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Union says new Bangkok rail hub 'not ready'
Post Reporters, Published on 16/01/2023
» The State Railway Workers Union of Thailand is calling on the government to defer the plan to move almost half of all long-haul rail services departing from Hua Lamphong Station to Krung Thep Abhiwat Central Terminal this week, saying the country's new rail hub isn't ready to accommodate the services.
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Purple Line to run from August
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/01/2016
» This year, people in Bangkok and its outskirts will enjoy riding on the Purple Line electric trains running from Nonthaburi's Bang Yai district to Bang Sue district in Bangkok.
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Cabbie says shrine bomber 'a foreigner'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2015
» A 44-year-old male taxi driver who drove the Erawan shrine bomb suspect last Monday told police the yellow-shirted suspect was a "foreigner", an informed source said yesterday.
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Bus driver arrested over yaba
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2015
» A Bangkok suburban bus driver has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs after his vehicle with passengers on board broke down in Thon Buri.
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There have probably been better years
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/12/2021
» Well we've just about scraped through the Year of the Ox. It was a strange time, rather like living in a vacuum, not entirely sure what would happen next. Nothing could have been worse than 2020, but 2021 wasn't far off. At the start of the year there was hope that the cloud of Covid could be shaken off and we would all become happy folks in the Land of Smiles again, but it didn't quite work out that way -- it's the hope that kills you.
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French yum woonsen a hit in Yaowarat
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/12/2012
» A French national and his Thai wife are doing a good business selling Thai street food in Bangkok's Yaowarat district, drawing startled looks from passersby.
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Eyes wide open
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/05/2020
» The literature about modern Thai politics is not abundant, and by this I mean a narrative that grounds its characters in the double-whammy of coup d'etat and street protest that characterised the mid-2000s to mid-2010s. The period, plus a few years earlier when Thaksin Shinawatra rose to power, contains some of the most convulsive and era-defining moments that continue to shape the visible and invisible dimensions of Thai society in the present time, and it's astonishing that not more writers find it a rich wellspring of artistic expression (on the contrary, visual artists and theatre artists seem more responsive to the political currents of the same period).
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Emerging markets gain as US rate worries recede
Business, Published on 12/10/2015
» Recap: Disappointing US jobs data and minutes of the September Federal Reserve meeting triggered speculation that US interest rates will not rise until sometime next year, prompting capital flight back to emerging markets last week. Thai shares surged past 1,400 points, a level not seen since August.
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Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 a tribute to Thai-Italian relations
Life, Published on 10/04/2015
» Staged under the main theme of "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life", the Expo Milano 2015 will be a global showcase where more than 140 countries will display technology that offers a concrete answer to a vital need: being able to guarantee healthy, safe and sufficient food for everyone. The expo, which runs from May 1 through Oct 31 in Milan, Italy, expects to welcome more than 20 million visitors.
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Key challenges for 2015
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2015
» Thais are hopeful that the Year of the Goat will be an easier and more prosperous one than the rough and bumpy Year of the Horse.
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