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Is it really that bad?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2013
» Nattawut Saikuar's music video promoting traditional grocery stores has been deleted from YouTube after the deputy commerce minister's creation received far more ridicule than praise from the 50,000 viewers who watched it.
The cronut: the next sweet craze?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/06/2013
» Will there be a Bangkok cronut (a croissant-doughnut) craze similar to the one that greeted the Krispe Kreme operation not so long again? If New York is any indication, the answer could be “yes”.
Retired cops help combat crime at Chatuchak
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/05/2013
» Chatuchak is a great market, but it also has thieves, pickpockets, drug users and even a "one-dollar gang". Retired police officers have been brought in to keep things under control.
Cartoon mascots for Bangkok Airways
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/03/2013
» Bangkok Airways refuses to accept that it is old and conservative as many people think it is. Now the airline has new cartoon mascots to prove just how young and vibrant it is.
No water, no fish
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/02/2013
» It difficult to be a fish farmer when your river begins to dry up. That is the problem facing villagers near the Moon River in Buri Ram province as a severe drought continues in the area.
Waste not
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/01/2013
» Near the Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet, poor workers sort through massive amounts of rubbish and discarded items in a huge landfill authorities consider an environmental headache.
Free wi-fi: improvements needed
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2012
» The ICT Minister announces that his ministry has joined hands with telecom giants to provide free wi-fi access at thousands of locations across country. But can it overcome the shortcomings of the current system?
“Sinning” gets more expensive
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/08/2012
» New taxes are driving the up the cost of bad habits like smoking and drinking, increasing government revenue, but probably not having a major effect on consumption.
Banned mercury still widely used in skin creams
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2012
» Disturbingly, research by consumer groups has found that up to 20% of whitening creams studied are highly contaminated with mercury.
You can read the Bangkok Post
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/05/2012
» You can read the Bangkok Post is a book designed for people who want to improve their English to a very high level – good enough to be able to read the Bangkok Post newspaper easily without frequent use of the dictionary. It can be used in a class, or by an individuals working by themselves without a teacher.