Tag: Pongsak Raktapongpaisal
Energy Minister: South’s power blackout a genuine force majeure
BANGKOK, May 22 – Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal today flatly ruled out any relationship between last night’s electricity blackout in 14 southern provinces...
Raising of LPG price postponed again
BANGKOK, 22 May 2013 – The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) has resolved to postpone the raising of LPG gas prices without a...
Ailing Oil Fund to get financial injection
BANGKOK, Apr 17 – Thailand’s Oil Fund will gain extra revenue of Bt264 million a day, an increase from Bt184 million a day,...
Power outage averted; Thais complimented for energy saving
BANGKOK, April 5 – Thailand averted a national power outage today thanks to a joint energy-saving effort by the Thai public and private...
Energy agencies prepare for Myanmar’s gas supply disruption in April
Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal called a meeting with related agencies this week to prepare to handle Myanmar’s gas supply suspension from April 4-12....
Energy agencies prepares for Myanmar’s gas supply disruption in April
BANGKOK, Feb 16 – Energy minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal will call on a meeting with related agencies next week in preparation to handle Myanmar’s...
Energy Ministry toughens law on LPG vehicle conversion
BANGKOK, 13 February 2013 The Energy Ministry is set to toughen the regulation on Liquefied Petroleum Gas vehicle conversion following a car explosion...
Energy Ministry delays LPG price increase
BANGKOK, 8 January 2013 The Energy Ministry has delayed the cooking liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price increase, saying it has not conducted any...
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Pattaya Retirees: Lucas Vanlaar
“Between a rock and a hard place”
PATTAYA, Thailand - At 76, Australian retiree Luke Vanlaar (born in Holland) has been settled in Jomtien just...
Pattaya enhances public amenities with new state-of-the-art Toilet Buses
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya City is tackling the shortage of public restrooms by acquiring six new mobile units, with the arrival of the first...
Pattaya launches electric baht-buses to tackle long-term pollution
PATTAYA, Thailand - In a bid to revolutionize public transportation and combat pollution, Pattaya City took a significant step forward on April 25 with...
Thailand’s declining birth rate sparks future population concerns
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Paediatric Society of Thailand has sounded the alarm over a troubling trend where the number of births in Thailand has...
Immigration police raid nets 21 Myanmar nationals in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police conducted a raid on two rented rooms in Soi Khopai South Pattaya on April 24, following reports of...