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Cabinet approved draft MOU with Mozambique
BANGKOK, 18 July 2012 – The Cabinet has given a nod to the draft Memorandum of Understanding that will promote closer collaboration between...
WFMC assured transparency of water and flood management expert selection process
BANGKOK, 18 July 2012 – The state-appointed Water and Flood Management Committee has assured that the selection process for a private firm to...
NBTC to issue regulations-instructions in the face of emergency/disaster
BANGKOK, 18 July 2012 – The country’s telecom regulator is set to issue a set of regulations and instructions to help broadcaster work...
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Thailand not new strains
BANGKOK, July 18 - The cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) currently being found in Thailand are neither new strains nor...
Tablet computer distribution kicked off
BANGKOK, July 18- Thailand's Ministry of Education Ministry began delivering 55,000 tablet computers Wednesday to primary students in the first eight provinces, and...
Thai Defence Minister presides over military redeployment
BANGKOK, July 18 -- Thai Defence Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat will preside today at a ceremony marking the deployment of Border...
Hand, foot and mouth disease forces closure, class suspensions in 29...
BANGKOK, July 17 – Twenty-nine schools run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) were closed Tuesday due to the spread of the hand,...
TAT Devises “DISCO Plan” To Implement Tourism Action Strategies for 2013
Bangkok, July 16, 2012 -- The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has divided its action plan into five implementation categories under the acronym,...
Thailand Tourism Receipts Up 30%, Highlighting Value for Money Factor
Bangkok, July 16, 2012 -- Thailand recorded a 31% increase in tourism receipts in 2011 over 2010, according to Ministry of Tourism and...
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Court rejects 500,000 baht bail, sends officer to jail in fatal Pattaya shooting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police officer known as “Inspector Joe the Gunman” has been sent to jail after the Pattaya Provincial Court rejected his...
Pattaya launches massive free health screening drive for seniors ahead of April 30 event
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is preparing to roll out a large-scale free health screening initiative for older residents as part of its “Healthy...
City pushes health upgrade drive with Pattaya Rak Center partnership
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City is moving to enhance its public health services through closer cooperation with the Pattaya Rak Center, a preventive medicine...
Marine scientist warns of ‘Double Pressure’ in Thailand from global conflict and El Niño...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand may be heading toward a period of heightened economic and environmental uncertainty as global tensions, rising energy prices, and shifting...
Thailand rules out VAT hike for now as fiscal talks continue, says NESDC chief
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand is not in a position to raise value-added tax (VAT) at this time, despite the measure remaining in long-term fiscal...