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BTS extension line to Bearing station will be in service on...
BANGKOK, 8 August 2011-Bangkok Deputy Governor Theerachon Manomaipibul has revealed that the BTS train will begin its first day of its extension line...
Yingluck royally endorsed 28th PM of Thailand
BANGKOK, 8 August 2011 – Pheu Thai party-listed MP Yingluck Shinawatra has been royally endorsed the 28th prime minister of Thailand. She has...
Consumers switch to fish and chicken as pork remain expensive
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - Pork stalls countrywide are still suffering a sharp drop in sale as more and more consumers have turned...
Islamic Bank to open 20 more branches
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - Islamic Bank of Thailand is set to open 20 more branches within August to meet the growing need...
Industrial exports increase in first half of 2011
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - The Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) reported a 19% year-on-year increase in overall industrial export in the first...
BOI confident in four hundred billion baht investment goal
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - The Board of Investment (BOI) is confident that it will achieve its four hundred billion THB investment goal...
Unsafe sex is still the main cause of HIV/AIDS
BANGKOK, 7 August, 2011- According to doctors’ data analysis, unsafe sex is still the main cause of HIV/AIDS while people in the employment...
Two suspected drug smugglers arrested with over 430,000 speed pills
BANGKOK, Aug 7 -- Two members of an alleged transnational drug syndicate were detained with 432,000 methamphetamine (or 'speed') pills, valued at Bt129...
Abhisit reelected as leader of Democrat Party
BANGKOK, Aug 6 -- Outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was reelected as leader of the Democrat Party, the main opposition party, at a...
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Nature’s perfect circle LiDAR technology unlocks Thailand’s ‘Eye’ mystery
BANGKOK, Thailand – A mysterious circular formation known locally as the “Eye of Thailand” has been revealed to be a remarkable natural phenomenon after...
Thailand scrambles to support shrimp farmers after Malaysia import ban
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Suphajee Suthumpun has directed urgent support measures for shrimp farmers and fishery operators in...
Thailand seizes chemicals enough to produce 1.1 billion meth pills in Golden Triangle blow
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced the seizure of approximately 50 metric tons of precursor chemicals linked to a transnational drug...
Thailand and China team up to train 1 million future-ready workers
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is expanding vocational education cooperation with China to prepare workers for future industries, with plans to develop one million skilled...
Business leaders turn more bullish on Thailand’s economy
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) on Wednesday raised its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 1.6%-2.0%, up...