Tag: Bangkok
PM Yingluck instructs 10 provincial governors to grow upstream forests within...
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - The prime minister has instructed the governors of 10 provinces, from upstream to downstream rivers, to finish the...
Thailand congratulates positive development in human rights issue in Myanmar
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - Thailand has congratulated Myanmar on its progress in solving its human rights problems. Mr....
Army supports government’s flood prevention plan
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - After Thailand was hit by the most devastating flood in 50 years in 2011, the Royal Thai Army...
JBC concludes with new border checkpoint
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 – The 5th Thai-Cambodian Joint Border Commission (JCB) meeting in Bangkok ended yesterday with a mutual agreement to open...
NSC: Bangkok blasts not act of terrorism
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 – The Secretary General of the National Security Council (NSC) indicated that the three explosions which occurred in Bangkok...
UK-US warnings issued after 3 Bangkok explosions
BANGKOK, 15 February 2012 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain have issued warnings for their citizens against traveling in...
Picking a pick-up
Dual-cab pick-ups account for nearly one in 10 new-car sales in Australia. A staggering 100,000 vehicles last year, of which the majority come from...
Finance Ministry to collect fees from commercial banks at 0.47%
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - The Finance Minister has concluded that the government will collect fees from commercial banks and Specialized Financial Institutions...
Cabinet green-lights budget for floodwalls around industrial estates
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The Cabinet has approved a 4.8 billion-baht budget for the construction of floodwalls around industrial estates, which are...
BAAC: Debt moratorium to be extended
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has announced a two-month extension to the debt moratorium programme,...