Tag: Jarupong Ruangsuwan
Acting THAI president: Piyasvasti sacking due to new aircraft procurement conflict
BANGKOK, May 25 - Thailand's national flag carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) issued a statement from the executive board of directors reasserting that...
253 dead in road accidents in first five days of Songkran
BANGKOK, April 16 – Thailand’s holiday death toll reached 253 in road accidents throughout the country through the first five days of the...
Govt to mull over 20-baht train fare for new electric train...
BANGKOK, 23 March 2012 - The Transport Ministry has assigned the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to develop the plans for 10 additional...
Thailand, China agree joint working committee on high speed rail development
BANGKOK, Feb 24 – Thailand and China have agreed to establish a joint working committee to implement a high speed rail project after...
Pheu Thai confident with minimum wage hike policy
BANGKOK, 5 August 2011 – The Pheu Thai Party is confident that its policy to increase daily minimum wage to 300 baht will...
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Street fights in Pattaya why violence keeps erupting and where the police are when...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Incidents like the latest street assault involving an intoxicated foreign tourist are no longer shocking in Pattaya — they are disturbingly...
Why foreign prostitutes keep returning to Pattaya Beach and why arrests are likely to...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Despite periodic crackdowns by authorities, Pattaya Beach remains stuck in a familiar cycle: arrests are made, headlines are issued, and within...
In Pattaya money never breaks your heart and tourists are honest about love
PATTAYA, Thailand – On Valentine’s Day, Pattaya puts on a familiar show: couples strolling along the beach at sunset, roses on café tables, and...
Investor confidence soars as foreign capital floods Thailand at five-year high
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development announced that Thailand attracted over THB 324 billion (US$10.4 billion) in foreign investment last year –...
Pattaya braces for isolated thunderstorms as cool morning fog lingers in upper Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department reported that Pattaya and surrounding areas in the eastern region will see isolated thunderstorms, while northern and...