Flood devastation persists in Thai south

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BANGKOK, April 12 (TNA) - Residents in southern Thailand are still suffering from floods, with houses along the Tapi River remaining under water, while experts estimate damages of southern industri

BOT forecasts Thai inflation at 2.4 – 4.5% this year

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BANGKOK, April 12 (TNA) - Governor of the Bank of Thailand, Prasarn Trairatvorakul says the BOT forecasts overall inflation in 2011 at 2.4 to 4.5 percent, assuming the government floats the price o

Thai New Year sees Bangkokians flocking out of town

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BANGKOK, April 12 (TNA) - Festivities to mark Thailand’s traditional New Year, or Songkran, have sparked an exodus of travellers through Bangkok’s Mo Chit Bus Terminal Tuesday morning.

WB: 1.5bn world population affected by violence

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BANGKOK, April 12 (TNA) - The World Bank said in its latest report released on Tuesday that at least 1.5 billion of the world population has been affected by violence--mostly caused by vulnerable p

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