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New Excise Tax Act takes effect, to generate 12 billion baht...
BANGKOK – The new excise tax law is expected to generate 12 billion baht in tax revenue according to the Excise Department.
Excise Department Director...
Cabinet approves 2% VAT increase on liqueurs, tobacco
BANGKOK – The cabinet approved an increase in the value-added tax for liqueurs and tobacco by two percent to contribute to a fund for...
2 arrested in late-night shisha raids
Banglamung District officials continued their crackdown on shops and bars offering illegal shisha tobacco. After closing down one Thai pub...
Pattaya-area leaders call for higher cigarette taxes on World No Tobacco...
Pattaya government and business leaders joined a national rally cry to increase cigarette taxes on World Tobacco Day in Thailand. Pattaya City Hall and...
Tobacco growers oppose tough anti-tobacco bill
BANGKOK, Sept 12 – Thailand’s tobacco growers and traders have protested against a new anti-tobacco marketing law which requires a single colour for...
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British tourist survives fall from hotel balcony into internet café after heavy drinking in...
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Pattaya sets up viewing areas, parking locations, traffic orders for fireworks festival Nov 29-30
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is gearing up to host its much-anticipated International Fireworks Festival from November 29 to 30, featuring thousands of fireworks displays...
Pattaya woman drives pickup truck into drunk boyfriend in temple after heated spat, monks...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A vehicle collision in the parking lot of Wat Samakkhi Pracharam (Wat Thung Klom Tanman), located in east Pattaya on November...
Youth gang brawl leads to police intervention at Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Special Operations officers and community volunteer police responded to reports of a brawl involving local youths at the Bali Hai...