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Double-decker anxiety
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/04/2014
» Researchers say standards for local-assembled double-decker buses are appallingly lax and parts from buses destroyed in accidents often end up in new buses.
Emergency decree debate
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/01/2014
» Suthep vows to shut down Bangkok to force the government out while red-shirt leader Jatuporn vows to keep the city open. Views differ on whether an emergency decree is needed to keep the peace.
Amnesty protests to begin today (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/10/2013
» Police are ready for large numbers of protesters as organised opposition to Phue Thai's blanket amnesty bill begins. The main focus will be on the Democrat's rally at the Samsen railway station.
Updated with father-son reunited video: US blames Syria; strike expected soon
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/08/2013
» The US said on Tuesday that Syrian forces were clearly behind the chemical weapons as the likelihood of punitive strikes increased. (Updated with heartwarming video of a father reunited with a son he thought was dead.)
public utility
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/06/2013
» a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply สาธารณูปโภค, การบริการสาธารณะ
Learning Thai: Parliament at work
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/04/2013
» Parliament exists to make laws, some of which can be quite controversial. Here is one example.
High-speed railways coming soon, Govt says
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/03/2013
» If all goes according to plan, land and water travel should be considerably quicker throughout much of the country by the year 2020, with the first Bangkok-Pattaya high-speed rail line completed by 2018.
What would the Earth be like without people?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/03/2013
» A Scientific American animation considers the question of what would happen if suddenly all humans disappeared from the Earth. There are many examples of the unreal (we hope) conditional.
Bangkok Bike Map
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/11/2012
» Cyclists who are not quite brave enough for Bangkok's main streets have safer choices. A new book points the way.
Flood-related vocabulary (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2011
» Fully updated with vocabulary from latest flooding reports and links to many flood stories covered previously.