sale at Jomtien Fishermen’s Market, where visitors can select their catch and have it steamed,...
Russian and Indian tourists caught fighting on Pattaya street
A Russian and an Indian tourist exchange blows on a Pattaya street on June 18 before workers from a nearby massage shop intervene to...