Tag: Bangkok
Airports of Thailand: Suvarnabhumi’s eastern runway returned to service
BANGKOK, July 31 – Repairs on Suvarnabhumi Airport's damaged eastern runway finished earlier than scheduled and it was returned to full operational service...
Thailand sees potential as regional hub with future hi-speed train
BANGKOK, July 31 - Thailand has the potential to be South East Asia's most important economic hub when its future high-speed train is...
DDPM issues weather warnings for next few days
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned residents living near shorelines and in flood-prone areas...
BMA stages a flood drill to cope with future disasters
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, in collaboration with 25 other related agencies, has staged a flood emergency drill in...
Private sector urges govt to integrate works of different agencies
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 – The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has revealed that the private sector wants different government agencies...
TNSC: Thai export to expand by 5.9% this year
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) and Thammasat University have estimated that Thai export will expand by 5.9%...
FPO: Q2 economy expands less than expected
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has announced that the nation's second-quarter economy has expanded less than anticipated thanks...
PM grants 20 million baht to women’s fund in each province
BANGKOK, 31 July 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has today allotted a 20-million-baht budget to the women’s fund in each province across...
Almost half of Thai monks suffer overweight problems
BANGKOK, July 30 - A research study indicated that almost half of Thai monks are having overweight problems or are affected by congenital...
Pheu Thai MPs get one year jail terms for insulting Constitution...
BANGKOK, July 31 - Thailand's Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced ruling Pheu Thai Party spokesperson Prompong Nopparit and a fellow Pheu Thai MP...