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  • THAILAND

    Go softly, softly: 4th Army head

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/11/2022

    » The newly appointed commander of the 4th Army Region, Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark, says security authorities will avoid the use of force against suspected insurgents in the strife-torn southern border provinces except for self-defence as law enforcement is stepped up to deal with them.

  • THAILAND

    Muay Thai enthusiasts welcome 90-day visas, but want more

    News, Published on 21/01/2024

    » Muay Thai gym operators and foreign Muay Thai enthusiasts in Phuket and Bangkok have welcomed the government's decision to grant a 90-day special visa for foreigners who want to visit Thailand to practise Muay Thai.

  • THAILAND

    Highlights of the Week

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/08/2012

    » Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat appears to have resolved his conflict in his ministry with his abrupt transfer of three generals. But Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi is caught in a three-way war of words with the City Hall and a group of water experts on the flood prevent plan. In the deep South, militants went on bomb-planting spree to mark their national day.

  • LIFE

    Graffiti artist follows his rebellious roots

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/06/2022

    » A daubed wall marks off a rundown area where makeshift houses were put up for rent, a stone's throw from a luxury condominium in the heart of Bangkok's Sathon. A 40-year-old man exits his car with pink luggage. He puts on a black hat and ties a small cloth around his head. He's wearing a long-sleeve checked shirt, shorts, and black sneakers and his socks are printed with cannabis patterns. Mue Bon, literally translated as "restless hands", opens his arsenal and begins to spray paint a rough sketch of the flightless black bird on the wall.

  • OPINION

    Friend in need

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2022

    » Re: "Enforce boating rules", (Editorial, March 1).

  • OPINION

    Prayers won't help

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/09/2021

    » Re: "Govt denies jab purchase graft", (BP, Sept 1).

  • THAILAND

    Drones to play big role in crime fight

    News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/07/2021

    » The Crime Suppression Division's Hanuman special task force has strengthened its operations with a drone unit, together with undergoing a tactical firearms course taught by Israeli police.

  • OPINION

    A costly delay

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/02/2021

    » It is becoming increasingly clear that there will be no tourists arriving in numbers before the majority of Thai people are vaccinated. A country that depends on close to 20% of its GDP on travel and tourism should by now be right up there with Israel in terms of inoculations or at least at par with the UK to be able to open up this coming summer.

  • OPINION

    Suu Kyi stands up to lawsuit avalanche

    News, Larry Jagan, Published on 25/11/2019

    » Myanmar's top leaders -- both military and civilian -- have been shell-shocked by the avalanche of international legal cases they are now facing. In the space of days, three cases have been lodged in separate courts, all intended to make the Myanmar government and the country's military leaders accountable for the horrendous events that unfolded in strife-torn western Rakhine state during military operations over the last three years. These forced nearly a million Muslims, or Rohingya as they call themselves, to flee to safety in Bangladesh.

  • TRAVEL

    Learn muay Thai

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/09/2019

    » The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the Awesome Muay Thai guidebook.

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