Tag: Bangkok
Cabinet nods to compensation for palm oil imports
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 - The Cabinet has agreed to spend 24 million-baht emergency budget to import 10,000 tons of palm oil and...
Cabinet approves extension of first-car tax rebate
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 - The Cabinet today agreed to extend the tax rebate measure for first-time car buyers until the end of...
Finance Ministry confident Thai economy will grow despite risks
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 -Ms. Kulaya Tantitemit, Senior Expert on Macroeconomic Policy, Bureau of Macroeconomic Policy, Fiscal Policy Office, the Ministry of Finance...
Transport Ministry expects Suvarnabhumi to be overcrowded in 4 years
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – The Transport Ministry is finding ways to solve the anticipated overcrowding problem at Suvarnabhumi Airport, citing the airport...
Finance Ministry striving to solve informal debt problem
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – The Finance Ministry is currently conducting a research on various methods to fix the problem of informal debt...
Poll: People interested in product, energy price news the most
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – According to a poll, most people are most interested in news related to consumer product and energy prices,...
DSI to look into illegal chemical waste dump in Chachoengsao
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 - The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has announced that it will treat the chemical waste disposal in Chachoengsao...
PM expresses concerns over southern violence
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has expressed her worries over the recent attack on Thai soldiers in the Deep...
BMA: HFMD situation likely to improve next month
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has revealed that the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is...
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As Thailand moves toward a VAT increase, the bigger picture tells a deeper story
PATTAYA, Thailand - Recently, there has been growing discussion about the government potentially adjusting VAT from 7% to 10%. For many people, the immediate...
Hotel maintenance worker arrested in Pattaya after allegedly using master key to steal guest’s...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Na Jomtien arrested a 35-year-old hotel maintenance worker within a day on April 20 at a housing unit after...
Indian nationals arrested in Pattaya villa raid over alleged stock trading scam
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police raided a luxury pool villa in Pattaya on April 20 and arrested 20 Indian men accused of working illegally as...
Pattaya plumbing shop owner arrested after allegedly pointing gun at Wan Lai crowd
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 55-year-old plumbing supply shop owner was arrested after allegedly pointing a loaded handgun at a group of Songkran revelers during...
Pattaya Police add insulting officer charge against former cop in Walking Street shooting case
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya have filed an additional charge against former police officer Pol. Sub-Lt. Jirasak Srikhathanam, also known as “Lieutenant Joe,”...