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All schools in Thailand’s southernmost provinces reopen normally
YALA, Dec 17 -- All schools in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala as well as four districts of Songkhla...
Thailand faces acute labour shortage; mass repatriation of migrant workers looms
BANGKOK, Dec 14 – Thailand faces an imminent acute labour shortage with more than one million migrant workers expected to be repatriated this...
Southern teachers welcome PM Yingluck’s gesture of assistance
PATTANI, Dec 14 – Teachers in three insurgency troubled provinces in Thailand’s far South were satisfied to a certain extent after Prime Minister...
Hesitating deputy premier decides to make southern trip
BANGKOK, Dec 13 – Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung today admitted anxiety over his latest assignment to fight against the southern insurgency, saying...
Army chief says money alone cannot end southern insurgency
BANGKOK, Dec 13 – Without civic cooperation, the decade-long violence in Thailand’s far South will not be resolved despite the government’s allocation of...
Awareness of Gender Equality in Preparation for the ASEAN Community
The Government is attaching great importance to promoting gender equality, as part of its campaign to increase the public’s awareness of the ASEAN...
China presses hard on high-speed rail projects in Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 8 – China has reaffirmed its determination to invest in a high-speed rail system in Thailand as clearly stated in an...
Master plan to fight southern insurgency unveiled soon
BANGKOK, Dec 7 – A comprehensive counter-insurgency plan under the government’s Bt13 billion budget to tackle mounting security problems in Thailand’s Muslim-majority far...
Mayor distributes scholarship, tablet computers
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome awarded 100,000 baht in scholarships and handed out the first of more than 1,200 tablet computers to Pattaya first graders....
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Pattaya Mayor acknowledges tourism slowdown, plans major events for high season
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has acknowledged a decline in tourist numbers this year following online criticism over photographs showing unusually quiet...
Man drowns off Pattaya beach despite lifeguards’ rescue attempt, leaving two dogs waiting
PATTAYA, Thailand – A man believed to be a Filipino national drowned off Yin Yom Beach near Pratumnak Soi 5 on November 12 after...
Oil spill cleanup at Pattaya’s North Beach Curve prompts motorist caution
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have urged motorists to remain cautious at North Beach Curve following an oil spill reported on November 13...
Taiwanese fugitive wanted in 15 cases arrested in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai Tourist Police and Immigration officers have arrested a 50-year-old Taiwanese national wanted under 15 arrest warrants in Taiwan, including 13...
Family seeks answers after 17-year-old student dies following hospital treatment in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – The family of a 17-year-old Grade 11 student is seeking answers from a hospital in Banglamung district, Chonburi province, after maintenance...