Thailand News

07-02-2012
China keen on investing in Thai high-speed train project[929 views]

BANGKOK, 6 February 2012 – China has expressed interest in collaborating financially with Thailand on the construction of a high-speed train as well as the development of alternative energy.
05-02-2012
ICT warns smartphone users about the distribution of foul language from popular app[1,123 views]

BANGKOK, 5 February 2012 - The ICT Ministry is warning users of smartphone not to distribute foul language from a popular conversation program, to avoid criminal charges.
02-02-2012
MFA to discuss pending travel advisories with related embassies[663 views]

BANGKOK, 2 January 2012 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to meeting representatives from a number of governments, in hopes of a success in convincing them to remove travel advisories against Thailand
02-02-2012
Thailand to promote cooperation in cultural industries with Bay of Bengal countries[351 views]

BANGKOK, 1 February 2012 -The Cabinet has given the green light to the Ministry of Culture’s proposal for Thailand to consolidate relationships with the Bay of Bengal countries by signing an MOU on the establishment of the BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Commission and the BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Observatory, which is hoped to be signed later this month.
01-02-2012
Human trafficking agent arrested in Saraburi[981 views]

BANGKOK, Jan 31 - A human trafficking agent was arrested in the central province of Saraburi for smuggling foreign labourers from the Lao PDR to Thailand.
30-01-2012
Korat Woman Protests Naked Against Tapioca Policy[2,773 views]

A Korat woman, owner of a tapioca field, took off her clothes to protest against the government tapioca pledging program. She pointed out that it cannot solve the problem of the decreasing price of tapioca and it is not fair to the farmers.
28-01-2012
Kofi Annan agreed to lend help to Thai Truth Commission[826 views]

BANGKOK, 27 January 2012 - Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit Thailand in February to meet with the Thai truth commission and lend his help on the country's reconciliation process.
28-01-2012
4 countries lower terror warning against Thailand[1,144 views]

BANGKOK, January 28 2012 – Three more countries have lowered their terror alert in Thailand following China’s decision to remove its travel warning.
27-01-2012
Black Spider Kills 27-Year Old Migrant Worker In Phuket[2,697 views]

A Sakon Nakon man working in Phuket was bitten by a poisonous spider while taking a bath and died 15 hours later due to heart failure.
26-01-2012
Army dismisses reports of Thai-Cambodian military clash[812 views]

BANGKOK, Jan 25 – The Royal Thai Army on Wednesday dismissed reports of a renewed clash between Thai and Cambodian soldiers at Ta Kwai Temple, but conceded that one soldier was wounded in a gunshot accident.
26-01-2012
Thailand seeking strategic partnership with India[1,178 views]

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 -- Thailand is seeking a strategic partnership with India and is ready to develop bilateral cooperation between the two nations at all levels while seeking ways to foster the relationship between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India.
24-01-2012
HM the Queen opens Chinese New Year festival[630 views]

BANGKOK, Jan 23 – Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, on Monday inaugurated the Bangkok Chinatown Festival 2012 in the Thai capital's Chinatown, Yaowarat, and greeted a large number of well-wishers.
23-01-2012
Udonthani Labour Broker Caught Cheating Workers[1,046 views]

Crime Suppression Division of Human Trade detained a labour broker suspect for cheating Thai workers going overseas. The total of money cheated is 10 million THB.
22-01-2012
NSC chief affirms terror suspect detention made according to law[1,048 views]

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, was made according to law and evidence.
22-01-2012
Billions of baht in illicit drugs found during police search of rented house in Pathum Thani[1,565 views]

BANGKOK, Jan 21 -- Over 2 million methamphetamine pills, 30 kg of crystal metaphetamine or ice, and 20 kg of heroin worth billions of baht found during police search of a rented house in Pathum Thani.
19-01-2012
300 Kg Khmer Field Rat Meat Confiscated At Poipet Border[2,242 views]

Aranyaprathet border officers found Cambodian rat meat imported to Rongklear. A Cambodian worker confessed that 3-4 tons of rat meat is imported to Thailand every day. The meat has not bee checked by any government agencies. Villagers are scared of Leptospirosis infected rats.
18-01-2012
Suwarnabhumi Security Raised To Level 3[1,359 views]

Suvarnabhumi airport raised its security to level 3 to ensure a great number of passengers in the coming Chinese new year.
17-01-2012
Thai police find large cache of bomb-making materials[1,097 views]

Police in Thailand say they have found a large supply of materials for making bombs, following the detention of a suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah.
12-01-2012
Thai authorities seize 800 dogs destined for Indochina meat trade[2,001 views]

NAKHON PHANOM, Jan 12 – Thai naval authorities on Thursday rescued 800 live dogs from an illegal meat trading ring in this northeastern Thai province and a suspect apprehended while transporting the animals to the Lao PDR across the Mekong River.
12-01-2012
Twin-track eastern rail link opens to connect Chachoengsao, Laem Chabang port[1,197 views]

CHACHOENGSAO, Jan 12 - Thailand's eastern double-track railroad linking this province with Chonburi's Laem Chabang opened Thursday, and expanding the country's road and rail logistics system with a connection to the deepwater Laem Chabang Port.