Flood deaths in Thai South reach 58

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BANGKOK, April 8 (TNA) - The Thai Ministry of Interior’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said in its updated report Friday morning that the confirmed death toll from widespread flo

Radioactive veggie seized at Thai airport

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BANGKOK, April 8 (TNA) - Thai airport authorities have confiscated vegetables from Japanese passengers after finding radioactive contamination.

Thailand to hike minimum wages by 25% in 2 years

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BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Thursday that he would increase minimum wages in Thailand by 25 per cent within two years and use tax incentives to reduc

ADB: Thai economy will grow 4.1 per cent this year

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BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in an updated report released on Thursday that the Thai economy should see a moderate growth of some 4.1 per cent in 2011, despite a s

Thai PM: Postponement of GBC not posing any problem

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BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says that the postponement of the next Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) meeting is not posing any problem.

Quick school repairs after flooding in Thai South

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TRANG, April 7 (TNA) - The Thai Ministry of Education is speeding up the restoration of flood-damaged schools in Thailand's southern region; while inundations have remained in two districts of Tran

Thailand raises cooking soybean oil price

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BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) - Thailand's controlled price of soybean cooking oil on the domestic market has now been raised by 9 baht per bottle due to higher material costs.

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