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Commerce Ministry assures no shortages of goods, supplies at protest sites
BANGKOK, Jan 14 - Commerce Ministry on Tuesday affirmed that goods and supplies are still sufficient for sale at and around protest sites, while...
Superstore assures goods supply sufficiency
BANGKOK, Jan 13 – Big C, one of Thailand’s superstores, has reaffirmed there is a sufficient supply of consumer products available during the Bangkok...
Commerce Ministry: Don’t hoard goods during rallies
BANGKOK, 12 January 2014 The Ministry of Commerce has confirmed the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) will open traffic for delivery vehicles and...
DIT to ensure no product shortages, price gouging during mass rally
BANGKOK, 10 January 2014 The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) is confident there will not be shortages of commodities and unfair price hikes during...
Commerce Ministry to hold new year gifts fair to stimulate year’s...
BANGKOK, 10 Dec 2013, The Commerce Ministry is holding a New Year's gift fair at the end of this month to stimulate public spending. ...
Rice pledging scheme continues despite House dissolution
BANGKOK, Dec 9 - Dissolution of Thailand's lower house of parliament will not interrupt the continuity of the rice pledging scheme introduced by the...
Govt boosts maize exports to stimulate prices
BANGKOK, Oct 22 – Thailand's Commerce Ministry has targeted the export of 500,000 tonnes of maize by year-end in an attempt to increase the...
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Visa debate misses the bigger picture as Pattaya tourism is reshaped by cost and...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The online debate over Thailand’s visa-free stay policy has once again ignited strong reactions, but much of the discussion appears to...
Good Samaritan gesture turns chaotic as intoxicated foreigner lashes out on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as an attempt to help an intoxicated foreigner sleeping by the roadside quickly escalated into chaos on Walking Street,...
Drunken dispute turns violent in Pattaya as bar guard stabbed and suspect beaten
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night altercation in Pattaya turned violent after two intoxicated men were ejected from a bar, leading to a chaotic clash...
Illegal tour busted in Pattaya as unlicensed operator caught leading senior trip to Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourist Police and the Department of Tourism have arrested an unlicensed tour operator accused of organizing trips for elderly tourists without...
Thai Royal Gazette confirms new cabinet under PM Anutin ahead of swearing-in
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand's Royal Gazette has officially published the Royal Command endorsing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's new cabinet.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed...