Tag: Thailand
A rare transit of Venus to occur on June 6
BANGKOK, 11 May 2012 - According to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT), a rare planetary event, the transit of Venus,...
ICT ministry contracts to buy Chinese tablets for Thai students
BANGKOK, May 10 – Thailand’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has contracted to purchase the first lot of 400,000 tablet computers to be...
Flood-affected SME operators affected by floods resume production: Industry Ministry
BANGKOK, May 10 - All of Thailand registered Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) forced to suspend production by last year’s flood have resumed operation,...
Thailand’s economic growth projected at 5.5% this year: IMF
BANGKOK, May 11 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Thailand's economic growth in 2012 will be 5.5 per cent, but warned that...
Preah Vihear dispute at World Court may be prolonged until next...
BANGKOK, May 10 - Deputy Prime Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa said on Thursday that Thailand will submit further written explanations on the disputed...
Environmentalists petition Court to revoke Rayong factories operation certificates
BANGKOK, May 10 - Following two industrial plant accidents last weekend in the eastern province of Rayong, the environmental activist non-governmental organisation Stop...
Karen rebel leader’s drug case will not grow into Thai, Myanmar...
BANGKOK, May 11--- Deputy Prime Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa on Friday said he believed that the drug-related case of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army...
Govt urged to focus on unwanted pregnancy problems
BANGKOK, 10 May 2012– The National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC) has suggested the government pay more attention to teen pregnancy problems...
TAT Honoured with “Best Value Destination (International)” by Lonely Planet Magazine...
Mumbai, May 10, 2012 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand was honoured with the “Best Value Destination (International)” award by Lonely Planet magazine...
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Pattaya and the incident that never existed
PATTAYA, Thailand – There is a story one of the lawyers in our office likes to recount. It always brings a knowing smile -...
Pattaya officials warn foreign man after nude swimming incident on public beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign man swimming naked at Pattaya Beach, a public area frequented by...
Immigration Police raid luxury hotel in Pattaya, arrest five Chinese nationals for gambling
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration Police, in coordination with Provincial Police Region 2 investigators, Banglamung Police, and Tourist Police, raided a luxury hotel in...
Chinese driver flees after van crashes into home and overturns in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon responded to a report of a van crashing into a residential property along Khao Noi...
Police step up action against claw machines linked to hidden gambling in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Nongprue Police Station has continued its efforts to curb illegal gambling activities, conducting inspections of claw machines suspected of being used...