Tag: Russia
FIRST SUPERMODEL OF ASIA PACIFIC 2011 CONTEST TO BE HELD IN...
Bangkok, September 7, 2011 — Supermodels from 30 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the region’s first International Supermodel Contest to be organised in Thailand...
ASEAN to invite US, Russia to join ASEAN+6
BANGKOK, 5 August 2011 – ASEAN has invited the US and Russia to join its ASEAN+6 trade and economic cooperation meetings in a...
Land of the Rising Sun
Today the focus will be on the Land of the Rising Sun, where earlier this year a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake occurred some 72...
Russia makes good 20-year-old US$36 million Soviet rice export debt to...
BANGKOK, July 1 - Russia has paid its rice debt of US$36 million, over Bt1.1 billion, inherited from the former Soviet Union, according...
Princess Chulabhorn honored for efforts in scientific development
BANGKOK, 13 June 2011- Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn has become the 25th recipient of the Honorary Doctor’s Degree from the D. Mendeleev University...
Russia signs agreement to repay rice debt to Thailand
MOSCOW, June 2 - Russia has signed an agreement with Thailand to repay its rice debt inherited from the former Soviet Union. ...
Commerce Min eyes boosting export to Russia by 50%
BANGKOK, 2 June 2011 – The Ministry of Commerce has set a target to increase Thai exports to Russia by 50 percent this year...
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Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...