PATTAYA mayor Ittiphol Khunpleum held a joint press conference with Lions Club president Khun Sukanya Klayhong to publicise the forthcoming charity concert Bao Parn Big Match to be held on November 8 at the indoor stadium Soi Chayapreuk 2, Jomtien.
Present will be the famous Carabao band and singer Parn Tanaporn together with many other famous [...]
GOVERNMENT officers, police, the military and representatives of the private sector were out in force to welcome Mr Wichit Chartpaisit as the new governor of Chonburi province after his transfer from Ubon Rachathanee. In accordance with a government order, the previous Chonburi governor, Mr Senee Jittakasem, is on the move to Nan province.
CITY Hall has announced the opening of a new airline route from Utapao Pattaya to Luang Prabang in Laos which is great news for travelers who want to explore the celebrated caves in the neighbouring country. The press conference publicising the route was attended by Rear Admiral Surapong Aysanon, representing Utapao, and Mr Saengprasit Matujan, [...]
Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Old Etonian prime minister of Thailand, was accused of crimes against humanity during military operations to break up the Bangkok riots earlier this year in a complaint lodged on Tuesday at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Mr Abhisit, who is expected to host David Cameron during the UK prime minister’s holiday in at [...]
The worst floods to hit parts of Thailand in decades have left at least 94 people dead, officials said.
The Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand reported that 26 more people had been killed in the floods, which began on October 10, most of them from drowning.
“Most of the victims died in their homes [...]
Ms Tarisa said Thailand’s exports had continued to grow despite the baht appreciating faster than other currencies against the dollar. “Right now, we rank second in terms of currency appreciation in the region,” she said yesterday.
Thailand’s baht had its best month since February 2008 as the economy grew at the fastest pace in 15 years [...]
Giving a further thrust to its Look East policy, New Delhi will soon engage Indonesia and Thailand into negotiations to enter into comprehensive trade agreements, like the ones it has with Japan, Malaysia and South Korea, sources said on Thursday.
Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Hanoi from Kuala Lumpur on the third-leg of [...]
Thailand is abuzz with news that embattled golfer Tiger Woods is coming here to compete in a tournament in Chonburi next month in honor of His Majesty the King’s 60th year on the throne and 84th birthday.
The troubled golfer, whose mother is Thai, confirmed yesterday he’ll compete in the one-day “World Golf Salutes King Bhumibol” [...]
BANGKOK | China is expanding its military reach by sending, for the first time, a marine unit of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to train with another country in an upcoming exercise with Thailand’s armed forces.
The U.S. and other nations will be eyeing the China-Thailand exercise, which began Tuesday and is scheduled to run through [...]
HARD Rock Cafe Pattaya held a press conference for the 2010 Pinktober Campaign, supported by City Hall and the Tourism Authority. Proceeds will go to the Tanyarak Foundation which arranges free and low cost mammograms to the general public. There will also be seminars and talks to educate women further in this somber subject. A [...]
