Tag: Bangkok
2012 exports projected to grow at 5.8%, lowest rate in 3...
BANGKOK, July 31 - Thai exports this year are projected to grow at 5.8 per cent, valued at US$242 billion, the lowest growth...
BMA organizes book offering as merit-making to monks
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has organized a ceremony to present books to monks as a gesture of...
Thai students win 10 medals from mathematics olympiad
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – Thai students have once again put Thailand on the map, bagging 10 medals from the Southeast Mathematics Olympiad...
Health Ministry: HFMD easing gradually
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The Thai Health Ministry has announced that the hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in the country has been gradually...
Thai police nab Belgium’s most wanted fugitive
BANGKOK, July 31 - Thai police on Tuesday announced the arrest of Belgium's most wanted fugitive with outstanding arrest warrants in several criminal...
PM hosts dinner to mark end of Ramadan
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 – The Prime Minister hosted a dinner celebrating the end of the Ramadan fasting month for Muslim people at...
Yuthasak asserts curfew not needed in southern border region
BANGKOK, Aug 1 - Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa admitted Wednesday to a lack of unity among agencies in addressing southern violence, but...
KidZania set to debut at Siam Paragon in December
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 - KidZania, the world's leading and fastest-growing edutainment chain, is launching its first Bangkok branch in December. The planned...
TAT will stage world’s biggest fashion show mid August
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 - Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Deputy Governor Wilaiwan Tawitsri has disclosed that the TAT, in collaboration with Rakchat...
Poll: Bangkokians plan to refrain from alcoholic drinks during Lent
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 - Survey results by the Bangkok Poll show that over 70 percent of Bangkok residents opt to abstain from...