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US firm settles Thai bribery case
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/09/2024
» The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.
64 Thai sex workers arrested in Malaysia
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/07/2024
» Malaysian immigration authorities have arrested 88 foreigners, including 64 Thais, in a crackdown on sex activities at three locations in Ipoh city.
Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2024
» The Philippines has closed schools down and warned of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across Southeast Asia issued a series of health alerts for a deadly heat wave.
Air force golf course ‘can’t be converted’
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/02/2024
» Dhupatemiya Golf Course cannot be converted into a sports complex as the site is a military security stronghold, the Defence Ministry said.
Bangkok-Vientiane train to start in April
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand plans to extend its Bangkok-Nong Khai train service to reach Vientiane in April.
Wissanu has seen no pardon request
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/08/2023
» Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday he cannot say whether Thaksin Shinawatra's formal application for a royal pardon has been filed.
Jatuporn wants CCTV footage of 'sick' Thaksin
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2023
» Political activist Jatuporn Prompan has demanded the Department of Corrections (DoC) and the Police General Hospital release CCTV footage to prove that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is really ill.
8-year jail term for Thaksin
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2023
» Thaksin Shinawatra has begun serving his eight-year prison sentence on Tuesday morning following his return to the country after 15 years abroad.
Resort ignores demolition order
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/06/2023
» The owner of a luxury hotel built on a hilltop overlooking a Royal Thai Navy (RTN) deep seaport has ignored a demolition order.
Concern that Chiang Mai PM2.5 may slow tourism
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/03/2023
» Levels of PM2.5 dust in the air in the North – particularly in Chiang Mai – on Saturday reached a record high, raising concerns among tourism operators that the situation will affect tourism and travel patterns.