Tag: Bangkok
Royally initiated projects to be opened today useful to half-a-million-rai farmland
BANGKOK, 7 July 2012 – The five royally-initiated irrigation projects to be officially opened by His Majesty the King today are of great benefits...
Thai shrimp exports drop 2.2%, impacted by eurozone debt crisis
BANGKOK, July 6 – Thai frozen shrimp exports in the first five months shrank 2.23% year-on-year, affected by the eurozone debt crisis, according to...
10th ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meeting
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 – Finance Minister Kittirat Na Ranong has revealed that the Finance Ministry will be hosting the 10th Asia-Europe Finance Ministers’...
Finance Minister presides over Asian Development Forum
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 -Kittirat Na Ranong, Minister of Finance delivered his speech in the 3rd Asian Development Forum “ODA & Green Growth in...
Travel business expert predicted Thai purchasing power to drop 30%
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 – A travel business expert has predicted that the purchasing power of Thai consumers will soon drop significantly due to...
Economic expert forecasts Thai GDP at 5-5.5% due to Eurozone crisis...
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 – A leading economic expert has predicted that the fallout from the Eurozone debt crisis and worries about local political...
Public Health Ministry orders 4 mil Tamiflu in case of bird...
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 -The Ministry of Public Health has reaffirmed that no outbreak of avian flu has been detected in Thailand, but to...
Foreign ambassadors invited to listen to Thailand´s water management scheme
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 -The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Science and Technology have invited foreign ambassadors in Thailand to listen...
Surapong to clarify NASA issue to Parliament
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 -Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul is set to explain in detail the case covering NASA’s request to use U-tapao airbase for...
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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...