Tag: Songkran
Khao San business operators expect 20% growth during 2012 Songkran
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – Business operators on the famous Khao San Road are hopeful that tourist growth during the upcoming Songkran holidays...
PM discusses flood measures with NZ PM
SEOUL, 28 March 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra engaged in a bilateral talk with New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Mr. John Key, on...
Special Report: Google launches new Street View Imagery
Google, together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has announced that Street View imagery of three major areas in Thailand is now live...
Critical patients under govt health funds to receive treatment in any...
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The integration of the government's three major health care funds to take effect on April 1 is intended...
Deputy PM: USA ready to cooperate in intelligence
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – US Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney has, on behalf of her country, expressed enthusiasm to fully cooperate with Thailand...
Mahidol University: Ya pak-king can slow cancer spread
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, has revealed that Ya pak-king, or literally translated Beijing Grass, can help...
Competition for best community forest opened for challengers
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 - The Royal Forest Department and the Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company Limited have launched a project to...
Motorcycle passengers urged to wear helmets
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has launched a campaign to encourage pillion riders to wear safety helmets...
Master Key to Thailand
Master Key to Thailand (ISBN 978-616-91113-0-6, Scand-media corporation, 2012) has been written by Kenno Simonsen and covers culture, communication and management, and was...
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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.
Major...
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...