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New booze rules raise alarm
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/04/2025
» The government has been called on to enforce alcohol-control regulations amid fears that easing the law could lead to more calamitous incidents, particularly during the Songkran holiday.
Call time on booze rules
News, Editorial, Published on 19/03/2022
» Reports that K-pop superstar Lisa Manoban has become a brand ambassador for a whisky-maker have caused something of a frenzy here in her home country.
End eatery booze ban
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2021
» The plea by business operators in the entertainment sector for the lifting of the alcohol sales ban in restaurants in the four maximum-control provinces deserves serious attention from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and the government.
Far too early for normal
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/05/2020
» As a regular user of public transport, I have to admit feeling uncomfortable getting on a slightly crowded public bus in the evening when leaving work. But seeing much larger crowds trying to barge into the subway convinced me that there's no other choice for me to get home.
Gradual reopenings stoke share investor optimism
Business, Published on 09/05/2020
» Recap: Global stock markets ended the week on a higher note yesterday as the gradual reopening of business activity and economies fed optimism that the Covid-19 pandemic might be contained soon.
690 curfew breakers spur booze ban threat
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/05/2020
» A sudden rise in the number of people breaking the curfew to drink alcohol between Sunday night and early Monday morning has prompted a warning that the government may have to reinstate the sales ban.
690 curfew breakers spur booze ban threat
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/05/2020
» A sudden rise in the number of people breaking the curfew to drink alcohol between Sunday night and early Monday morning has prompted a warning that the government may have to reinstate the sales ban.
Road to where?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/05/2020
» Re: "Cut govt some slack", (PostBag, April 29).
So what's the plan?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/04/2020
» Sometimes it seems like the authorities in Thailand are solving minor problems like arresting teenagers who break curfew whilst completely ignoring the bigger ones.
Torpedo the sub plan
News, Postbag, Published on 01/04/2017
» I think I have a permanent pain in the neck from years of shaking my head over the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and its quest for submarines. As a military man I am familiar with high-ranking officers and their obsession for certain equipment, an obsession often not matching real mission requirements. The RTN is out to purchase Chinese Type 041 submarines. The Type 041 is a diesel electric sub, about 254 feet long, about 3,600 tonnes, and has a normal crew of 38. The armament is six torpedo tubes firing torpedoes, and possibly anti-ship missiles.