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PM to seek release of two Thai activists jailed in Cambodia
BANGKOK, Sept 10 - During her one day official visit to Phnom Penh on Thursday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plans to seek the release...
MOPH confident of the ability to prevent mutant bird flu
BANGKOK, 30 August 2011 – The Ministry of Public Health is confident that the existing preventive measures against bird flu will be able...
Thailand’s new foreign minister to visit ASEAN countries
BANGKOK, Aug 29 – Thailand’s new Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul will make a round of introductory visits to other members of the 10-nation...
DTN: 2011 ASEAN econ to grow 5.7-6.4%
BANGKOK, 19 August 2011 – The 43rd Meeting of ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) in Indonesia has expected that the ASEAN economy will grow...
Visiting US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations meets Thai PM
BANGKOK, Aug 15 -- Visiting United States Sen Jim Webb, US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Monday met Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra,...
TAT ORGANISES “PHUKET SEAFOOD FIESTA 2011” TO ATTRACT TOURISTS DURING THE...
Phuket, August 1, 2011 — The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to organise the “Phuket Seafood Fiesta 2011” during 1-31 August 2011 to...
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BANGKOK, Aug 3 – The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reduced its April forecast of global paddy production in 2011 by 1.5...
Japanese joint venture companies see rosy outlook for second half of...
BANGKOK, July 26 – A survey on the business sentiments of Japanese joint venture companies in Thailand found business outlook will dramatically pick up...
Haze from Indonesian forest fire blankets southern Thai provinces
SONGKHLA, July 6 – Thailand’s southern provinces of Songkha and Satun have been blanketed in haze from current Indonesian forest fires. ...
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Pattaya officials stop beach camping as public debate grows over overnight use
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers intervened after tourists were found setting up tents to stay overnight on Pattaya Beach, reminding visitors that camping...
Five-day holiday turns Pattaya beaches into money makers
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s tourism sector enjoyed a strong boost during the extended New Year holiday, as large numbers of Thai and international visitors...
Do rich tourists in Pattaya really care about the baht as costs rise across...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every time the baht strengthens, the same warning resurfaces: Thailand is “pricing tourists out.” Comment sections fill with claims that visitors...
One more beer or 20,000 baht Pattaya makes it clear
PATTAYA, Thailand – The joke has worn thin. “Sorry officer, I’m too drunk to take the test” might get a laugh online, but on...
If prostitution is unwanted why does it remain so visible in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Every few months, headlines return declaring that Pattaya has “cleaned up” Beach Road. And every few months, arrests quietly test that...