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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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...