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A bridge too far for the BMA
News, Published on 01/07/2017
» After years of making unanswered calls to the authorities to get a small commuting bridge along Klong Saen Saep repaired, the local community in Surao Ban Don has finally received an offer to fix the worn-out span -- from the public.
Project Singapore gathers pace
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 23/04/2017
» Bangkok is a semi-province under the central regime, "governed" (literally) by a police general, Aswin Kwanmuang. He was working at City Hall when the general prime minister tapped him on the shoulder last October and dubbed him Baron of Bangkok, lord of all that the military regime doesn't want to bother with.
Aviation sector leads nosedive
Business, Published on 30/12/2015
» It was a year to forget for Thai business, one of the worst performances ever across the board.
Shrimp peeled by slaves in Thailand
Published on 14/12/2015
» SAMUT SAKHON - Every morning at 2 o'clock, they heard a kick on the door and a threat: Get up or get beaten. For the next 16 hours, No.31 and his wife stood with their aching hands in ice water in the factory that owned them. They ripped the guts, heads, tails and shells off shrimp bound for overseas markets, including grocery stores and all-you-can-eat buffets across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Millcon will issue 300m shares for working capital
Business, Published on 12/12/2015
» SET-listed steel maker Millcon Steel Plc will increase its capital via 300 million ordinary shares for private placement.
Queens of the greens - how South Korea rules women's golf
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» SEOUL - Other golfers beware. With an ultra-competitive domestic tour and a seemingly limitless supply of young, talented players willing to sacrifice everything for success, South Korea's dominance of world women's golf is not going away -- and if anything, it could get even stronger.
SSI halts UK steel output
Published on 18/09/2015
» Sahaviriya Steel Industries Plc (SSI) is suspending steel production at its UK plant in Teesside as it struggles with slumping prices for the metal.
Do we really want to be just like Singapore?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/07/2015
» The meeting on June 15 at the Chatuchak district office lasted less than an hour. By the end of the month, the 14 licensed street-food vendors were told, they would have to move out.
Exodus chapter two: the fallout
Spectrum, Published on 22/06/2014
» Pol Col Subin Boonlek, a stocky energetic man in his fifties, thought he had seen the worst of the frenetic exodus of Cambodian migrant workers across the Aranyaprathet border crossing.
The new frontline fashion statement
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 31/12/2013
» Violence towards protesters, especially their guards, has prompted rally-goers to find new ways to protect themselves.