Tag: Thai capital
Thai Deputy Premier Chalerm fingers Myanmar at ASEAN ministers’ drug meeting
BANGKOK, Aug 31 – ASEAN’s hope for achieving drug-free status by 2015—a goal endorsed at a special ASEAN anti-drug meeting in the Thai...
Typhoon Vicente delays two THAI flights from Hong Kong
BANGKOK, July 24 - Typhoon Vicente strongly lashed Hong Kong Monday night delaying two morning flights of Thai Airways (THAI) from Hong Kong on...
Multinational call centre gang arrested
BANGKOK, July 6 - A multi-national call centre gang was arrested on Friday in the Thai capital, according to Thai immigration police. ...
‘Nitirat’ academic’s attackers get jail terms
BANGKOK, March 8 --- Dusit District Court in the Thai capital on Thursday sentenced the twin brothers who physically assaulted leading Nitirat academic...
BMA to promote tourism at ITB Berlin
BANGKOK, 8 March 2012 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is set to build confidence among tourists and tourism operators with a promotional campaign...
Thai-Lao to expand trade, investment in hopes of doubled growth
BANGKOK, Feb 23 - Thailand and Lao PDR have agreed to collaborate on trade and investment for further trade between both countries to rise...
NSC chief affirms terror suspect detention made according to law
BANGKOK, Jan 21 - National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-Genl Pol Gen Wichean Potephosree affirmed that the detention of Atris Hussein, a Lebanese-Swedish terror suspect,...
PM considering ‘Big Bags’ for western Bangkok
BANGKOK, Nov 7 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is considering to build additional 'Big Bag' barriers to control the deluge in the western part...
PM seeks to release water into sea through parts of Bangkok
BANGKOK, Oct 20 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday conceded that the government is now seeking to release a bulk of floodwaters...
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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...