Tag: Switzerland
Health minister attends World Health Assembly in Switzerland
GENEVA – Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn attended the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Switzerland and delivered a speech on "Building Better Systems...
Beach Volleyball Olympic stars head to Bangsaen
Thailand will host the last stop on 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour. The tournament is called the Bangsaen Thailand Open powered by...
Foreign diplomats urge Thai government to tackle tourist scams
BANGKOK, 11 July 2012 - Foreign diplomats met with Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to urge Thai authorities to clamp...
Multinational call centre gang arrested
BANGKOK, July 6 - A multi-national call centre gang was arrested on Friday in the Thai capital, according to Thai immigration police. ...
3 Britons arrested in call centre scam
BANGKOK, June 20 - Three British nationals were arrested for alleged involvement in a transnational call centre scam, Thailand’s Immigration Bureau chief said...
Growling Swan Golf kicks off in style
PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Tuesday, June 5, Eastern Star – Stableford This was a historic occasion for the twenty golfers who signed...
Kittiratt: WEF allows Thailand to show political-economic stability
BANGKOK, 29 May 2012 – The Thai government has expressed its readiness to play host to the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) on...
VN highlights achievements at WHO Assembly
Geneva , May 23 (VNA) – A Vietnamese health official has highlighted the country’s achievements in health care universalisation at the ongoing 65th General...
Thailand confident in benefiting greatly from the hosting of WEF on...
BANGKOK, 19 May 2012 – The government is confident that Thailand’s hosting of the World Economic Forum in Bangkok will add more economic...
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Portuguese woman found at Phuket restaurant after nearly five years of visa overstay
PHUKET, Thailand – Immigration officers arrested a Portuguese woman found studying cooking at a restaurant in Phuket after biometric checks revealed she had overstayed...
Police raid Nakhon Si Thammarat bar, rescue three teenage trafficking victims
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand – Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division has arrested a 43-year-old bar owner in Nakhon Si Thammarat and rescued three teenage...
Gunfire erupts at Pattaya petrol station after drug suspect smashes office and flees police
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night drug sting erupted into gunfire at a petrol station on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya after a pickup driver allegedly...
Russian man arrested in Pattaya after 568 days of visa overstay
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 32-year-old Russian man was arrested in Pattaya on October 14 for overstaying his permission to stay in Thailand by 568...
Getting up Pratumnak Hill easier and safer with Pattaya’s new roads, footpaths and lighting
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is continuing improvements along Second Road leading towards Pratumnak Hill, with new road surfaces, renovated footpaths and upgraded street lighting...