Tag: Bangkok
Consumer confidence hits 9-month high in June
BANGKOK, July 4 - Thailand’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in June rose to 78.6 from 72.6 last October, marking its highest level in nine...
Economic ministers adopt measures to cope with Europe’s debt crisis
BANGKOK, July 4 – Thailand’s economic ministers, meeting Wednesday, agreed to prepare six measures to cope with possible adverse impacts from the eurozone debt...
Cabinet gives nod to project similar to NASA’s
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 - The Cabinet has approved a primary study of cloud formation that affects the weather in Thailand after it rejected...
ICT Minister attends disaster reduction conference in Japan
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Group Captain Anudith Nakornthap has attended a ministerial conference in Japan to exchange...
Public Health ministry ramps up bird flu precautions
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 - Following a recent outbreak of bird flu in China, the Ministry of Public Health is today ramping up further...
Transport Ministry to resume Bangsue-Rangsit Red Line electric train construction
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 – The Transport Ministry is set to resume the construction of the suburban section of the Red Line electric train...
Temporary Bangchak refinery shutdown will not disrupt oil production: Energy Minister
BANGKOK, July 4 -- Energy Minister Arak Chonlatanon assured the public that the forced closure of Bangchak refinery for 30 days after fire early...
Officials find traces of toxic substances at oil refinery´s blast site
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 – The Department of Pollution Control (DPC) revealed that initial tests conducted at the site of this morning’s explosion found...
Shell, Caltex and Esso up pump prices today
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 – Petrol station operators Shell, Caltex and Esso have announced a fuel price hike for all grades of retail petrol...
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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...