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    Amnesty suffers setback

    Published on 12/02/2024

    » An incident involving a student activist honking a car horn at a royal motorcade last Sunday could derail an amnesty bid for lese majeste offenders, according to political pundits.

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    Beyond the call of duty

    Life, Published on 29/09/2020

    » Since late last year, the world has declared war against the novel coronavirus that has wreaked havoc on millions of the global population in many countries.

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    Honouring a pioneer

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 04/08/2020

    » Sonia Pottinger was a trailblazing pioneer in Jamaica's male-dominated music industry as she played an important role in the development of popular music in the Caribbean island. She was the first female record producer in Jamaica and her pinnacle came during the 1960s, beginning with the ska era after which she made a transition to rocksteady and finally reggae.

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    Cinema crush prompts warning

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/06/2020

    » Violators of social distancing measures and other rules deployed to fight the coronavirus outbreak will face immediate legal action, the security chief of the Covid-19-fighting agency warned yesterday after fans mobbed a cinema.

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    Renewed push to make a success of pedal power

    News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/02/2020

    » The popularity of cycling is on the wane in Bangkok. Bicycle shops and related businesses which were thriving only a few years ago are struggling to stay afloat as the number of riders on city streets has dwindled, leaving only the die-hard enthusiasts brave enough to tackle the traffic and filthy air.

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    Understanding Bangkok's traffic woes

    News, Danny Marks, Published on 01/10/2019

    » Anyone who lives in Bangkok won't be surprised to know that the navigation company, TomTom, recently ranked the city among the world's worst for traffic congestion. The transport sector also contributes greatly to Bangkok's overall carbon emissions: a quarter of its emissions -- higher than the global average -- come from this sector and is driven by private automobile use.

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    Scholar urges help for Thai student being detained in Cairo

    News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/09/2019

    » An academic has urged the government to speed up help for a Thai student arrested in Egypt's capital city of Cairo for suspected involvement in the Islamic State (IS) group.

  • News & article

    A phoenix rising

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/08/2019

    » When the Lido Theatre announced it was closing in May 2018 after over 50 years in operation as one of Bangkok's legendary three Apex's classic stand-alone cinemas long known for its unique programming of non-Hollywood titles and old-fashioned architectural style, a thousand fans congregated to bid a final farewell.

  • News & article

    Separating fact from fiction

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/07/2019

    » Last October, Singapore's online news channel Asia One reported a gruesome story from Thailand. It alleged that a vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok served human flesh to diners. The news went viral, and was quickly picked up by various news outlets worldwide, including The Sun and the Daily Mail in the UK, and Newsweek in the US.

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    Aum wins at court, Num's bored with louts, Poj's dope oil scare

    News, Mae Moo, Published on 30/06/2019

    » Actor and director Atichart ''Aum'' Chumnanont has won another 1 million baht in damages against the company which he took to court almost three years ago after it accused him of running a soap opera badly and doctoring the accounts.

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