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B2-billion heroin haul in Northeast
Published on 30/07/2021
» NAKHON PHANOM: Authorities have seized 600 kilogrammes of heroin worth at least 2 billion baht and arrested a suspected drug courier in the largest haul in the Northeast this year.
Debt reaches 11-year high
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/04/2019
» Thai workers' debt has surged to the highest in 11 years, driven by higher living costs and easier access to loans.
Sontirat to lead trade delegation to Vietnam next month
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/07/2018
» Non-tariff barriers on Thai-built vehicles will be high on the agenda when Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong leads the Thai delegation to a two-day Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting on bilateral trade with Vietnam next month in Hanoi.
Thailand on Trump's trade hit list
Published on 01/04/2017
» Thailand is among 16 countries that President Donald Trump has singled out in an order calling for an investigation into the US trade imbalance.
Pattaya-Hua Hin ferry to begin on New Year's Day
Online Reporters, Published on 13/11/2016
» A privately-run ferry service from Pattaya to Hua Hin is expected to start operations on Jan 1, the Marine Department says, but the ride will be initially limited to a daily round-trip and cater only to passengers, not vehicles.
Drugs found hidden under passion fruit, rice
Published on 09/11/2016
» SURAT THAI/CHIANG MAI - Five drug traffickers have been arrested in separate police operations in the two provinces, with one gang hiding methamphetamine pills in a sack of rice and the other inside boxes of fruit.
Consumer prices edge up in April
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/05/2016
» Consumer prices rose for the first time in 16 months in April, driven by more expensive food, fuel, farm products and cigarettes.
Shrimp peeled by slaves in Thailand
Published on 14/12/2015
» SAMUT SAKHON - Every morning at 2 o'clock, they heard a kick on the door and a threat: Get up or get beaten. For the next 16 hours, No.31 and his wife stood with their aching hands in ice water in the factory that owned them. They ripped the guts, heads, tails and shells off shrimp bound for overseas markets, including grocery stores and all-you-can-eat buffets across the United States, Europe and Asia.
New charter, reform necessary, says Prayut
Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2015
» The prime minister has insisted that Thailand is now on the right path and "new rules" in the form of a new constitution that suits the country are necessary for sustainable development and successful reform.
Police raid Ayutthaya drug gang hotspots
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 16/09/2013
» AYUTTHAYA - Hundreds of police officers swooped on several locations in Bang Pa-in and Wang Noi districts Sunday morning in a crackdown on Ayutthaya drug trafficking suspects.