Tag: Thanasak Patimaprakorn
DPM voices confidence in National Office of Buddhism
Bangkok - The Deputy Prime Minister has voiced his confidence in the National Office of Buddhism and its operations, stating transfers within the office...
Royal crematorium close to completion
Bangkok - Deputy Prime Minister Gen Thanasak Patimaprakorn, has visited Sanam Luang royal plaza to observe the construction of the royal crematorium, along with...
Officials to look into ‘zero-dollar’ tours
Deputy Prime Minister Thanasak Patimaprakorn said he has not received reports of "zero-dollar" tours - a scam where tourists buy inexpensive package deals but...
Government to consider easing mourning restriction on entertainment venues
The government is to consider within this week how to ease the restriction in order to allow entertainers and entertainment venues to resume operations.
Government...
1,000 baht/day minimum overhead charge set for Chinese tourists
Effective as of yesterday the lowest overhead charge for a Chinese tourist to be levied by package tour operators is 1,000 baht/day, said Deputy...
Culture Ministry unveils “Better Driving through Thainess” campaign
BANGKOK – The Ministry of Culture has unveiled its “Better Driving through Thainess” campaign, training 600 public transport drivers to apply Thai cultural values...
PM, military leaders discuss army reshuffle
BANGKOK, 8 March 2014 Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with military top brass to discuss military reshuffling. It has been...
Supreme Commander wants to see talks between 2 sides
BANGKOK, 19 January 2014 The Supreme Commander of the 3 armed forces has called on the government and the protesters to break a political...
New Malaysian Army Chief calls on Thai Supreme Commander
BANGKOK, 6 November 2013 New Malaysian Army Chief Gen Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor yesterday paid a courtesy call on...
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British woman reunited with son after Pattaya Tourist Police help
PATTAYA, Thailand – A British woman who was too intoxicated to return to her accommodation on her own was safely escorted back by Pattaya...
Police check on Russian tourist sleeping drunk in Pattaya hotel for safety
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police were called to a hotel on August 13 after staff found a heavily intoxicated foreign tourist sleeping on...
Rescue volunteers suspended after taxi driver assaulted near Bangkok MRT Station
BANGKOK, Thailand – A group of rescue volunteers has been suspended from duty after a video showing several volunteers allegedly assaulting a taxi driver...
Kating Lai Park off North Pattaya faces erosion threat, safety barriers installed
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have inspected damage at Kating Lai Beach Park after waves eroded more than 20 metres of the shoreline,...
Pattaya motorcycle taxi driver arrives at police station with bat seeking help
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police officers and members of the public at Pattaya City Police Station were left puzzled when a motorcycle taxi driver arrived...