Tag: Bangkok
DIT pins packed rice price, expects shortage to ease soon
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has decided not to raise the price of packed rice for now as...
LPG price to rise by 3 THB as Oil Fund levy
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011-Permanent Secretary for Energy Mr. Norkhun Sittipong has indicated that the price of LPG would reach 21.13 THB per kilogram if...
NSO: Govt urged to solve drugs, corruption, crime
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – Thai people want the government to solve narcotic drugs, corruption practices and crime in the society as the very...
Public Health alert to dengue fever spread
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – The number of patients infected with dengue fever in Thailand has been reported at 23,324 people so far this...
Political obsession is affecting mental health
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – The Department of Mental Health has suggested people to remain calm upon political news as a lot of them...
US urges Thailand, Cambodia to solve dispute peacefully
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011– The US has once again called on both Thailand and Cambodia to solve their border disputes in a peaceful manner...
Yingluck: New govt to improve foreign relations
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – Incoming Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has indicated that the new government will focus on improving international relations, especially with...
PM orders talk with Cambodia before troop withdrawal
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011– Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has assigned the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs to discuss the International Court of Justice...
BMA to hold Olympic Day Run on 24 Jul in honor...
BANGKOK, 19 July 2011 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will organize the annual Olympic Day Run on 24 July to encourage people...
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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...