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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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Thunderstorms and strong wind in Pattaya and Koh Larn this week
The Thai Meteorological Department reports that the upper part of Thailand continues to experience extremely hot weather, with occasional thunderstorms and strong gusts of...
PM visits historic Three Pagodas Pass in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited the Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district to assess the state of border trade between Thailand and...
PM Srettha welcomes Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
H.E. Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister, welcomed H.E. Dr. Majed Bin Abdullah Alkassabi, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to the...
PM samples Thong Pha Phum durian during Kanchanaburi tour
During his regional tour in Kanchanaburi province, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was provided an opportunity to sample the Thong Pha Phum durian variety that...
Risk of heat stroke remains high despite onset of seasonal rains
The Ministry of Public Health has announced an alarming rise in heat stroke-related fatalities, with 61 deaths this year, up from 37 last year....