Tag: Maptaput Industrial Estate
SRT briefs Pattaya leaders on rail development
The State Railway of Thailand briefed Pattaya-area government and business leaders on ongoing plans to develop new rail lines connecting Bangkok and the Maptaput...
Maptaput factory under fire for covering up fatal explosion
Executives at a Maptaput tin factory are under fire for allegedly covering up a fatal explosion for more than a week. Maptaput Industrial Estate...
Rayong skin diving trip takes color from fisherman’s life
With his pale skin and white hair, Karan Charoenwongtakul easily could be thought to have albinism. But it was a skin diving expedition...
Myanmar ministers visit Thailand’s Maptaput as example for industrial development
Myanmar ministers visited the Maptaput industrial estate in Rayong to gain insights for industrial development in their own country. Deputy Transport Minister Prasert...
PM inspects Maptaput industrial estate ahead of cabinet meeting
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra last Sunday visited the Maptaput industrial estate in Rayong ahead of Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. The...
Death toll in Maptaput factory fire rises to 12
The death toll from a fire at a factory in the Maptaput industrial estate has risen to 12, while 24 out of 142...
Sak Ngaew residents opposed Highway 7 extension
Residents of Banglamung’s Sak Ngaew neighborhood are opposing a planned extension of Highway 7 that cuts their village in half, placing most of its...
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