Tag: Bangkok
ThaiHealth launches caravan to promote drinking abstention during Buddhist Lent
Bangkok, July 25 2012 – Thai Health Promotion Foundation has launched a campaign to encourage Thai people to abstain from alcohol during Buddhist...
Train station cleaned to prevent hand, foot, mouth disease
BANGKOK, 27 July 2012 – The Public Health Ministry and the Transport Ministry have together campaigned for clean public transportation to prevent the...
Experts try to stamp out confusion over HFMD
BANGKOK, 27 July 2012 - Virus experts have discussed guidelines to inform people of encephalitis and hand, foot and mouth (HFMD) disease caused...
Thai Foreign Ministry helps evacuate Thai nationals from Syria
BANGKOK, July 27 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is helping evacuate Thai nationals from violence-torn Syria, according to ministry spokesperson Thani Thongphakdi,...
Democrat kingpin Suthep to quit politics if impeached by Senate
BANGKOK, July 27 - Former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban of the Democrat Party said on Friday that he will retire from politics...
Man killed by electric power pole after torrential rain, strong winds
BANGKOK, July 26 - One man was killed and another injured on Thursday when unusually strong winds toppled an electric power pole in...
92 Thai detainees in Myanmar not yet put on trial on...
BANGKOK, 27 July 2012 - Foreign Affairs Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has disclosed that the Burmese court has not yet tried the 92 detained...
Cambodian toddler in Rayong dies of HFMD: Thai expert
BANGKOK, July 27 -- The hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) was the cause of the death of a two-year-old Cambodian boy in Thailand's eastern province...
No deliberation on reconciliation bills as Parliament session opens: House Speaker
BANGKOK, July 26 - House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont reaffirmed today that the proposed reconciliation bills will not be raised for deliberation when the...
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Pattaya fights to reclaim pavements from vehicles invading pedestrian space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers have taken action against vehicles parked on pavements along Pattaya Second Road, issuing arrest records and referring...
Pattaya reviews beach parking after rental operators complain of space shortage
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have received complaints from rental vehicle operators over a lack of parking spaces near Pattaya Beach and are...
Bangsaen Beach draws day-trippers with clear waters, shady spots and fresh seafood
CHONBURI, Thailand – Bangsaen Beach attracted crowds of visitors on October 15, with clear seawater and a lively beachfront creating an inviting scene for...
Pattaya awaits cooler weather to lift hopes for year-end tourism
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourism operators in Pattaya are hoping cooler weather will encourage more visitors during the year-end high season, with businesses closely watching...
Pattaya repairs worn playground equipment and plans new play area at Lan Pho Park
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is accelerating repairs to worn and damaged children’s playground equipment at Lan Pho Naklua Public Park and plans to...