Tag: Songkran
Commerce Ministry: 2012 export to expand 15%
BANGKOK, 2 April 2012 - The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Commerce Ministry, has estimated that the export figure this year will...
FTI: Daily minimum wage hike add woes to SMEs
BANGKOK, April 1 - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) criticised the government's implementation of minimum wage increase which took effect nationwide today,...
Honda targets 240,000 unit production after it resumes output
BANGKOK, April 1 – Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd targets manufacturing 240,000 units this year after its plant in Ayutthaya resumed output on...
Special Report: Art on Farm – a diary from the isan...
The exhibition “Art on Farm: a diary from the Isan plateau”, organized by the Jim Thompson Art Center, will be held from March...
Fine arts dept to organize a Thai heritage conservation day exhibition
BANGKOK, 2 April 2012 - On the occasion of Thai Heritage Conservation Day, the Fine Arts Department is organizing an exhibition to show...
PM going to Songkhla to visit weekend bombing victims
BANGKOK, April 2 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will travel today to the southern province of Songkha to visit the victims of the...
Thai police chief confirms car bomb caused Hat Yai hotel blast
SONGKHLA, April1 - Thailand's national police chief Priewpan Damapong confirmed on Sunday that the explosion in the underground parking of Lee Gardens Plaza...
City of Bangkok’s Earth Hour sees more power usage compared to...
BANGKOK, April 1 – Thailand’s capital city, joining the worldwide Earth Hour campaign helped cut power use by 1,528 megawatt and reduced CO2...
Insurgent group responsible for Yala, Hat Yai bombings: Yuthasak
BANGKOK, April 1 - Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa said on Sunday that Saturday's car bombs in Yala and Hat Yai might be...
Thai PM hails her Seoul visit as a successful trip
BANGKOK, March 31 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said that her recent visit to South Korea was another successful trip,...
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Bolt driver punches Russian woman after speed dispute in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 41-year-old Russian woman was physically assaulted by a Bolt driver after asking him to slow down during a ride in...
Construction worker falls from 3-story building, seriously injured
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Emergency teams responded to a call about a construction worker falling from a three-story building near the Chumphon Naval School traffic...
Pattaya tourists evacuated in panic as fire breaks out in condominium on Thappraya Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Pattaya Disaster Prevention Center received reports of a fire at Treetops Condominium, located on Thappraya Road at 6:36 AM on...
Jomtien Beach littered with dangerous debris after Loy Krathong Festival
PATTAYA, Thailand –– Following the Loy Krathong festival, Jomtien Beach in Pattaya was left littered with hazardous debris, including nails, sharp sticks, and fragments...
Drug-fueled rampage triggered by a bowl of rice leads to arrest in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police, along with the district administration and investigation teams, were called to a violent incident at a home in Pong Saked,...