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PM checks up on Laem chabang port development
BANGKOK, 18 June 2012 – The Prime Minister will be checking up on the eastern sea board, Laem chabang port, Chonburi province, regarding...
Industrial Works Dept joins hands with factories to reduce wastewater
BANGKOK, 13 June 2012 - The Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with textile dyeing factories on...
FTI suggests leather industry change tactics in preparation for AEC
BANGKOK, 7 June 2012 – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has advised the Thai leather industry to enhance it strategies to stay...
Thai inflation grows slowly in May
BANGKOK, June 1- Thailand’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at a slower pace last month to stay at 115.23, up 0.39 per cent...
Thailand’s jobless rate in Q1 falls to 0.73%
BANGKOK, May 28--- Thailand’s unemployment rate in the first quarter of this year dropped to 0.73 per cent from 0.83 per cent year-on-year...
Land in Silom most expensive in Thailand
The Treasury Department has released a new list of land price appraisals, citing Silom as the most expensive area in Thailand. The new price...
Electrical appliance to see price increase in June
BANGKOK, 28 May 2012 – Consumers may be forced to face a price increase of no less than 5% in electrical appliances from...
Dusit Poll: Disharmony and bad economy cause unhappiness for Thais
BANGKOK, 27 May 2012 – A recent poll conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University has indicated that Thai people see the disharmony in...
THAI appoints Priewpan, Areepong vice chairmen of audit committee
BANGKOK, 24 May 2012 – The Thai Airways International (THAI) has named National Police Chief Priewpan Damapong and Permanent Secretary for Finance Areepong...
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Songkran in Pattaya becomes a test of patience for long-term foreign residents
PATTAYA, Thailand – Songkran, Thailand’s iconic New Year water festival, has long drawn tourists eager to join in the nationwide splashes and street celebrations....
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...
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...
Baht Hits 33 per USD, 44 per GBP as Pattaya scrambles to fill Songkran...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s currency woes are deepening just as Pattaya braces for one of the year’s busiest tourist seasons. The baht opened on...