July 29th, 2008 by admin
In Phuket to officiate at the opening of the new Phuket Provincial Immigration Office at Saphan Hin today, Immigration Commissioner Lt Gen Chatchawan Suksomchit yesterday announced that he is shaking up his ranks to use technology to be more effective.
Gen Chatchawan, Thailand’s top Immigration officer, said his goal is to improve “national stability” in order [...]
July 29th, 2008 by admin
Who’s Got The Best Laugh
Laughter is the best medicine and in Thailand, it’s also one good way to earn money.
At a time when political tension was brewing in Bangkok over Thailand’s prime minister’s comment on a possible military intervention in the country, some people in Pattaya, a Thai beach resort city, were laughing.
They were rolling [...]
July 26th, 2008 by admin
Trade, tourism revenue in Si Sa Ket province down 10% due to temple row
SI SA KET: — Trade and tourism revenues in Thailand’s Si Sa Ket province has plummeted 10 per cent following the ongoing dispute over an area which both Cambodia and Thailand claim, adjacent to an ancient temple atop a promontory at the [...]
July 26th, 2008 by admin
Nok Air drops Bangkok-Phuket flights, sacks staff
NOK AIR is cutting its daily flights between Bangkok and Phuket from the end of July, along with services to three other destinations.
About 20 Nok Air staff at the airport on Phuket are also going to lose their jobs as the aviation industry crisis, fuelled by rising oil costs, [...]
July 25th, 2008 by admin
Express tolls to rise by Bt5-15
The Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand’s board of directors on Thursday resolved to raise the tollway rate by Bt5-15.
Effective on September 1, the rates for 4-wheel vehicles would be Bt45 from Bt40, for 6-10-wheel to Bt79 from Bt60, and for vehicles with over 10 wheels to Bt100 from [...]
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