Tag: Bangkok
PM speeds up combined relief effort for flooded provinces
BANGKOK, Oct 10 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday chaired a meeting at the government’s Flood Relief Operations Centre at Don Mueang airport...
High living cost, traffic, debts and flood most worrying for city...
BANGKOK, 7 October 2011 – Higher living cost remains one of the most worrying issues for people in Bangkok, according to the latest poll...
Israel offers Thais job opportunities
BANGKOK, 7 October 2011 – Israel has planned to recruit 6,000 Thai people in the agricultural sector next year. According to...
Main highway linking Thailand’s North to capital submerged
BANGKOK, Oct 7 – The government has set up an integrated operations centre at Don Mueang Airport as flooding in Ayutthaya closed a section...
UNESCO offers help for flood-hit Ayutthaya World Heritage site
BANGKOK, Oct 7 - The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Friday offered the Thai authorities emergency assistance for the ancient...
Lively export, consumption to boost GDP in latter half
BANGKOK, 6 October 2011 – The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.3...
Agriculture Ministry set to help farmers save expenses and boost incomes
BANGKOK 6 October, 2011 – Devastating floods have prompted the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to focus on farmers’ ability to better cope with natural...
BMA & CNBC to air short Bangkok tourism film
BANGKOK 6 October, 2011 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) will jointly launch a short film on...
Commerce ambassadors to assure importers of timely shipment
BANGKOK 6 October, 2011 – The Commerce Ministry has assigned the Export Promotion Department and its commerce ambassadors worldwide to update foreign customers on...
Flood crisis worsens in downstream central provinces
AYUTTHAYA, Oct 6 – Thailand’s old capital of Ayutthaya has been hardest hit by flooding as the mass of water from three rivers will...
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PILC Shopping Bazaar & Christmas Lunch – 3 December 2024
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