Tag: Thailand
National police chief denies Lebanese terrorist suspect detained with explosives ingredient
BANGKOK, Jan 14 - National police chief Pol Gen Prewpan Dhamapong on Saturday denied that Atris Hussein, a 48 year-old Lebanese man with suspected...
Canalside homes flooded in Songkhla
SONGKHLA, Jan 13 – Up to a hundred households along a canal in Songkhla’s Hat Yai district have been inundated by a second round...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19%...
19 million foreign tourists travelled to Thailand in 2011, up 19% year-on-year BANGKOK, Jan 11 - Thailand recorded 19 million tourist arrivals in 2011,...
TAT sees Chinese New Year bringing Bt10 billion into circulation
TAT sees Chinese New Year bringing Bt10 billion into circulation BANGKOK, Jan 11 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects the Chinese New...
PM assures Japan of Thai govt support for Japanese entrepreneurs
PM assures Japan of Thai govt support for Japanese entrepreneurs BANGKOK, Jan 11 --Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday reassured Japan's visiting Minister...
An interesting vehicle
1991 MR2 automatic in pearl white. This car was imported from Japan and has a Thai registration. Designed by Lotus with the original...
Another reason you don’t see many Honda Brios
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that the floods which hit Honda so hard was the reason the cute little Honda Brio...
NICHE MARKETS FOCUS TO BE HIGHLIGHT OF THAILAND’S TOP TRAVEL SHOW...
Bangkok, January 4, 2012 — Four of Thailand’s top niche-market tourism segments will be featured prominently at the 2012 Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing...
Over half of flood victims say govt should help pay more...
BANGKOK, Jan 8 - Nearly half of flood-hit victims have sought loan shark for restoration funds for their flood-ravaged homes, while more than half...
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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...