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Bangkok’s Rattanakosin Island wins 2011 Asian Townscape Awards
BANGKOK, March 5 - The Thai capital won Japan's '2011 Asian Townscape Awards' for its old town Rattanakosin Island. ...
Soldiers dredge canals in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - The army has sent 320 engineering military personnel and trucks to dredge canals in Bangkok as a flood...
SRT takes over Chatuchak Market from City Hall
BANGKOK, Jan 2 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Monday returned management of the world renowned Chatuchak Weekend Market to the State Railway...
Cabinet gives SRT nod to run Chatuchak weekend market
BANGKOK, Dec 27 - The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed that the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has the management rights to Chatuchak weekend market...
AS FLOODS RECEDE, CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS START IN BANGKOK AND AYUTTHAYA
Bangkok, November 24, 2011 — Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra joined in weekend clean-up operations in several districts of Bangkok and Thon Buri where...
Flood slightly drops in Pathum Thani after opening of sluice gates...
BANGKOK, Nov 20 – Floodwaters in Pathum Thani, adjacent to the capital of Bangkok have dropped slightly after authorities agreed to widen three sluice...
Bangkok Governor inspects Don Mueang site where ‘Big Bag’ barrier was...
BANGKOK, Nov 14 -- Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Monday will inspect the location at Don Mueang where the government’s 'Big Bag' flood barrier...
City issues evacuation advisory for two Khan Na Yao subdistricts
BANGKOK, Nov 9 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Wednesday issued an evacuation advisory for Khan Na Yao and Ramindra subdistricts in Khan...
PM considering ‘Big Bags’ for western Bangkok
BANGKOK, Nov 7 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is considering to build additional 'Big Bag' barriers to control the deluge in the western part...
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BCCT Insight: Foreign Investment and Property Ownership in Thailand
BCCT Insight: Foreign Investment and Property Ownership in Thailand:
Common Pitfalls for Foreign Buyers and Corporate Investors
Planning to invest, set up a business, or buy property...
Road-marking truck burns out on Bangkok elevated road, injuring five workers
BANGKOK, Thailand – A four-wheel truck carrying road-marking workers and equipment was destroyed by fire on the Borommaratchachonnani elevated road in Bangkok on the...
Pattaya officials seize tables and cigarettes from sidewalk vendors on Second Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers seized two metal tables and several boxes of cigarettes from vendors selling goods on public pavement along...
Minivan catches fire outside emergency department at Phuket hospital
PHUKET, Thailand – A minivan caught fire outside the emergency department of Vachira Phuket Hospital early on October 11, prompting an urgent response from...
Over 10,000 suspected counterfeit TAIYO lighters seized in Mukdahan warehouse raid
MUKDAHAN, Thailand – Authorities seized approximately 10,730 lighters suspected of carrying counterfeit TAIYO trademarks during a court-authorized search of a warehouse in Mukdahan on...