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Govt orders Bangkok Port out of city
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/04/2024
» The government has ordered the relocation of the 32-rai Bangkok Port next to the Chao Phraya River in Klong Toey district so the area can be renovated to benefit the public.
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.
New generation takes over – for a day
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/01/2013
» Yesterday Thai children took over the national government, the provincial governments, the armed forces and, indeed, most of the country.
It's "Brother first" for "Poo Kanchiang"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/12/2012
» Government House reporters have finished their annual list of nicknames for government leaders
Palm oil farmers reopen roads to South
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/12/2012
» Traffic to and from the South is moving freely again after palm oil farmer reached a short-term agreement with government officials.
Sexual remark censored
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/11/2012
» Prasit Chaisrisa, a Pheu Thai Party MP for Surin and one of the party’s chief defenders during censure debates, went a little too far in his objection to an accusation by Democrat Party MP Rangsima Rodrassami.
Wasps to the rescue
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2012
» Local farmers, media and scientists gathered to witness the release of bug-killing parasitic wasps in a cassava plantation in Khon Kaen in 2010. Now agricultural officials want to use the same approach to protect coconut trees in the South. Photo by Rod Lefroy
“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.
Tablets still a distant dream
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/05/2012
» The new school term is about to start and one thing primary students will not have is their promised tablet computers. The education minister still says they will get them, but, at best, they will be two months late.
Taxis demand a fare increase
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/03/2012
» If taxi co-operatives get their way, Bangkok taxi rides are going to be more expensive.