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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Who really owns Pattaya’s streets?
PATTAYA, Thailand – As tourists looked on near Walking Street, a late-night confrontation involving a group of transgender individuals and a woman aboard a...
Pattaya bag snatcher flees with Russian tourist’s passport, cash and phone
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist was left shaken after a motorcycle-riding thief snatched her shoulder bag while she was walking along Soi Pattaya...
Pattaya takes aim at a decades-old beachfront rental problem
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya officials have launched a renewed campaign targeting what they describe as a decades-old illegal beachfront rental problem, vowing to reclaim...
June storms hover over Pattaya as beer bars fight to stay afloat
PATTAYA, Thailand – Dark clouds gathering over Pattaya this June are bringing more than just rain. For many beer bar operators already navigating another...
Thai Police ‘Operation VAR’ takes down pirate football streaming websites
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested four suspects and dismantled two major illegal football streaming networks accused of pirating international...