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Commerce Ministry to expand Thai Select initiative to overseas restaurants
BANGKOK, 23 June 2012 – The Commerce Ministry is set to further endorse the quality of Thai food business, in hopes of turning it...
Thai government to push for realization of G2G rice purchase deals...
BANGKOK, 23 June 2012 – The government is determined to conclude a number of government-to-government rice purchase deals while expressing confidence to boost Thai...
Transport Ministry to further upgrade railway networks at Laem Chabang
BANGKOK, 24 June 2012 - The Transport Ministry is set to expand the railway system to the Laem Chabang Port in the East in...
Auto parts import tax under JTEPA to be slashed to 0%
BANGKOK, 24 June 2012 – Thailand will decrease the import duty for more than 140 more items of Japanese auto parts to 0% with...
Investment body approves 11 rehabilitation projects from last year’s flood
BANGKOK, June 22 - Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) on Friday approved rehabilitation privileges for 11 projects following last year's flood, worth over Bt5.2...
Customs Department confident will reach target revenue this year
BANGKOK, June 24 - The customs department is confident that customs revenue collection in the last four months of the fiscal year will surpass...
Deputy PM Chalerm wants area police to support work of tourist...
BANGKOK, 23 June 2012 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung has given a policy to tourist police to seek manpower support from area police...
The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam to make official visit to Thailand...
BANGKOK, 23 June 2012 – The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam is set to make an official visit to Thailand later this...
Thailand ready to host ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting
BANGKOK, 23 June 2012 – The Public Health Ministry has expressed its readiness to host this year’s ASEAN Health Ministerial Meeting, scheduled for early...
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French woman arrested at Perth Airport in bag search after leaving Thailand
PERTH, Australia – Australian authorities have arrested a 31-year-old French woman after she arrived from Thailand and was found allegedly concealing illegal drugs inside...
Pattaya warehouse fire after paint cans explode on truck
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic fire broke out in Naklua on June 30 after old paint cans reportedly exploded on the back of a...
Beach operators alert Pattaya officials over suspicious fuel smell from sand barge
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya were alerted on June 30 after beach operators reported a strong fuel-like smell drifting ashore, raising concerns among...
Chinese investment expands in Sriracha with massive 100-rai mixed-use development
SRIRACHA, Thailand – A large-scale Chinese-invested mixed-use development has emerged in Sriracha, Chonburi, featuring a fully integrated commercial hub with shops, restaurants, and construction...
Two foreigners arrested in Pattaya barber shop raids
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police in Chonburi conducted coordinated inspections of businesses in Pattaya after receiving social media intelligence regarding suspected illegal foreign labor,...