Tag: Bangkok
CPD is getting rid of middlemen to lower the price of...
BANGKOK, 27 July 2011-The Cooperative Promotion Department is set to establish a network of commodities to eliminate the intermediary and to raise the...
Former Bangkok governor ready to fight alleged corruption charges
BANGKOK, July 26 - Former Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin, now running for the post of secretary-general of the Democrat Party, on Tuesday pledged his...
Japanese joint venture companies see rosy outlook for second half of...
BANGKOK, July 26 – A survey on the business sentiments of Japanese joint venture companies in Thailand found business outlook will dramatically pick up...
Miss Thailand Chinese Cosmos 2011
On July the 25th around the swimming pool at the Royal Cliff Beach resort the final 18 contestants on the Miss Thailand Chinese Cosmos...
UNESCAP forecasts Thailand’s imports, exports to grow 10 per cent this...
BANGKOK, July 25 –Thailand’s exports and imports this year will stabilise at 10 per cent following the pattern of normalisation of trade growth in...
I-EA-T: Investors still interested in Thailand
BANGKOK, 25 July 2011– Foreign investors are still interested in making investment in Thailand as seen from an increase in land usage request at...
BoT concerned over household debts
BANGKOK, 25 July 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is concerned over household debts as the figure is skyrocketing and may affect the...
Nissan unveils 6-year business plan for ASEAN region
BANGKOK, July 25 – Nissan Motor Asia Pacific on Monday introduced a new six-year business plan for Southeast Asia, aiming to expand growth across...
BMA to launch 1555 facebook page
BANGKOK, 25 July 2011 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will launch Bangkok 1555 facebook page very soon in order to facilitate and offer...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...