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Leading broadcaster MCOT posts 32% net profit growth in Q2
BANGKOK, Aug 16 - MCOT Public Company Limited, a leading Thai broadcaster and operator of the Modernine TV channel on Tuesday announced revenues of...
MOPH: Floods affect health of nearly 30,000 people
BANGKOK, 17 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health has reported that nearly 30,000 flood-affected residents have fallen ill, many of whom...
Cabinet approves government’s policy statement
BANGKOK, Aug 16 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's cabinet, at its weekly meeting today, approved the government's policy statement to be delivered to...
Thai defense ministry gears up for border meeting with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Aug 16 – Thai Defense Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa is set to meet his Cambodian counterpart Gen Tea Banh in the General...
Visiting US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations meets Thai PM
BANGKOK, Aug 15 -- Visiting United States Sen Jim Webb, US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Monday met Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra,...
10th Thailand League Sepak Takraw challenge
The 10th Thailand League Sepak Takraw challenge was held on August the 15th at the indoor stadium of school number 7 and had teams...
SET index to fluctuate this week
BANGKOK, 15 August 2011 – Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) has projected that the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index is likely to fluctuate...
Labour Ministry to survey wage rates nationwide
BANGKOK, 15 August 2011– The Ministry of Labour will survey wage rates nationwide in order to prepare for the new government’s policy to...
Wage panel seeking ways to reduce impact from wage rise policy
BANGKOK, 15 August 2011 – The Central Wage Committee has instructed the Social Security Office to find measures to minimize the effects from the...
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Transgender fight outside Pattaya home disturbs family, owner calls for police action
PATTAYA, Thailand — A South Pattaya resident has expressed frustration after repeated incidents of public fighting outside their home in Soi Kor Pai 2....
Wild brawl erupts among Russian tourists in Jomtien, friend knocked out while trying to...
PATTAYA, Thailand — Chaos broke out in front of a convenience store at the entrance of Jomtien Soi 15 late on January 8, when...
Tolerance has broken Pattaya’s streets
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every major festival in Pattaya follows the same script: bright lights, big crowds, and official talk of “order” and “safety.” Then...
Rubbish fire breaks out in Jomtien as illegal dumping persists
PATTAYA, Thailand – A firefighter from Pattaya City was injured while responding to a fire involving dry grass and a pile of garbage in...
Heartbreaking Pattaya house fire leaves elderly couple escaping death by seconds
PATTAYA, Thailand — A late-night house fire narrowly spared the lives of an elderly couple in Nongprue on January 10. At around 10 p.m.,...