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Deputy PM: Insurance premium rate must be set fairly
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Kittiratt Na Ranong sees no need for people in flood-prone areas...
Cabinet set 2012 budget disbursement at no less than 93%
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The Cabinet has set a target to disburse more than 90% of its 2012 budget, mainly for investment...
Fisheries Dept. concerned over depleting Indian Mackerel population in Andaman Sea
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The Fisheries Department has expressed its worry about the depleting population of Indian Mackerel in Thailand's southern Andaman...
DFT: Malaysia, an attractive investment destination among all ASEAN neighbors
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade has come out to remind local investors to keep focus on Malaysia, which...
PM to make an official visit to Japan on 6-9 March
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The prime minister is set to make an official visit to Japan at the beginning of March, with...
NACC unanimously decides to confiscate assets of Ex-Transport Permanent Secretary
BANGKOK, 29 February 2012 - The country's anti-graft agency has resolved to confiscate the assets of a former Permanent Secretary to the Transport...
NESDB: Facebook partly cause of teen pregnancies
BANGKOK, 28 February 2012 - According to the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the famous social networking site, facebook, has partly...
Political activist gets 7 1/2 years jail for lese majeste
BANGKOK, Feb 28 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced 68-year-old Surachai Danwattananusorn to 15 years in jail for speeches judged to have...
Malaysia extends extradition process for Iranian suspect: Thai police chief
BANGKOK, Feb 27 – Thailand’s national police chief Pol Gen Prewpan Dhamapong said on Monday that the Malaysian authorities have extended the extradition...
AoT confirms reopening of Don Mueang on March 6
BANGKOK, 28 February 2012 - The Airport of Thailand Public Company Limited (AoT) has confirmed that Don Mueang Airport will resume its operation...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old Russian woman was physically assaulted by a Bolt driver after asking him to slow down during a ride in...
Construction worker falls from 3-story building, seriously injured
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Emergency teams responded to a call about a construction worker falling from a three-story building near the Chumphon Naval School traffic...
Pattaya tourists evacuated in panic as fire breaks out in condominium on Thappraya Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Disaster Prevention Center received reports of a fire at Treetops Condominium, located on Thappraya Road at 6:36 AM on...
Jomtien Beach littered with dangerous debris after Loy Krathong Festival
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Following the Loy Krathong festival, Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was left littered with hazardous debris, including nails, sharp sticks, and fragments...
Drug-fueled rampage triggered by a bowl of rice leads to arrest in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police, along with the district administration and investigation teams, were called to a violent incident at a home in Pong Saked,...