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Sungai Kolok car bomb causes tourists’ check out of 50 percent
NARATHIWAT, July 21 - The Friday car bomb in Su-ngai Kolok district has heavily impacted the local economy, causing 50 percent of foreign...
Southern rubber farmers demand government lift rubber price to Bt120/kg
SONGKHLA, July 22- Southern Thai rubber growers on Sunday called on the government to shore up rubber prices and purchase rubber at Bt120...
Myanmar to try Thai detainees for illegal entry next Friday
RANONG, July 20 -- Myanmar's Township Border Committee (TBC) informed its Thai counterpart that the first batch of Thai detainees charged with illegal...
1st grade students in several areas receive tablet PC
BANGKOK, July 20 2012 – While first-grade pupils in many areas have received tablet computers, those in the eastern province of Kalasin will...
SIPA pushes Thai software industry to AEC
BANGKOK, July 19, 2012 – The Software Industry Promotion Agency or SIPA will work towards gaining world recognition for the Thai software industry before...
Thai auto exports hit 25-year record high in June
BANGKOK, July 19- Thailand’s automobile exports in June remarkably soared to over 94,000 units, marking its highest record in 25 years, according to the...
Local windsurfers win 2 silver 1 bronze at Asian Beach Games
A press conference was held on July 3 at the Kura Serf Restaurant in Jomtien to officially welcome home and congratulate the successful Thai...
Pheu Thai still undecided on way forward with charter rewrite
BANGKOK, July 16 - The ruling Pheu Thai Party remains undecided on how to proceed with its Constitution amendment, while it awaits an official...
ABAC Poll: Most people agree with court’s decision on constitutional change
BANGKOK, 16 July 2012 – According to a poll, most people agree with the Constitution Court’s decision to allow constitution amendment if revisions...
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Fuel hike cuts into Pattaya delivery riders’ take-home pay
PATTAYA, Thailand – The morning after a steep 6-baht fuel price hike, scenes across Thailand revealed a country reacting in very different ways—quiet pumps...
Fuel panic buying hits Thailand as drivers rush ahead of 6-baht price shock
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai motorists flocked to gas stations across the country overnight after the government announced a record fuel price hike of 6...
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...