Tag: Songkran
22 Chinese, Taiwanese nabbed in call centre scam
BANGKOK, March 28 – The Thai authorities Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Wednesday arrested 22 Chinese and Taiwanese in connection with a...
AoT urged to boost Don Mueang Airport use
BANGKOK, March 29 – Thailand’s Ministry of Transport urged the Airports of Thailand (AoT) to maximise capacity of Don Mueang Airport as Suvarnabhumi...
Hat Yai to hold month-long Songkran activities to boost tourism
SONGKHLA, March 29 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Hat Yai office will hold Songkran activities during the whole month of April...
Thai PM to attend 20th ASEAN Summit in Cambodia next week
BANGKOK, March 29 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Sinawatra will attend the 20th Summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders scheduled...
Annual Rotary Cross Bay Swim a winner for our children
Nic Wilson (main photo) races home under stormy skies, wining the 3.5 km swim across Pattaya Bay. 10-year-old Erika Heltne (left) won the short...
Energy import increased by 10% in February
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Energy Business Department has revealed that the energy import amount in February has increased by 10 percent from...
Thai bus operators confirm to keep fare unchanged
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The country's private bus operators have affirmed to continue keeping their fares at the current level without adjusting the...
Entrepreneurs advised to look for lower labour cost in neighbouring countries
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – Chairman of the Strategic Committee for Reconstruction and Future Development (SCRF) Virabongsa Ramangkura has suggested that Thai business entrepreneurs...
FPO to propose tax restructuring guidelines to Finance Minister
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is set to propose restructuring guidelines for the country's tax system to Deputy Prime...
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Thai Police go undercover as lion dancers, earn global praise for creative arrest
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Metropolitan Police Bureau has drawn international attention after officers cleverly disguised themselves as lion dancers to apprehend a wanted suspect.
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Official emblem unveiled for 99th Birthday of Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana
BANGKOK, Thailand – The government has unveiled the official emblem commemorating the 99th Birthday Anniversary of His Holiness Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, the 20th Supreme...
Bank of Thailand moves to standardize and cut 15 banking fees as digital costs...
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will standardize and reduce fees for 15 financial services to ease cost-of-living pressures on citizens and...
Full-force efforts launched to contain oil spill threatening Racha Islands off Phuket
PHUKET, Thailand – Thai authorities are racing to contain a significant oil spill threatening the Racha Islands, a premier tourism destination off Phuket, following...
Thai MFA urges nationals to leave Iran and Israel amid escalating Middle East tensions
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued an urgent advisory for Thai nationals residing in high-risk areas of the Middle...