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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Pattaya Mayor engages residents while inspecting railway road upgrade as closure begins
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet visited the site of the road improvement project along the west side of the railway road, aimed at...
Foreign tourist collapses on Wong Amat Beach, Pattaya officials rush emergency aid
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign male tourist collapsed after suffering a suspected heart-related medical emergency on Wong Amat Beach in North Pattaya on February...
Thailand’s quiet end of the visa run era
What is actually changing for expats in Thailand in 2026
Much of the discussion around visas in Thailand focuses on rumours, anecdotes, and social-media panic....
Pattaya pushes ahead with Soi Khao Noi Road upgrade, residents praise progress but seek...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Road improvement works along Khao Noi Soi continued on February 9 as Pattaya City moved forward with upgrades following the completion...
Unidentified foreign woman found dead in Pattaya Sea, investigation underway
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police are investigating after the body of an unidentified foreign woman was found floating in the sea off Pattaya on the...