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TAI keeps faith in auto biz in 2011
BANGKOK, 20 July 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s automotive industry is expected to revive strongly in the latter half of 2011 after receiving serious impacts...
Wage increase may cause lay-offs
BANGKOK, July 20 – A private sector survey has found that the proposed higher daily minimum wage of 300 baht (US$10) may lead...
Thai central bank chief concerned at impact of inflation, global recovery...
BANGKOK, July 19 – Thai economic growth in the second half of this year will be close to the figure in the first...
PTT boosting investment by 2020 to support Thailand’s energy needs
BANGKOK, July 20 - PTT Plc, Thailand's largest oil and gas conglomerate, is looking to expand its investment by 2020, according to its...
New govt urged to beef up funds for lecturers
BANGKOK, 20 July 2011 – The new government is encouraged to support more budgets including scholarships for lecturer quality development in order to...
Yingluck delays collecting MP endorsement document at EC, registration at Parliament
BANGKOK, July 20 -- Thailand's Pheu Thai Party prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday delayed her earlier plan to collect her Member of...
German court rules royal jet doesn’t belong to Thai government: Thai...
BANGKOK, July 20 -- A German court on Wednesday ruled that the impounded aircraft used by Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn does not belong...
Bodies of Saturday’s five chopper crash victims successfully retrieved
BANGKOK, July 20 - Rescue operations coordinated by the Thai army, and the ministries of Agriculture and Cooperatives, and Natural Resources and Environment, successfully...
BoT: 2011 GDP anticipated at 4.1%
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) expects that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is likely to grow 4.1% this year;...
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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...