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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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Public beach not for private profit, warn Pattaya authorities
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City enforcement officers continued their campaign against the unauthorized use of public beach areas on June 10, seizing mats, chairs,...
Foreign beggar found at Pattaya temple handed over to Immigration authorities
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign national found begging within the grounds of a popular Pattaya temple was handed over to immigration authorities on June...
Smoke scare at North Pattaya shopping mall after suspected electrical short circuit
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters and city officials responded to a smoke incident at a shopping mall on North Pattaya Road on June 10 after...
Bangkok Police bring down Nigerian ‘Dodorima’ boss after dramatic escape attempt
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Nigerian national accused of leading a major transnational drug trafficking network was arrested in Bangkok after allegedly attempting to ram...
Wrong-way driving turns Sattahip streets into a life-threatening gamble
PATTAYA, Thailand – What should be a routine drive through Sattahip is turning into a growing safety concern, as reports and shared footage of...