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Thai economy to grow 3.7 per cent in 2011: World Bank
BANGKOK, June 8 – The World Bank on Wednesday maintained a steady economic outlook for Thailand with 3.7 per cent of the Gross...
Thai private sector expected to invest US$3 billion abroad
BANGKOK, June 8 - The Thai private sector's international investment portfolio has risen for the past ten years (2000-2010) and has nearly reached...
Hi speed internet developed to give more access to Thais
BANGKOK, 8 June 2011 -5 major state enterprises have inked an agreement on the fiber optic development with an aim of providing hi...
Police drug eradication operation has no political agenda
BANGKOK, 9 June 2011 - Head of the Royal Thai Police, Pol Gen Wichean Potposri said the 315 drug eradication strategy had nothing...
ANFREL sending in observers for 3 Jul election
BANGKOK, 9 June 2011 – The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) will deploy its staff to observe the upcoming general election in Thailand...
Police to deploy 100,000 officers to secure polling stations
BANGKOK, 9 June 2011 – About 100,000 police officers will be deployed to safeguard polling stations across the country during the upcoming 3...
Army chief mulls setting up new ministry to cope with emerging...
BANGKOK, June 8 - Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday said the idea of establishing a Ministry of Security is to respond...
23 provinces facing drought, 30 to see heavy rain
BANGKOK, 9 June 2011 – A total of 23 provinces are experiencing drought while another 30 provinces in the North, Northeast, East and central...
One million methamphetamine pills worth Bt300 million seized in Sukhothai
SUKHOTHAI, June 9 -- Police in Thailand's northern province of Sukhothai, in a jointly operation with highway police, arrested two suspected members of a...
Sting Operation nets Nigerian drug dealer
On June the 7th police arrested a 33 year old Nigerian drug dealer with a large haul of narcotics. The police...
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4-year-old Estonian boy dies in tragic car accident in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - A 4-year-old Estonian boy lost his life in a devastating car accident at Sukhsiri Village, Soi Boonsampan 9, East Pattaya on...
Thunderstorms cover parts of Pattaya and Bangkok
The Thai Meteorological Department has revealed that the upper part of Thailand is experiencing scattered thunderstorms in several areas, along with some strong gusts...
Urgent aid for Map Ta Phut explosion victims
Following a devastating explosion at the Map Ta Phut Tank Terminal (MTT) on May 9, which resulted in one fatality and three injuries, urgent...
Thailand prepares for senate elections under new rules
As Thailand bids farewell to its current cohort of 250 senators, the nation gears up to elect a new group under revised constitutional guidelines...
PM clarifies about 10-year-old rice and Myanmar situation
At the 9th Infantry Division, Muang Kanchanaburi district, Kanchanaburi province, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin clarified to the press about the issue of 10-year-old rice....