Tag: Bangkok
Fin Min to seek extension of free bus, train measure
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011– The Ministry of Finance is planning to ask the Cabinet to extend the measure providing people with free services...
DTN: 2011 ASEAN econ to grow 5.7-6.4%
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The 43rd Meeting of ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) in Indonesia has expected that the ASEAN economy will grow...
PTT completes mending leaked gas tube
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – Domestic refinery and retailer PTT Plc has resumed normal gas transmission following its successful repair work on a...
Democrat proceeding with impeachment of Surapong
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The opposition Democrat Party is collecting names of MPs in an attempt to impeach Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul...
Flood eases in 16 out of 27 affected provinces
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011– According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), the flood situation has eased in 16 provinces out...
UDD calls for speedy probe into 169 bodies
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) has encouraged related authorities to bring light to the 169...
ICT Ministry pressing on establishing 300 more learning centres
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will speed up the ICT community learning centre project in...
Police probing suspicious 169 bodies in Rayong
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The police is investigating 169 bodies found in burial grounds of three temples in the eastern province of...
Edu minister ready to support teachers
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011– Education Minister Woravat Auapinyakul has voiced his readiness to support the operation of teachers nationwide in an effort to...
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Public beach not for private profit, warn Pattaya authorities
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City enforcement officers continued their campaign against the unauthorized use of public beach areas on June 10, seizing mats, chairs,...
Foreign beggar found at Pattaya temple handed over to Immigration authorities
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign national found begging within the grounds of a popular Pattaya temple was handed over to immigration authorities on June...
Smoke scare at North Pattaya shopping mall after suspected electrical short circuit
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters and city officials responded to a smoke incident at a shopping mall on North Pattaya Road on June 10 after...
Bangkok Police bring down Nigerian ‘Dodorima’ boss after dramatic escape attempt
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Nigerian national accused of leading a major transnational drug trafficking network was arrested in Bangkok after allegedly attempting to ram...
Wrong-way driving turns Sattahip streets into a life-threatening gamble
PATTAYA, Thailand – What should be a routine drive through Sattahip is turning into a growing safety concern, as reports and shared footage of...