Tag: Bangkok
All Japanese automakers suspend production lines
BANGKOK, 20 October 2011 –Every Thai-based Japanese motor company has decided to suspend their production lines after their factories have been severely hit by...
US hands over 15 million THB to Thai floods
BANGKOK, 20 October 2011 – The public relations unit of the Flood Relief Operations Center (FROC) was informed by the Embassy of the United...
PM seeks to release water into sea through parts of Bangkok
BANGKOK, Oct 20 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday conceded that the government is now seeking to release a bulk of floodwaters...
Rice shortage imminent late this year due to flood
BANGKOK, 19 October 2011 – The Ministry of Commerce has indicated the possibility of a rice shortage in Thailand later this year as over...
Thai central bank maintains policy interest rate at 3.5%
BANGKOK, Oct 19 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged at 3.5 per cent owing to the...
No chemical leaks at Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate
BANGKOK, Oct 19 – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health and Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate gave assurances to the public today that there was no...
Police board appoints Thaksin in-law as new police chief
BANGKOK, Oct 19 - The Board of the Royal Thai Police on Wednesday unanimously agreed to appoint Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong, elder brother of...
PM pleads for cooperation in flood crisis
BANGKOK, Oct 19 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday urged all parties to unite to fight flood crisis and pledged to improve...
Water runoff from north arriving capital faster: Bangkok governor
BANGKOK, Oct 19 - Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra acknowledged Wednesday that water runoff from north of Bangkok will arrive at the capital sooner than...
TRAVEL AGENTS, MEDIA TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THAILAND’S “GREEN ROUTES”
Bangkok, October 18, 2011 — A group of more than 50 invited travel agents and media in the Europe, Africa and Middle East region...
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Should Thai retirees escape to the Philippines to avoid income tax?
There’s currently much speculation about Thailand’s retirees considering a move to another regional country. They are hunting to escape the looming if still-muddy liability...
Thief caught riding stolen motorcycle while trying to get it repaired, group of teens...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A thief met his unfortunate fate when he was caught attempting to repair a motorcycle he had stolen just days earlier,...
Man caught in inappropriate act in front of tourists on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing incident occurred on Pattaya Beach when a Thai man was filmed performing inappropriate actions in full view of tourists...
Mother finds missing 16-year-old daughter working in Pattaya beer bar; manager arrested
PATTAYA, Thailand – A mother and relatives, who had been searching for her 16-year-old daughter for nearly three months, were shocked to find her...
Pattaya man returns stolen underwear with apology letter and compensation
PATTAYA, Thailand – On the night of November 11, a well-dressed man in Pattaya was caught on camera stealing a woman's thong from a...