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DDPM issues flash flood alerts in 16 provinces
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 -The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for residents in 16 provinces nationwide to brace...
Commerce Ministry pushes for agricultural produce price intervention
BANGKOK, 2 July 2012 – The Ministry of Commerce has vowed to continue with its price intervention measures on agricultural produce in the hope...
Auto parts import tax under JTEPA to be slashed to 0%
BANGKOK, 24 June 2012 – Thailand will decrease the import duty for more than 140 more items of Japanese auto parts to 0% with...
Disaster warning agencies issue more warnings for North and South
BANGKOK, 8 June 2012 - Two of the nation’s disaster-related agencies are issuing further flash flood warnings for the northern and the southern...
PRD-VOV achieved closer ties during recent exchange visit
BANGKOK, 23 May 2012 – Thai journalists have completed an official visit to Vietnam, initiated under an MOU between the Thai Public Relations...
Fine Arts Department confirms Ayutthaya under great care
BANGKOK, 5 May 2012 – The Fine Arts Department is preparing to protest the Global Heritage Fund of UNESCO for listing the Ayutthaya...
Energy import increased by 10% in February
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – The Energy Business Department has revealed that the energy import amount in February has increased by 10 percent from...
Thai economy bottoms out: Fiscal Policy Office
BANGKOK, Jan 30 – The Thai economy bottomed out in November last year when the country was hit by the cumulative impact of...
Franchise organizations in Thailand expected to merge for their advantage
BANGKOK, 19 September 2011 -Director-General Banyong Limprayoonwong of the Business Development Department said franchise groups in Thailand would have a better chance in negotiating...
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Pattaya continues efforts to assist homeless living in public spaces
PATTAYA, Thailand – Officials from the Pattaya Social Welfare Office and Pattaya City Security Division collaborate with the Chonburi Provincial Homeless Protection Center in...
American man in mental breakdown stabs himself while reading book on Pattaya highway
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Rescue Center was alerted to a distressing situation involving a foreign man in a mental breakdown. The incident occurred...
Songkran Holiday Dangers – Rising death toll and the importance of preparedness
PATTAYA, Thailand – As the Songkran festival approaches (April 13-19), Thailand braces for an increase in road accidents, with the long holiday often marked...
Sriracha hospital conducts mass casualty drill ahead of Songkran holidays
PATTAYA, Thailand – Samitivej Sriracha Hospital conducted a mass casualty drill in preparation for the upcoming long Songkran holiday. The exercise aimed to enhance...
Anger erupts in Pattaya after truck driver kicks injured motorcyclist, sparking confrontation with locals
PATTAYA, Thailand – A shocking incident occurred on the evening of April 2, at Soi Khao Talo, East Pattaya, when a young man in...