Tag: Bangkok
MOU signed to uplift Thai rice farmers’ potential
BANGKOK, 17 July 2012 – The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), Thai Rice Foundation under Royal Patronage, and Chamnien Saranaga Foundation have...
EU postpones withdrawal of trade privileges for Thailand
BANGKOK, July 16 – The European Union (EU) decided to postpone withdrawal of Thailand’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) import privileges from 2013 to...
Domestic Tourism Campaign to Make Travel “Part of Life”
Bangkok, July 16, 2012 -- The Tourism Authority of Thailand has set a domestic tourism target of 107.4 million trips with revenue earnings...
Highlights of the TAT Action Plan 2013
Bangkok, July 16, 2012 -- The Tourism Authority of Thailand has unveiled a series of strategies designed to maintain Thailand’s brand image, marketing...
12 Thai items remain on US preference list
BANGKOK, July 16 – Twelve Thai produced goods still enjoy trade benefits under the United States' Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), according to Commerce...
Thailand remains vigilant on hand, foot and mouth disease
BANGKOK, July 16 - Cambodia's threatened epidemic of hand-foot-mouth disease has passed its critical point and is now controllable, but Thailand remains on...
Parliament holds seminar to gear up for ASEAN Community
BANGKOK, 16 July 2012 – Parliament has organized the “Thai Parliament towards the ASEAN Community” seminar with an aim to prepare Thai MPs,...
Finance Ministry lowers tariff on Japanese auto-parts
BANGKOK, 16 July 2012 – Ministry of Finance has reduced tariffs on auto-parts imported from Japan, in accordance with Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement...
Thaioil: Crude oil price to stay around 95-105 dollars per barrel...
BANGKOK, 16 July 2012 –Thaioil Public Company Limited has predicted that the crude oil price will stay in the range of 95-105 dollars...
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Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...