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Thai shares fall, gold prices hit new record high
BANGKOK, Aug 8 - The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Monday dropped in tandem with regional stock markets after US-based...
Thailand experiences gold rush, share plunge
BANGKOK, Aug 8 - Mounting concerns over the rising risk of global recession and heavy public debt loads in the U.S. and Europe...
Bangkok Poll asks youth if their mothers were PMs
BANGKOK, 9 August 2011 – Mothers would be asked by their children to think of common benefits and be honest if they were a...
No Thais harmed by riots in England
BANGKOK, 9 August 2011– The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that no Thai people have been killed or injured in the riots...
DDPM warns 21 provinces of flash floods
BANGKOK, 9 August 2011 – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned residents in 21 provinces to be prepared for...
National shopping spree to take place 19-21 Aug
BANGKOK, 8 August 2011 – Retailers, wholesalers and convenience stores nationwide will join hands to give discounts for consumers to celebrate the 91st...
THB to move 29.80-30.20 THB/USD this week
BANGKOK, 8 August 2011 – Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) has estimated that the Thai baht this week (from 8 to 11 August 2011)...
Fin Min not to collect 11-bn-THB tax from Thaksin’s offspring
BANGKOK, 8 August 2011 – The Ministry of Finance has agreed not to collect tax worth totally 11 billion THB from the son...
Thailand asked to adopt same academic calendar as other ASEAN nations
BANGKOK, 8 August 2011 -Council of University Presidents of Thailand President Prasart Suebkha has proposed that Thai universities adopt a new semester calendar,...
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Pattaya firefighters extinguish late-night shack fire in Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from Pattaya’s Jomtien Fire Station responded to a late-night fire on June 9 after a blaze broke out at a...
American tourist agrees to pay damages following Pattaya hotel lobby outburst
PATTAYA, Thailand – An American tourist has agreed to compensate a hotel employee after allegedly smashing her mobile phone during an altercation at a...
Residents raise safety concerns over abandoned building in Pattaya’s Day Night area
PATTAYA, Thailand – Community leaders have called for urgent action after two young men were found living inside an abandoned building in South Pattaya’s...
Tourists gain as Thailand’s currency loses ground
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht weakened against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as renewed tensions in the Middle East and a continued decline...
2,000-baht gold price crash sends Bangkok’s Yaowarat into a buying and selling frenzy
BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok’s historic gold trading district of Yaowarat was packed with buyers and sellers on Tuesday as domestic gold prices tumbled by...