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Yingluck royally endorsed 28th PM of Thailand
BANGKOK, 8 August 2011 – Pheu Thai party-listed MP Yingluck Shinawatra has been royally endorsed the 28th prime minister of Thailand. She has...
Consumers switch to fish and chicken as pork remain expensive
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - Pork stalls countrywide are still suffering a sharp drop in sale as more and more consumers have turned...
Islamic Bank to open 20 more branches
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - Islamic Bank of Thailand is set to open 20 more branches within August to meet the growing need...
Industrial exports increase in first half of 2011
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - The Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) reported a 19% year-on-year increase in overall industrial export in the first...
BOI confident in four hundred billion baht investment goal
BANGKOK, 7 August 2011 - The Board of Investment (BOI) is confident that it will achieve its four hundred billion THB investment goal...
Unsafe sex is still the main cause of HIV/AIDS
BANGKOK, 7 August, 2011- According to doctors’ data analysis, unsafe sex is still the main cause of HIV/AIDS while people in the employment...
Two suspected drug smugglers arrested with over 430,000 speed pills
BANGKOK, Aug 7 -- Two members of an alleged transnational drug syndicate were detained with 432,000 methamphetamine (or 'speed') pills, valued at Bt129...
Abhisit reelected as leader of Democrat Party
BANGKOK, Aug 6 -- Outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was reelected as leader of the Democrat Party, the main opposition party, at a...
House Speaker called on for royal command to appoint PM on...
BANGKOK, Aug 6 - House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranond was called on by the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary to be granted...
Facelift for Thai capital’s historic Sanam Luang
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will officially open the Thai capital’s Sanam Luang to the public on August 9 following 300 days of renovation...
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Regional police crackdown on cross-border loan shark gang, Kuwaiti street racing in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pol. Lt. Gen. Yingyot Thepchamnong, Acting Commander of Region 2 Police, led a press conference at Pattaya City Police Station to...
Pattaya faces heavy traffic ahead of Fireworks Festival; watch your knees while on motorcycle-taxis
PATTAYA, Thailand - Traffic congestion has already begun in Pattaya ahead of the highly anticipated Pattaya Fireworks Festival, set to kick off on November...
Pattaya prepares for the ‘6th CLASSIC CAR SHOW’ to boost tourism, February 8-9, 2025
PATTAYA, Thailand - Deputy Mayor of Pattaya Krisana Boonsawad, on November 28, chaired a meeting at Meeting Room 135, Pattaya City Hall, to discuss...
Expat population in Bangkok and Pattaya – A growing hub for retirees, professionals, and...
PATTAYA, Thailand - The exact number of expats currently living in Bangkok and Pattaya isn't explicitly detailed in official sources like the Tourism Authority...
Pattaya windy and clear skies over the fireworks festival weekend; heavy rains continue in...
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued Alert No. 6, warning of heavy rain in southern provinces, strong winds in the...