Tag: Bangkok
Bt300 billion budget approved to hire water management consortium
BANGKOK, July 3 -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a Bt300 billion budget to hire a consortium to manage Thailand’s overall water management and...
Thai central bank: Inflation in 2nd half of 2012 likely to...
BANGKOK, July 3 - Inflation in the second half of this year is likely to drop thanks to a global economic slowdown, as well...
DDPM issues flash flood alerts in 16 provinces
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 -The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for residents in 16 provinces nationwide to brace...
June consumer confidence index edges up
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 – The Ministry of Commerce has reported that the consumer confidence index in June slightly increased but the future sentiment...
Commerce Ministry pushes for agricultural produce price intervention
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 – The Ministry of Commerce has vowed to continue with its price intervention measures on agricultural produce in the hope...
Transport Ministry: Euro crisis could delay transport projects
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 – The Ministry of Transport will propose a debt restructuring plan to the Prime Minister while admitting that the Euro-zone...
Thai trade representative says garments and textiles need to adopt new...
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 - President of Thailand Trade Representatives OlarnChaipravat has suggested that Thai entrepreneurs avail themselves to new technology to improve the...
60,000 health masks sent to smog-affected southern residents
BANGKOK, July 2 – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has distributed some 60,000 health masks to local residents in five southern provinces as smog...
MCAT organizes “English Camp to AEC” for Thai students
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 – Mahasarakham College of Agriculture and Technology has organized an “English Camp” for Thai students in the North and Northeast...
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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...