Don Mueang Airport scheduled to re-open March 2

BANGKOK, Feb 3 – Thailand’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) and the Airports of Thailand (AoT) have agreed to jointly hold a ceremony to officially reopen Don Mueang Airport on March 2 to show the facility’s readiness for commercial use after last year’s flood crisis submerged the airport's runway, according to the CAD chief.

02/03/2012  17:30

2011 floods slash GDP to 1%: Thai central bank

BANGKOK, Feb 3 – The Bank of Thailand (BoT) on Friday cut the country’s 2011 economic growth to just one per cent from the earlier projected 4.1 per cent thanks to the heavy blow of the flood crisis last year, but the economy is expected to grow 4.9 per cent this year and 5.6 per cent in 2013.

02/03/2012  17:21

'THAI Smile Air' opens first route, Bangkok-Macau, July 1

BANGKOK, Feb 3 - THAI Smile Air, Thai Airways International (THAI)'s new sub-brand carrier, will begin its first operational flight July 1 from Bangkok to Macau.

02/03/2012  16:00

Smuggling ring threatens wild elephants

Thailand’s wild elephants are at an increasingly higher risk of extinction than ever before despite being officially protected. On average three of the giant animals have been hunted down and killed in each of the past two years, according to statistics from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

01/11/2012  17:20

Safari World faces floods with animals sharing same fate

Thailand's ‘Safari World’ open zoo and leisure park is among many places that have been damaged by floods. Although the damage doesn't cover its entire area, the site was finally closed temporarily due to all the inconveniences the floodwaters have caused.

11/07/2011  18:51

Do-It-Yourself items help fighting flood

Thailand has seen several months of devastating floods, the biggest in the past 50 years. The megaflood has claimed more than 400 lives and caused tremendous damage to farms and property. While millions in the north and central plains are struggling to live with harsher living conditions, some have come up with brilliant ideas to live with the water.

11/04/2011  17:50

Two killed, two injured in southern violence

PATTANI, Feb 3 – A woman was killed while her husband and eight-year-old son were wounded in a road shooting in Pattani Friday morning, while an oil trader was gunned down in Narathiwat.

02/03/2012  12:15

Authorities search Bang Kwang Prison in drug busting operation

BANGKOK, Feb 3 -- Much drug apparatus, many mobile phones, SIM cards, and quantities of cash were found stashed in varied locations in the capital’s Bang Kwang Central Prison following a search operation conducted as part of an effort to crack down on drug syndicates.

02/03/2012  10:27

Government ready to compensate victims’ families if rangers guilty: Defence Minister

BANGKOK, Feb 2 -- Defence Minister ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat pledged on Thursday that the government stood ready to provide full compensation to the families of four slain villagers in Pattani's Nong Chik district if the paramilitary rangers were found guilty during their Sunday night’s operation in response to the attack of their base.

02/02/2012  17:19

PM asserts government is speeding up water management plan

BANGKOK, Feb 4 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday asserted that the government was speeding up its water resource management plan, as the master plan was already complete and plans for each province would commence later this month.

02/04/2012  12:00

Bt7mln for each victim of government operations in South

BANGKOK, Feb 3 -- The Thai government on Friday approved a Bt7 million compensation settlement for the families of each victim of the country’s southern violence who died as a result of government actions.

02/03/2012  18:52

Yingluck fares better than Abhisit on wage rises: Survey

BANGKOK, Feb 3 - The Pheu Thai-led Yingluck administration scored higher on its wage rise policy, but took second place when compared to the previous government on cabinet appointments, according to an opinion poll released on Friday.

02/03/2012  12:46

Energy drinks in Thailand

11/10/2011  17:22

FOREX: Ringgit likely to trade higher against US Dollar next week

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is likely to trade higher against the US dollar in quiet trading next week as the market players are expected to stay on the sidelines ahead of the extended holidays, dealers said.

02/04/2012  13:00

Southern Land - Exhibition by Sitthiporn Banjongpetch

Date: Dec 13, 2011-Jan 31, 2012 (except Mondays) Venue: Alliance française’s Media Library, Bangkok

01/09/2012  16:29

PRIMITIVE - An Art Exhibition by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Date: Dec 1, 2011- Feb 29, 2012 Venue: The Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok

12/23/2011  10:30

German Open Air Cinema 2011/12

Date: Dec 2011- Feb 2012 (Tuesdays at 19:30 Hrs.) Venue: Goethe-Institut, Bangkok

12/22/2011  17:05