Tag: Thailand
Myanmar people cross border to hoard essential goods
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 – The atmosphere at the business areas along Ranong-Ko Song border is bustling with Myanmar people from Ko Song province...
PM: Post-flood rehabilitation could take 3 months at earliest
BANGKOK, Oct 31 – Post-flood rehabilitation could take at least three months with an estimated budget of Bt80 billion, plus loans of over Bt300...
Special Report: ´New Thailand Project´ : Post-Flood Program by the Government
Lists of prevention and rehabilitation plans have been constantly rolled out like the current flood waves flowing from the North to hit parts of...
Pattaya packed with flood evacuees
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 - Pattaya beach resort is crowded with flood-affected citizens fleeing to the East. Floods in several areas...
Chartered flights from China canceled due to flood in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 -The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) revealed that over 70% of chartered flights from China to Thailand have been...
Nine southern provinces warned of heavy rain, flash flood and forest...
SONGKHLA, 28 October 2011 – The southern coast of Thailand is set to experience abundant rain and isolated heavy rainfall due to the influence...
Electricity distribution in Bangkok´s inner city not affected by flood
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) is confident that floods will not affect electricity distribution, particulary in Bangkok's inner city...
Floods kill 373, affect 2 mil.
BANGKOK, 28 October 2011 – The floods have affected more than two million people and claimed more than 300 lives. According...
US entrepreneurs continue investing in Thailand
BANGKOK, 26 October 2011 – U.S. investors have reaffirmed they will continue investing in Thailand while showing confidence in the government's problem solving strategies....
Latest Stories
American tourist agrees to pay damages following Pattaya hotel lobby outburst
PATTAYA, Thailand – An American tourist has agreed to compensate a hotel employee after allegedly smashing her mobile phone during an altercation at a...
Residents raise safety concerns over abandoned building in Pattaya’s Day Night area
PATTAYA, Thailand – Community leaders have called for urgent action after two young men were found living inside an abandoned building in South Pattaya’s...
Tourists gain as Thailand’s currency loses ground
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai baht weakened against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as renewed tensions in the Middle East and a continued decline...
2,000-baht gold price crash sends Bangkok’s Yaowarat into a buying and selling frenzy
BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok’s historic gold trading district of Yaowarat was packed with buyers and sellers on Tuesday as domestic gold prices tumbled by...
‘Thai Baht Accepted Here’ Foreign visitors left scratching their heads over latest sticker campaign
PATTAYA, Thailand — A new initiative encouraging restaurants and businesses to display "Thai Baht Accepted Here" stickers has sparked amusement, confusion, and criticism among...