Tag: Songkran
TAT Update: Explosion and fire at Hotel in Hat Yai
On Saturday, 31 March 2012, there was an explosion and fire at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Hat Yai, Songkhla province. According to...
Thai PM targets tourism revenue to reach Bt2 trillion in 5...
BANGKOK, March 30 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Thursday that Thailand is one of the best tourism destinations in the...
TAT to launch Songkran festivities in 13 provinces
BANGKOK, 31 March 2012 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has planned to spend a budget of THB17 mil to organize Songkran...
Leading expert predicts Thai exports will still be just fine in...
BANGKOK, 31 March 2012 – An economic expert is confident that Thai exports will continue to do well in the world market while...
Pork price likely to go up next week
BANGKOK, 31 March 2012 – Consumers will soon have to spend more on food again, as pork raisers will be allowed to raise...
Govt to offer language & cultural training toThai workers
BANGKOK, 31 March 2012 - The National Board of Vocational Training Coordination (NBVTC) has approved a plan to offer language and cultural training...
Economists concerned migrant worker problems will worsen
BANGKOK, March 30 – Thailand's economists expressed concern that the country's ongoing problem with migrant workers is likely to worsen in coming years...
Bt300 wage hike projected to slightly spur growth: Academic
BANGKOK, MARCH 29 -- Implementation of the government's Bt300 (US$10) national daily minimum wage policy, which will take effect Sunday (April 1) in...
Tropical Storm Pakhar en route to Vietnam
BANGKOK, 31 March 2012 - Tropical Storm Pakhar with a center in the South China Sea is moving westward and predicted to reach...
BMA poised to ask communities to help eradicate drugs
BANGKOK, 31 March 2012 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is moving ahead with plans to have local communities played more roles in...
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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,...