Tag: Thailand
Baiyoke Tower II’s parted platform caused by excess weight: Police
BANGKOK, May 8 - The failure of the steel cable or wire rope supporting the platform carrying workers installing advertising banner on the...
Industry Ministry: Only 60 new factories established in April
BANGKOK, 8 May 2012 – The Industry Ministry has announced that only 60 new factories were opened in April, the lowest number in...
Thailand hosts 2012 Rotary International Convention
BANGKOK, 8 May 2012 - Thailand is hosting the 2012 Rotary International Convention, with than 38,000 guests from 160 countries worldwide attending the event...
Three killed falling from Thailand’s highest building during billboard installation
BANGKOK, May 7 - Three men were killed as they fell from the 68th floor of Thailand's tallest building, Baiyoke Tower II, as...
Commerce Ministry: Thailand still top rice exporter
BANGKOK, 6 May 2012 – With high demand from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Indonesia, the Commerce Ministry has expressed that Thailand will not...
Industry Ministry confident no chemical contamination around Map Ta Phut
RAYONG, 6 May 2012 – The Industry Ministry is confident that the fire incident in Map Ta Phut has left no trace of...
National Disaster Warning Center asks the public to beware of heavy...
BANGKOK, 6 May 2012 – The residents of Thailand have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and flash flood during the next...
More charter amendments will come if new constitution is not on...
BANGKOK, 4 May 2012 – A leading development expert is against an effort to adapt international concepts to political and economic development in...
Health Ministry to push for wider alcohol ban
BANGKOK, 5 May 2012 – The Public Health Ministry is poised to declare more areas that are officially alcohol-free in the near future. ...
Latest Stories
Heavy drinking ends with head injury for Pattaya motorcyclist
A man receives medical treatment after reportedly falling from his own motorcycle near South Pattaya Soi 10 on June 18, suffering a head wound...
Motorcycle taxi driver and app rider argue over condo pickup in Pattaya
An app-based delivery and a local motorcycle taxi driver argue outside a condominium in Naklua, Pattaya, after a dispute over a customer pickup, with...
Pattaya resident horrified by cobra display until truth emerges
Emergency responders prepare to capture what appeared to be a cobra in a Central Pattaya condominium parking lot before discovering it was actually a...
Fresh catch at dawn draws seafood lovers to Jomtien
Fresh seafood from local fishing boats is displayed for sale at Jomtien Fishermen’s Market, where visitors can select their catch and have it steamed,...
Russian and Indian tourists caught fighting on Pattaya street
A Russian and an Indian tourist exchange blows on a Pattaya street on June 18 before workers from a nearby massage shop intervene to...