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Pyrrhic win means little
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/02/2021
» With a majority in parliament, the coalition government led by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha looks set to survive when members of the House cast their votes today following this week's no-confidence debate.
Thousands of cops on standby
News, Published on 19/02/2021
» More than 12,000 crowd control officers will be deployed to handle anti-government demonstrations planned outside parliament on Friday and other important places in Bangkok this weekend.
PPRP MP in hot water over pendant fiasco
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2021
» Outspoken Palang Pracharath Party MP Sira Jenjaka will be accused of a breach of ethics in a petition lodged with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over his golden pendant fiasco, according to an activist filing the petition against him.
TEST YOURSELF: Too expensive to ride
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2021
» Electric train fares hurt the average city resident
'People Go' marchers in Sung Noen district
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 17/02/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: About 100 members of the "People Go" group on a protest march to Bangkok entered Sung Noen district on Wednesday, the second day of their 15-day walk to Government House.
Myanmar coup opponents call for new show of force
Published on 17/02/2021
» YANGON: Opponents of Myanmar's military coup called for more big protests on Wednesday to show that the army's claim of widespread public support for overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and holding new elections was false.
'People Go' protesters start Korat-Bangkok march
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/02/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Led by Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, also known as Pai Dao Din, about 100 members of the "People Go" group of the People's Movement began a 247-kilometre protest march from Nakhon Ratchasima city to Bangkok on Tuesday.
Veteran Hong Kong activists on trial over huge democracy rally
AFP, Published on 16/02/2021
» HONG KONG: Veteran Hong Kong activists went on trial Tuesday for organising one of the biggest democracy protests to engulf the city in 2019, part of a sweeping crackdown targeting Beijing's critics over the last 18 months.
Too expensive to ride
Life, Published on 16/02/2021
» What if you are a single mum who earns a daily minimum wage of 331 baht in Bangkok? You might find it hard to make ends meet and save for a rainy day. However, a plan to raise the electric train fare ceiling on the Green Line to 104 baht per trip could especially be a heavy blow. Fortunately, you can breathe a sigh of relief -- at least for now -- because the plan was suspended last week. Nevertheless, this controversy is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the city's public transport problems.
Times are changing
News, Postbag, Published on 15/02/2021
» At a time when the anti-dictatorship student protesters are back on the streets it was interesting to see your article about Bangkok's trains not being just for the rich.