Tag: Bangkok
Red Shirts threaten lawsuit against Election Commission
BANGKOK, July 28 - Key leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the Red Shirts, on Thursday threatened to file suit...
State coffers first, new helicopter fleet later: PM-designate Yingluck
BANGKOK, July 27 - Thailand's prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra said Wednesday that the Pheu Thai led-coalition government is ready to support the army plan...
14 rail routes in southern border provinces still halted
NARATHIWAT, July 28 – Rail services in this restive southern border province remained suspended Thursday for repair work amid tight security following Wednesday's bombing...
Malian national arrested with ‘ice’ worth Bt10.5 million
BANGKOK, July 28 – A Malian man on Thursday was detained at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport for smuggling three kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, also known...
Thai retail business to grow 7-8% by year end
BANGKOK, July 26 - Thailand's retail sector is expected to continue growing by 7-8 per cent by the end of this year as a...
Hotels concerned over minimum wage hike policy
BANGKOK, 27 July 2011– The Thai Hotel Association (THA) has expressed concerns for 3-star hotels as they might be negatively impacted by the...
TAI eyes to produce 2.5 mn cars annually in 5 yrs
BANGKOK, 27 July 2011– The Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI) is targeting to increase the country’s car production capacity to 2.5 million units per annum...
ITD 300 THB wage will not drive away investors
BANGKOK, 27 July 2011 -The International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) said the minimum wage of 300 THB per day will not...
Thai exporters warned of bogus call centers luring them with attractive...
BANGKOK, 27 July 2011-The Department of Export Promotion Director General, Ms. Natawan Sakultanak, has warned Thai exporters not to transfer their money until...
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Portuguese woman found at Phuket restaurant after nearly five years of visa overstay
PHUKET, Thailand – Immigration officers arrested a Portuguese woman found studying cooking at a restaurant in Phuket after biometric checks revealed she had overstayed...
Police raid Nakhon Si Thammarat bar, rescue three teenage trafficking victims
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division has arrested a 43-year-old bar owner in Nakhon Si Thammarat and rescued three teenage...
Gunfire erupts at Pattaya petrol station after drug suspect smashes office and flees police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night drug sting erupted into gunfire at a petrol station on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya after a pickup driver allegedly...
Russian man arrested in Pattaya after 568 days of visa overstay
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 32-year-old Russian man was arrested in Pattaya on October 14 for overstaying his permission to stay in Thailand by 568...
Getting up Pratumnak Hill easier and safer with Pattaya’s new roads, footpaths and lighting
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is continuing improvements along Second Road leading towards Pratumnak Hill, with new road surfaces, renovated footpaths and upgraded street lighting...