Tag: Phuket
Thailand ready to host ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting
BANGKOK, 23 June 2012 – The Public Health Ministry has expressed its readiness to host this year’s ASEAN Health Ministerial Meeting, scheduled for early...
Arrest warrant issued for one of two men suspected of killing...
PHUKET, June 24 – The court issued an arrest warrant for a Thai man, one of two men suspected of robbing and killing an...
Bt300,000 bounty set for two assailants who fatally stabbed Australian tourist
PHUKET, June 23 - Police fast tracked sketching of two assailants who fatally stabbed Australian tourist, as a Bt300,000 bounty has been announced for...
TAT and Visa hold Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2012
BANGKOK, 16 June, 2012 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in cooperation with Visa International Co. Ltd, and other members of the...
The TAT and VISA International (Thailand) Hold the 14th Consecutive Shopping...
Bangkok, June 15, 2012 – Thailand is a paradise for shoppers from all over the world, with a wide range of products and...
Public Health Ministry steps up preparation in 16 disaster-prone provinces
BANGKOK, 7 June 2012 – The Public Health Ministry is speeding up preparations for the natural disasters in 16 at-risk provinces. ...
Mother, child, die in flood, storm havoc in South
TRANG, June 7 -- Strong winds and three-metre waves caused seawater to surge into more than 80 fishing village households in Kantang district...
Phuket braces medical staff with earthquake drill
PHUKET, 24 May 2012 - The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has held an earthquake drill to ready residents and medical personnel for...
PM pledges to tackle rising consumer product prices
NAKHON PATHOM, May 19 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday pledged that her government will speed up solving the problem of rising...
Tsunami drill held in Phuket
PHUKET, 10 May 2012 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) is holding a tsunami alert and response exercise in Phuket...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
SUNDAY EDITORIAL
The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...