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Defense minister, army chief visiting restive south
BANGKOK, 18 August 2011 – Defense Minister General Yuthasak Sasiprapa and Army Chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha are scheduled to visit the southern provinces...
Defense Min: Thai-Cambodian RBC Meeting set for 23-25 Aug
BANGKOK, 18 August 2011 – The Defense Ministry is prepared to attend the Thai-Cambodian Regional Border Committee (RBC) Meeting during 23-25 August as...
Thailand’s flood death toll reaches 31
BANGKOK, Aug 17 – Thailand's Public Health Ministry reported Wednesday that 31 persons have died and over 27,000 others have become sick due...
PM asserts ex-PM Thaksin’s Cambodia trip is his own affair
BANGKOK, Aug 17 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asserted today that her fugitive brother, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's Cambodian trip, is definitely his own...
Navy compensates Thai sailor dead of malaria in Sudan mission
BANGKOK, Aug 17 – The Royal Thai Navy has compensated the family of a Thai sailor who joined his country's peacekeeping mission in...
Democrat Party will impeach FM Surapong for alleged role in Thaksin’s...
BANGKOK, Aug 18 - The opposition Democrat Party on Thursday resolved to seek to impeach and file criminal charges against new Foreign Minister...
Labour minister pressing on wage-salary hike policies
BANGKOK, 17 August 2011 – Labour Minister Phadermchai Sasomsab has voiced his readiness to press on the policies of the government to increase...
Deputy PM working on policies to boost income of people
BANGKOK, 17 August 2011 – Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong has voiced his readiness to help solve high living...
DTAC: 3G services will continue without disruption from legal issue
BANGKOK, 17 August 2011-Total Access Communication (DTAC) has assured its subscribers that its commercial 3G service will not be terminated, citing that no violation...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
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...