Tag: Bangkok
Science Minister: 27 typhoons and 3-4 tropical storms expected this year
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has announced that 27 typhoons and 3-4 tropical storms are expected to...
Soldiers dredge canals in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 - The army has sent 320 engineering military personnel and trucks to dredge canals in Bangkok as a flood...
Cabinet: MRTA to go ahead with loan for MRT extension
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The cabinet has given a green light for the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to request...
Thailand teams up with INTERPOL to solve environmental crimes
BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 – The INTERPOL Environmental Crime Meeting is currently taking place in Thailand, with representatives from 66 countries worldwide participating in...
World Bank advises Thai government on flood prevention
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - The World Bank has suggested flood guidelines for Thailand for flood prevention and management as a method of managing...
Debt moratorium for 80% of participating farmers: Agriculture Bank
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has extended a debt moratorium to 342,879 farmers or about 88.88...
Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission begins Bangkok meeting
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - The fifth Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission meeting opened in the Thai capital Monday morning, focusing on surveying and border...
Charter amendment won’t benefit ex-PM Thaksin: PM
BANGKOK, Feb 13 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday assured the public that the government's move to amend the Constitution is...
Ghanaian arrested with 1.5 kg of ‘ice’ at airport
BANGKOK, Feb 13 – A Ghanaian man on Monday was detained for smuggling 1.55 kg of crystal methamphetamine, also known as 'ice,' at...
Over 130,000 persons arrested for drugs-related charges over past four months
BANGKOK, Feb 12 - Thailand's Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on Sunday reported that 135,445 persons were arrested on drug-related charges over...