Tag: Thailand
DTN suggests partial opening of labour market under AEC
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) has suggested that the Ministry of Labour should firstly open free market only...
KTB running Tonkla Kwamdee project
BANGKOK, 8 September 2011 – The state-owned Krung Thai Bank (KTB), together with the public and the private sectors, has initiated a project entitled...
Flooding impacts consumer confidence in August
BANGKOK, Sept 8 - Thailand's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in August dropped to 73.8 from 74.4 in the previous month, the first decline in...
Opening Ceremony Youth Weight-Lifting Tournament
The kingdom of Thailand has been honored to host the Youth Weight Lifting Tournament of 2011 to honor His Majesty the King’s 84th Birthday....
Thailand eyes 30 million tourists in 2015
BANGKOK, Sept. 5 – Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa has set a target to increase the number of...
2010 suicide rate concluded at 3,700 people
BANGKOK, 6 September 2011 – A statistical report by the Department of Mental Health has concluded that there were about 3,700 people committing suicide...
Cabinet approves setup of National Rice Policy Committee
BANGKOK, Sept 6 – The Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed establishment of a National Rice Policy Committee, to be chaired by the prime minister, said...
Thailand will have 80-85 per cent high-speed internet coverage in four...
BANGKOK, Sept 5 -The Thai government plans to develop high speed internet service to help facilitate government services in various fields and aims to...
New business registrations up 12% in Aug
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 – The Department of Business Development (DBD) has reported a 12 percent year-on-year increase in the volume of new business...
Finance minister preparing Thailand for AEC
BANGKOK, 5 September 2011 – Finance Minister Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala has voiced the government’s readiness to put the finance and banking sectors ready for the...
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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,...