Tag: Bangkok
Thailand Post celebrates 10th year anniversary, setting up EMS Center
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – Celebrating its 10th year anniversary on Wednesday, Thailand Post announced the launch of an EMS Center to provide...
BMA to facelift areas around Victory Monument
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to renovate the areas around the Victory Monument to make it...
PM unhappy with counter-insurgency plans: Defence Minister
BANGKOK, Aug 15 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is not satisfied with current plans by 17 ministries for resolving the continuing violence in Thailand’s...
PM reaffirms transparency in 2013 budget bill
BANGKOK, Aug 15 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday reaffirmed the transparency of her government’s 2013 budget bill and vowed that the...
Verdict on 8 Thais held in Myanmar expected in 2 weeks
BANGKOK, Aug 16 - The trial of eight Thais, arrested in Myanmar on charge of possessing war weapons, was scheduled to end today,...
Temple of Dawn needs restoration
BANGKOK, Aug 16 - There is concern over deterioration of Khmer- styled stupas at Wat Arun or Temple of the Dawn, one of...
10,000 inmates released under royal pardon
BANGKOK, Aug 16 - A first batch of 10,000 inmates have been released from prisons nationwide as part of a royal pardon to...
Democrats slam government’s rice pledging scheme
BANGKOK, Aug 16 - The 2013 budget bill debate in the House of Representatives enters its second day today after Thailand’s opposition Democrat...
Weather Bureau warns Bangkok residents to brace for more heavy evening...
BANGKOK, 16 August 2012 – The Meteorological Department has warned residents of Bangkok to brace themselves for more heavy rain in the evening...
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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...