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Coping with Covid
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 20/01/2021
» For a month, the new wave of Covid-19 has disrupted Thailand's economic recovery and people's lives. Authorities ordered some businesses and entertainment venues in high-risk areas to close temporarily, resulting in some entrepreneurs and workers losing income or jobs.
13 Sarasas teachers to face charges
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/10/2020
» Police say 13 teachers and teaching assistants in 10 Sarasas schools have been found to have physically abused their students and will face criminal charges.
Coffee Run
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 07/08/2020
» If you thought that Bangkok's café scene couldn't get quirkier than the bewildered unicorn café or the death-awareness themed café, some of the latest openings will prove you wrong. Here are five examples of cafés in Bangkok that rumble with gentle excitement. You definitely need to check them out.
Helping hands
Guru, Published on 03/04/2020
» It's no denying that the past few weeks have been rough for everyone. Though, a few heartwarming stories have emerged amid this chaotic time to show that we are all in this together. Guru lists a few examples.
Carving up city roads to make motorcycle lanes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/08/2019
» Not all road users are made equal. However, motorcycles -- which represent the largest number of vehicles on the road -- are the least equal of them all, according to Pichai Taneerananon, a lecturer at the Prince of Songkla University's Graduate School, and a staunch advocate for motorcycle lanes.
Prayut extends Section 44 net
News, Published on 24/07/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked his special powers under Section 44 of the interim charter to tackle illegal street racing, alcohol sales near schools and universities, and illegal nightspot operations.
Lacking education is prison without the bars
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/06/2015
» The mass arrest of young motorcycle racers in Bangkok earlier this week once again put the issue of parental responsibility into the public spotlight. Whenever minors commit crimes, parents are suddenly left being held to account. Not friends. Not schools. Parents alone.
Busted: 400 street racers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2015
» More than 400 motorcycle racers were arrested on Ratchaphruek Road in Thon Buri district early Sunday, in what is believed to be the country's biggest bust ever for the street racers.
Police crack down on road racers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/08/2014
» Police are cracking down on motorcycle street racers who turn out in large numbers on major city roads and have set themselves the ambitious target of ridding the streets of racers within seven days.
Crackdown on teen racers begins
Online Reporters, Published on 19/08/2014
» The assistant national police chief said on Tuesday police would launch a sweeping crackdown on teenage motorcycle gangsters racing on public streets in Bangkok and five nearby provinces, starting tonight.