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Various provinces urgently set up flood barriers ahead of flooding season
NAKHON SAWAN, 6 September 2012 – Several provinces which were flooded in 2011 are speeding up their works on flood preventions ahead of...
Thailand’s July exports continue to drop
BANGKOK, Aug 29 – Thailand's deputy commerce minister said the country's exports in July continued dropping by 4.46 per cent year-on-year, about US$19.5...
Rubber growers demand help on falling rubber prices
SONGKHLA, Aug 20 – Thailand’s rubber growers network from 14 southern provinces converged on Songkhla provincial hall on Monday afternoon to press the...
Thai economy to grow 7-9% in second half of 2012
BANGKOK, Aug 21 – The Kasikorn Research Centre projected that the Thai economy in the second half of this year will likely to...
More Thai farmers in debt: UTCC survey
BANGKOK, Aug 16 - A survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce finds that the number of farmers having informal...
Phuket declares fired-ravaged pub area off-limits
PHUKET, Aug 17 -- Phuket authorities have declared the fire-ravaged Tiger Pub and Discotheque off-limits area after this morning’s death of four patrons,...
Thai Prime Minister shows empathy with quake victims in Iran
BANGKOK, Aug 15 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra sent a letter of condolence to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in response to the major...
The future of Thai fruit exports to China
Thai fruit exports appear to have a bright future in the Chinese market, as the Asian Highway 3 (R3A), linking China, Laos and...
Thai Oil: Retail oil prices may be adjusted this week
BANGKOK, 6 August 2012 – Thaioil Public Company Limited( PTT) has warned that local retail oil prices may be adjusted upward this week,...
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Road deaths still high as Thailand ends warnings and enforces traffic laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – The government is set to shift to full enforcement of traffic laws nationwide on April 1, ending a warning period that...
Thai energy officials defend fuel hike as oil fund bleeds billions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Energy officials have clarified that the recent 6-baht-per-liter increase in fuel prices was necessary due to ongoing instability in the Middle...
Pattaya halts unauthorized road digging as safety hazards mount
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers moved in on March 26 to stop unauthorized digging along Sukhumvit 41/1, which threatened public property and created serious...
Pattaya villa raided, 25 foreigners arrested for 700-million-baht online gambling ring
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police from Region 3 raided a luxury villa in Pattaya, Banglamung district, on March 24, uncovering a sophisticated online gambling...
Pattaya City Council raises alarm as fuel crisis threatens tourism ahead of Songkran
PATTAYA, Thailand — The Pattaya City Council held a heated session this week to discuss the growing concerns over fuel shortages and rising prices,...