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Four foreigners arrested for drug smuggling
BANGKOK, July 25 - Narcotics Suppression Bereau police on Monday arrested four foreigners smuggling drugs worth over Bt9 million. ...
Anti-graft agency files charges against former Bangkok governor
BANGKOK, July 25 - Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Monday filed charges against former Bangkok governor Apirak Kosiyodhin, now running for the post...
MOC confirms no rice shortages or hoarding in the country
BANGKOK, 24 July 2011 - Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Yanyong Phuangrach, has investigated prices of packaged rice in Suphanburi province at Tanghua center....
KResearch: Gold price to edge up
BANGKOK, 24 July 2011- According to Kasikorn Research Center, the Thai currency has increased its value and will continue to strengthen in the...
EC pledges to endorses 95% of MPs within 30-day timeframe
BANGKOK, July 23 - Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Saturday pledged to speed up the official endorsement of MPs status of remaining winning candidates...
Thailand expresses condolences to Norway over twin attacks
BANGKOK, July 24 – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday sent a letter of condolence to his Norwegian counterpart over July 22’s twin...
Thai exports up 16.8% in June: Commerce Ministry
BANGKOK, July 21 -- Thai exports in June rose by 16.8 per cent year-on-year to a record of over US$21 billion while imports climbed...
Commerce Ministry confirms no shortage of rice
BANGKOK, July 21 – Thailand will definitely not experience a rice shortage as more than one million tonnes of rice is in government stock,...
SMEs to thrive in the latter half of this year
BANGKOK, 21 Juy 2011-Deputy Vice President of the Thai Military Bank, Benjarong Suwannakiri, said SMEs would pick up in the latter half of...
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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...