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DDPM issues weather warnings for next few days
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned residents living near shorelines and in flood-prone areas...
BMA stages a flood drill to cope with future disasters
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, in collaboration with 25 other related agencies, has staged a flood emergency drill in...
Private sector urges govt to integrate works of different agencies
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 – The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has revealed that the private sector wants different government agencies...
TNSC: Thai export to expand by 5.9% this year
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) and Thammasat University have estimated that Thai export will expand by 5.9%...
FPO: Q2 economy expands less than expected
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has announced that the nation's second-quarter economy has expanded less than anticipated thanks...
PM grants 20 million baht to women’s fund in each province
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has today allotted a 20-million-baht budget to the women’s fund in each province across...
Almost half of Thai monks suffer overweight problems
BANGKOK, July 30 - A research study indicated that almost half of Thai monks are having overweight problems or are affected by congenital...
Pheu Thai MPs get one year jail terms for insulting Constitution...
BANGKOK, July 31 - Thailand's Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced ruling Pheu Thai Party spokesperson Prompong Nopparit and a fellow Pheu Thai MP...
Several provinces prepare Buddhist Lent candle parades
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 – Several provinces throughout the country have begun to organize the Buddhist Lent candle parades for the procession on...
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Doctor warns heatstroke can ‘Cook’ internal organs as Thailand faces extreme summer heat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dr. Teerawat Hemachudha from the Center of Excellence for Integrative Medicine and Public Health and adviser to the College of Oriental...
Anutin calls for inclusive development and stronger regional action at 82nd ESCAP session
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul delivered a keynote address at the opening of the 82nd Session of the...
Supamas opens CHERY Group and OMODA & JAECOO NEV plant as Thailand drives toward...
RAYONG, Thailand – Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Supamas Isarabhakdi has presided over the official opening of the CHERY Group and OMODA...
Sihasak hopeful more Thai vessels will pass safely through Strait of Hormuz
BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow announced a positive diplomatic development following the successful passage of an...
Toxic smog blankets Chiang Mai as Anutin heads north to inspect wildfire crisis
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Toxic smog blanketed Chiang Mai on Monday as it was ranked the world's second-most polluted city, just hours before Prime...