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Thailand behind other ASEAN nations in English language
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – According to world-renowned language school Education First or EF, Thai youth are ranked number 42 in English language...
US ambassador to meet with Labor Ministry on human trafficking problem
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – The US ambassador is scheduled to discuss with the Thai Ministry of Labor this week about the issue...
First group of Thais returns home from Syria
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – A group of 10 Thai people in Syria has returned to the Kingdom, while the rest of those...
Water level continues to rise in Mekong River
Bangkok, July 30 2012 – Water level has been rising continuously in the Mekong River, Chiang Rai province. More than 1,000 rais of...
Commerce Ministry to extend price-pegging scheme
BANGKOK, 30 July 2012 – The Commerce Ministry is planning on extending the price-pegging scheme on all products to help consumers cope with...
EGAT has assured major dams can take in more water
BANGKOK, 29 July 2012 – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has assured that there is more room at the country’s major...
BoT signaling further interest rate cuts
BANGKOK, 29 July 2012 – The Thai central bank has signaled further interest rate cuts amidst continued crisis in the west. ...
Prime Minister to launch Credit Cards for northeastern farmers
BANGKOK, 29 July 2012 – The mobile cabinet meeting in Surin during July 29-30 will focus on development projects in eight lower northeastern...
Commerce Ministry confident Thai rice exports to hit 9.5-million-ton target in...
BANGKOK, 27 July 2012 – The Commerce Ministry is confident that the country’s rice exports will hit the planned target this year. ...
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Heavy drinking ends with head injury for Pattaya motorcyclist
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man suffered a head injury after reportedly falling from his own motorcycle near the entrance to Soi 10 in South...
Motorcycle taxi driver and app rider argue over condo pickup in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A confrontation between an app-based delivery rider and a local motorcycle taxi driver was captured on video outside a condominium in...
Pattaya resident horrified by cobra display until truth emerges
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as a late-night snake emergency at a Pattaya condominium ended in relief and laughter after a cobra reported in...
Fresh catch at dawn draws seafood lovers to Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand – Early risers looking for the freshest seafood in Pattaya may want to head to the Jomtien Fishermen’s Market, where local fishing...
Russian and Indian tourists caught fighting on Pattaya street
PATTAYA, Thailand – A video circulating on social media shows a violent confrontation between a Russian tourist and an Indian tourist on a Pattaya...