Tag: Hong Kong
BOI: Jan-Apr foreign direct investment worth THB155 bil
BANGKOK, 17 May 2012 - The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) has revealed that 407 investment projects, worth 155 billion baht altogether, have...
Deceived Thai women jailed in Hong Kong as Nigerian drug cartel...
HONG KONG, May 17 – Numbers of Thai women have been jailed in Hong Kong for drug smuggling as they were deceived by...
SACICT targets arts & craft exports at USD800 mil
BANGKOK, 29 April 2012 – The SUPPORT Arts and Craft International Center of Thailand (SACICT) has set the target to export art and handicraft...
Pattaya gears up for another festival of rugby
The weekend of 5th and 6th May 2012 will see the twelfth staging of the Pattaya 10’s Rugby Tournament, which is now known as...
NeilPryde Racing Series to join Thailand’s Top of the Gulf Regatta
The NeilPryde Racing Series – a one-design windsurfing class world tour – will race in Thailand for the first time at the 2012 Top...
Asia’s best head to 2012 Top of the Gulf Regatta
The fleet line-up for the 2012 Top of the Gulf Regatta, held 4-8 May off Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Jomtien, Pattaya, is...
Mint of Norway visits Royal Thai Mint
CEO of the Mint of Norway, Jan-Eirik Hansen and manager of sales and marketing, Kjell Wessel, paid a visit to Director-General Naris Chaiyasoot...
‘City of Angels’ tourney to take place at Bangkok’s new ice...
Thailand’s sizzling “City Of Angels” ice hockey tournament is ready to roll for the 5th straight year with organizer JOG Sports promising an...
Thailand thriving as filming location
BANGKOK, 21 February 2012 – The Department of Tourism has indicated that Thailand has become a popular filming location among movie makers, with...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...