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500 auto spare parts factories to be heavily affected by wage...
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - Over 500 automotive factories will be immediately and heavily affected by the daily minimum wage rise to Bt300/day, as...
EforE urges new govt to cancel Benzene 91, Gasohol 91
BANGKOK, 2 August 2011 – The Energy for Environment Foundation (EforE) has insisted that the incoming government consider canceling the distribution of Benzene 91...
House expected to vote for new Thai prime minister Friday: House...
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - Thailand's House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament, expects to vote for the country's new prime minister on Friday...
Red Shirt leaders Jatuporn, Nisit released on bail
BANGKOK, Aug 2 - Key Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan, detained on terrorism charges, has been released on bail after the the elections...
MOTS nods to budget for opening tourist assistance centers
BANGKOK, 2 August 2011 – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has approved a budget worth 6.9 million THB for the establishment of...
BKK police raided over 10,000 homes during operation against drugs
BANGKOK, 2 August 2011-Bangkok Metro Police, Police Major General Auepong Komalakul Na Nakorn said over 2000 arrests were made on drug related charges...
City braces for northern floods run-off: deputy Bangkok governor
BANGKOK, Aug 2 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) can handle the flood run-off from the North and continuing rains triggered by tropical...
BMA to reopen Sanam Luang on 9 Aug
BANGKOK, 1 August 2011 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is scheduled to reopen Sanam Luang for public use on 9 August after its...
Domestic flights at Don Mueang Airport moved to Terminal 1
BANGKOK, 1 August 2011– Don Mueang Airport has relocated its domestic flight services to Terminal 1, where international chartered flights are being operated, in...
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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...
Young man stares at motorcycle taxi group, hospitalized after alleged attack in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 20-year-old man was seriously injured in the early hours of June 10 after allegedly being attacked by a group of...