Tag: Bangkok
Deputy PM Chalerm says negotiations work best to solve southern insurgency
BANGKOK, 8 August 2012 - Deputy Prime Minister Police Captain Chalerm Yubumrung has indicated that the southern unrest would be best resolved via...
Reforestation project launched in honor of HM the Queen
Bangkok, 8 August 2012 – A reforestation project has been launched to honor Her Majesty the Queen. The project is aimed at planting...
“Faith of Lumbini” project held in honor of the King and...
BANGKOK, 8 August 2012 – A group of Thai people is launching a project to develop Lumbini, the site where the Lord Buddha...
Energy committee lowered gasohol-diesel sales contribution to Oil Fund
BANGKOK, 8 August 2012 – The country’s energy committee has decided to collect less contribution from local gasohol and diesel sales to help shoulder...
Thailand planned new state-sponsored investment stimulus programs
BANGKOK, 8 August 2012 – Thailand is set to implement more investment stimulus programs to pave ways for the development of the country. ...
Cabinet extends 7% VAT collection by 2 more years
BANGKOK, 8 August 2012 – The Cabinet has decided to postpone the planned increase in the country’s Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate by a few...
Queen says mothers are like sculptors molding children with careful hands
BANGKOK, 8 August 2012 - Her Majesty Queen Sirikit has granted the 2012 Mother’s Day slogan emphasizing tender efforts and attention a mother...
Top envoys voice opinions on Thailand’s stance in world arena
BANGKOK, Aug 7 - Thai ambassadors spoke their views on the country's stance in the world arena, following the ongoing Meeting of Thai...
No curfew in Thailand’s restive South: PM
BANGKOK, Aug 7 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday reaffirmed that she does not plan to impose a curfew to deter violence...
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Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...