Tag: Samut Prakan
Poll: Most people believe floods will come back
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - A recent opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) has found that most people are...
Disaster expert advises govt to construct dams around Gulf of Thailand
BANGKOK, 24 February 2012 - A disaster expert has advised the government to construct dams around the Gulf of Thailand, from Chachoengsao province to...
Thailand supports setting up of centres for Myanmar nationality verification
BANGKOK, Dec 24 -- Thailand is supporting the setting up of centres for Myanmar nationality verification at five provinces which could help stem the...
Indian drug suspect arrested with 3kg of ketamine
SAMUT PRAKAN, Dec 20 – An Indian national has arrested with about three kilogrammes of ketamine at Suvarnabhumi Airport, according to the Customs Department....
Estimated Thai food industry flood loss reaches Bt50 billion
BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Initial flood losses to Thailand's food industry have been estimated at Bt50 billion. The figure is the...
Toyota resumes production, but Honda still in trouble
Toyota should have resumed production in Thailand on November 21, one month after the severe flooding forced it to suspend operations. Toyota has...
Cabinet delays Bt300 wage hike to next April
BANGKOK, Nov 22 – The Cabinet on Tuesday postponed implementation of the Bt300 (US$10) national daily minimum wage policy in seven provinces, scheduled to...
Toyota partly resumes production in Thailand
BANGKOK, Nov 21 – Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. on Monday partly resumed production of sedans and pickups at three plants after the worst...
Flood crisis likely to slash 2011 GDP to 1.5%: NESDB
BANGKOK, Nov 21 - Thailand's flood crisis is likely to slash 2011 gross domestic product (GDP) to only 1.5 per cent, even further from...
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Should Thailand cancel the 1,000-baht note to expose grey money?
PATTAYA, Thailand - In July 2026, Thailand faced shocking news in economic and political circles when the Bank of Thailand unveiled alarming statistics. More...
Police move in before thousands of motorbikes head for Sattahip beach gathering
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Sattahip police moved to prevent trouble ahead of an online-promoted motorcycle gathering expected to draw thousands of riders to Nang Ram...
Pattaya pickup gets unwanted four-meter snake as passenger
PATTAYA, Thailand – A routine drive turned into a frightening experience after a huge snake measuring around four meters was discovered inside a car...
Five injured after SUV collides head-on with pickup near Pattaya railway crossing
PATTAYA, Thailand – Five people were injured after an SUV and a pickup truck collided near a railway crossing in east Pattaya, on Sunday...
Warmth-seeking snake finds hideout behind wardrobe in Pattaya home
PATTAYA, Thailand – A homeowner was left seriously shaken after a roughly one-meter-long snake was discovered hiding behind a wardrobe inside a house in...