BANGKOK, 21 May 2013 (NNT) - Authorities have already restored power to nearly half of the southern provinces experiencing a blackout caused by a high-voltage cable in Bang Saphan District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. Deputy Governor for Transmission System of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Thana Putarungsi has affirmed that EGAT has gradually supplied 1,030 megawatts of electricity back to the 14 southern provinces affected by power outage that started this evening

BANGKOK, 21 May 2013 (NNT) – The 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit has drawn to a close in Chiang Mai, with leaders at the summit jointly issuing the 13 points they intend to follow, in the Chiang Mai Declaration. The Chiang Mai Declaration, agreed to by leaders of the 9 attending countries from the Asia-Pacific region, is not legally binding but is an expression of intention to place importance on water management and in inter-country collaboration for the managing of water resources for mutual

BANGKOK, 21 May 2013 (NNT) – Vanuatu's prime minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil has visited the Huay Hong Khrai development study center in Chiang Mai to retrieve know-hows that might be applied in his own country. Ni-Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil was in Chiang Mai to attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, which drew to a close on Monday (May 20). Mr. Kalosil visited the Doi Suthep temple, a popular tourist destination that provides splendid viewing of Chiang Mai city.

BANGKOK, 20 May 2013 (NNT) – Thailand and the United Kingdom have signed an official agreement to promote small- and medium-sized enterprises ahead of the realization of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. Industry Minister Prasert Boonchaisuk and the UK's Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire, on Tuesday, chaired the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Thailand’s Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion and the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to promote SME

BANGKOK, 20 May 2013 (NNT) - Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, along with venerable monks recently gave a press conference at Government House to announce government activities to celebrate this year’s “Visakha Bucha Day”, which falls on 24 May. According to Mr. Niwattumrong, this year’s Visakha Bucha Day celebrations will be held as a tribute to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, as well as other members of the Royal