Thai food exports projected to decline this year

BANGKOK, May 16 – Thai food exports in the second and third quarters of 2012 are projected to decline owing to the slowing global economy and higher Thai production costs, according to the National Food Institute (NFI).

05/16/2012  18:52

Number of foreign investors seeking investment promotion surges in January-April: BoI

BANGKOK, May 16 - The number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects applying for investment promotions for January-April reached 407 with a total investment value of Bt155.4 billion, according to Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) adviser Hiranya Sujinai.

05/16/2012  17:05

Goods prices to be capped for 4 months to help consumers

BANGKOK, May 15 – Business operators agreed Tuesday to keep consumer goods prices unchanged for another four months as the Commerce Ministry asked for their cooperation to help consumers shoulder the burden of rising living cost, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said.

05/15/2012  19:27

Good literary work should need no pattern: 2011 Thai SEA Write awardee

Thailand's latest compilation of short stories that clinched the 2011 South East Asian Writers Awards (S.E.A. Write) for short story genre was written by Jadej Kamjorndet, who has a particular literary way of sharing the human experience.

02/21/2012  17:53

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

65 kg of ice seized in two cases

BANGKOK, May 16 -- Eight drug suspects, including members of a Malaysian transnational drug ring, were arrested with about 65 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, also known as 'ice, were confiscated in two separate cases, according to Thai police.

05/16/2012  18:32

Police seize tiger carcasses en route to China

BANGKOK, May 16 -- The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) on Wednesday raided a rented house in Bangkok's Khan Na Yao district today, seizing the carcasses of two tigers, one panther and one fishing cat, and arrested one Thai and one Vietnamese.

05/16/2012  16:18

Storm hits North, Southeast; one killed in Chonburi

BANGKOK, May 16 – Some northern provinces were hit by heavy downpours and gusty winds and a woman was killed in Chonburi, southeast of Bangkok.

05/16/2012  12:20

5,000 troops deployed in far South for school term security

BANGKOK, May 16 - 5,000 soldiers have been deployed in Thailand’s southern border region to ensure safety of teachers and students during the first semester of the new school year, according to Thai army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha.

05/16/2012  14:52

Thai PM visits Qatar to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation

DOHA, May 16 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in Doha on Tuesday for a two-day official visit May 15-16 to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation between Thailand and Qatar.

05/16/2012  10:20

Red Shirts petition PM seeking lese majeste law amendment

BANGKOK, May 15 – A group of red shirt activists on Tuesday petitioned Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, seeking amendment of Article 112 , the lese majeste law, and a political prisoner release.

05/15/2012  16:11

Energy drinks in Thailand

11/10/2011  17:22

Another book on late President launched

Hanoi, May 16 (VNA) – The Vietnamese edition of a book on Ho Chi Minh by Thai social activist Suprida Phanomjong was launched in Hanoi on May 15.

05/16/2012  10:16

Arts Academic Exhibition on occasion of 30th anniversary of The Faculty of Fine Arts

Date: April 5 - May 27 Venue: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

04/26/2012  15:32

Celebrating Australia’s Indigenous culture with 'Shadowlife'

Date: March 2 - April 29 Venue: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

03/11/2012  15:10

Pattaya Rooftop Film Fest 2012 (German Film Series)

Date: February 3 - March 30, 2012 / At 21:00 Hrs. Venue: dusitD2 Baraquda, Pattaya, Chon Buri

02/27/2012  10:00