Chevrolet Colorado pickup to make its global debut at Bangkok Motor Show in Thailand

DETROIT – Chevrolet today offered a sneak peek at its Colorado show truck that will officially be unveiled prior to the 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show, which begins March 25. The show truck previews the next-generation Colorado midsize pickup truck, which will build on Chevrolet’s strong truck DNA and award-winning heritage. Thailand was chosen as […]

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Isan water shortage now critical

BANGKOK, 5 March 2011 (NNT)-The 2nd Thai Royal Army has sent water trucks to help farmers in the Northeastern Thailand cope with the dry season. According to Second Region commander Lt Gen Tawatchai Samutsakorn, 19 provinces in I-San have already been affected by the drought. He stressed that each declared-water crisis province would receive a […]

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Caterpillar Building New Plant in Thailand

Caterpillar Inc. will build a its first manufacturing plant in Thailand to produce trucks and loaders for underground mining. It’s the first capital project this year for the construction and off-road equipment builder, which unveiled an extensive series of plant expansions and construction projects during 2010. Caterpillar also last year announced a $7.6-billion takeover of […]

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Three killed in Bangkok fire

Three people, believed to be of the same family, were killed when a fierce fire gutted a five-storey building in Bangkok’s Bang Kho Laem district early Tuesday. The fire broke out on the third floor of the building, which sells Chinese-style vases on soi Charoenkrung 72/4 in Phrayakrai area, Bang Kho Laem district, about 1.30 […]

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