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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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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...