BANGKOK, Sept 23 – About 10,000 Thais, foreigners join Bangkok’s car-free day campaign, riding bicycles in the capital on Sunday. Saman Lertwongrat, representative of the Transport Minister joined the state and private sector in a parade of 12,000 bicycles from the Royal Plaza on the car-free day. Read more: MCOT
BANGKOK, 12 September 2012 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) is planning to impose stricter traffic law while raising awareness on road safety to help reduce road casualties in the capital. BMC Chairman Suthichai Weerakulsunthorn and his entourage have visited London to observe the works of the UK Department for Transport. The department has […]
CHIANG Mai, 21 August 2012 (NNT) – The Tourism and Sports Ministry has launched the ‘Miracle Thailand: Believe in Chiang Mai’ project to promote tourism and meeting and incentive businesses in the province. Tourism Department Director-General Supon Sripan yesterday presided over the opening ceremony of the event at Chiang Mai Hall in Central Plaza Chiang […]
BANGKOK, 25 July 2012 (NNT) – The weekly Cabinet meeting has approved the draft MOU with Iran to strengthen both countries’ drug clampdown campaigns. Deputy government spokesperson Anusorn Iamsa-ad revealed that the Cabinet resolved, on Tuesday, to endorse the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Thailand and Iran, which focuses on the joint cooperation in […]
BANGKOK, 21 June 2012 (NNT) – Over 300 children and youths participated in a walk rally in Bangkok to campaign against drug use. The walk rally was launched as part of an anti-narcotic campaign by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2012, which […]
BANGKOK, 24 May 2012 (NNT) – Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra and her delegation are scheduled to visit Australia from 26-29 May as guests of the Australian government. Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, Education Minister Suchart Thadathamrongvej and Industry Minister MR Phongsawat Svastiwat are also set to accompany Prime Minister Yingluck […]
The supreme commander says he does not see the barrack sex clip scandal as a smear campaign against the Thai army. Supreme Commander General Thanasak Patimapakorn said he did not believe the video clip of soldiers having sexual intercourse with a woman at a place believed to be a military barrack was a plot to […]
TAT Launches Global Digital Campaign to Promote Creative Tourism, Offering Chance to Win Free 7-day Trip in Thailand Bangkok, May 3, 2012 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched “Discover the Other You” to promote creative tourism in Thailand. This global digital campaign promotes learning about Thai culture on your holiday and offers […]
