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 baht holds near 32.90 against dollar as markets await U.S. data, Middle East...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht opened at 32.89 per U.S. dollar on Tuesday, June 9, slightly weaker but largely unchanged from the previous...
Anutin pays tribute to Vietnam’s heroes in Hanoi
HANOI, Vietnam – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led the Thai delegation in wreath-laying ceremonies at the Bac Son Monument and the Ho Chi Minh...
Thaksin Shinawatra has EM bracelet removed, expected to travel to Dubai later this month
BANGKOK, Thailand – Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has had his electronic monitoring (EM) bracelet removed after officially receiving a royal pardon, according to...
Anutin courts Thai investors in Vietnam, witnesses AI and smart industry deals
HANOI, Vietnam – Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul met with representatives of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam...
Illegal meat factory near Bangkok shocks consumers
PATHUM THANI, Thailand – A joint task force of Thai consumer protection police, livestock officials, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has raided...