Chon Buri, Thailand News

To put the UN figures in perspective, 1.3 million people is the latest official population figure for the whole of Chon Buri province.

The New Politics Party of the People's Alliance for Democracy yesterday officially kicked off its membership drive, with its core leader expressing readiness to contest a general election - if there is one - at year-end. Party secretary-general Pichit Chaimongkol said more than 1,000 people from upcountry had shown up at the residence of party ...

The annual buffalo race was held Sunday in Thailand. The local authorities said that the annual event, which is held in the town of Chon Buri, is intended to preserve the long held tradition and to promote the use of water buffalos in farming.

Sena Development conducted a roadshow in Khon Kaen yesterday to promote its initial public offering of 175 million shares.

A 30-year-old man has been confirmed as Thailand's sixth A influenza fatality. The man developed flu symptoms on June 26 and sought medical treatment at a private hospital in Bangna district three days later with severe pneumonia.

The latest victim was a 15-year-old girl in Chon Buri province who had been suffering from chronic illness, including a brain tumour, diabetes and a blood disease.

The new strain of influenza claimed two more fatalities on Wednesday, bringing total number to five.

Thailand on June 29 reported its third fatality resulting from type-A influenza as 41 new cases were added, bringing the accumulated number of infections to 1,330. The latest casualty was a 21-year-old naval conscript at Sattahip Naval Base in Chon Buri province.

The Public Health Ministry has confirmed the country's third death from type A flu, fuelling fears about the severity of the virus.

The government is denying it has downplayed the severity of H1N1 flu, amid opposition claims of a cover-up. A day after the confirmation of the first two Thai fatalities from the virus, former deputy public health minister Vicharn Meenchainant said he believed the government had attempted to cover up at least one of the deaths, as confirmation took ...

Thai parliament is ready to host the 30th meeting of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly meeting at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort Hotel in Pattaya, Chon Buri, on Aug 2-8, said Sompol Wanikphan on Friday.

The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday morning confirmed 86 new A flu infections, bringing the number of swine flu patients to 985.

Chon Buri - A 65-year-old Swiss man was found dead inside his condominium room Tuesday morning.

The State Railway of Thailand labour union has come in for a barrage of criticism from passengers and business operators for its stoppage of nationwide passenger and cargo services.

Pattaya, Chon Buri - Police arrested three Italian men and a Thai woman at a drug party in this seaside town less Friday night.

The Public Health Ministry Friday said 24 provinces had now reported cases of typeA influenza , which has caused 589 people in Thailand to fall ill since April.

A sailor from Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri povince was shot dead on Thursday night in Yala province, Pol Col Ekkrit Wiriyaphab, chief of Yala police, said on Friday.

Srithai Superware Plc, the SET-listed melamine tableware manufacturer, will revive a suspended plan to invest in India next year, president Sanan Angubolkul said yesterday.

Police yesterday arrested one Thai and two Western men for allegedly stealing information via the e-banking system and pilfering money from a Krung Thai Bank branch in Chon Buri province.

Health authorities have raised the H1N1 flu alert level in Pattaya after reports surfaced of human-to-human transmission.