Tag: Thailand
Thailand, Philippines agree to strengthen ties
MANILA, Jan 19 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III pledged on Thursday to strengthen bilateral ties...
December domestic auto sales, production drop year-on-year
BANGKOK, Jan 18 – Thailand’s total domestic automobile sales in December fell by 41.40 per cent to 54,575 units year-on-year, but increased by 109.35...
Thai PM Yingluck visits Philippines to boost ties
BANGKOK, Jan 19 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday left Thailand for a one-day official introductory visit to the Philippines, her eighth...
Thai Polo Open final this Saturday
The final of the 2012 BMW - B Grimm Thai Open Polo Tournament will take place this coming Saturday, January 21 at the picturesque...
Ocean Marina launches new race series to mark 17th year anniversary
Ocean Marina Yacht Club celebrated its 17th birthday on the weekend of January 14-15 by holding the first of what is planned to be...
The fuel oil crisis. Winners and losers.
Our fossil fuel is coming to an end, so we are told. As stocks dwindle with our need for oil unabated, the principle of...
Thai PM making official visit to Philippines Thursday
BANGKOK, Jan 17 - Thai Prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will make a one-day official visit to the Philippines on Thursday, her eighth overseas trip...
Lebanese-Swedish terror suspect questioned before more detention
BANGKOK, Jan 17 - Lebanese-Swedish terror suspect Atris Hussein was to be questioned further by police Tuesday before being transferred to Bangkok Criminal Court...
Cabinet approves Bt380 bln investment budget for infrastructure projects in North
CHIANG MAI, Jan 15 – Thai Cabinet on Sundayy approved in principle a Bt380 billion budget to invest in 128 infrastructure projects in the...
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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...