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Seastead couple in crosshairs
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/04/2019
» The Third Naval Area Command has filed a police complaint against an American man and his Thai wife who set up a floating living platform 12 nautical miles off the coast of Phuket, a practice also known as seasteading.
Canadian tourist dies in Chiang Mai zipline plunge
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/04/2019
» CHIANG MAI: A Canadian tourist plunged to his death from a zipline at Mae Kampong village in Mae-on district of this northern province on Saturday, according to a local media report.
Thaksin's son shows up for money-laundering indictment
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/10/2018
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's son Panthongtae reported to the Office of the Attorney-General on Wednesday to be indicted for money-laundering in the Krungthai Bank loan scandal.
Probe into pilfered fund for disabled
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/09/2018
» Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo is looking into alleged irregularities in the spending of state funds granted to an employment promotion programme for people with disabilities that caused losses of up to 1.5 billion baht a year.
Villages reject Thai Niyom money
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 24/07/2018
» Almost 1,500 villages have turned down the grants under the state-funded Thai Niyom Yangyuen (Sustainable Thainess) programme, insisting they have no need for the money, according to a source at the Interior Ministry.
Graftbusters name 270 in welfare furore
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/06/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has forwarded a list of 270 officials allegedly involved in a welfare fund embezzlement scandal to the Department of Social Development and Welfare to consider disciplinary action.
Doi Suthep activists vow protest
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/06/2018
» An activist network in Chiang Mai called on judicial members to move out of the controversial housing estate at the foot of Doi Suthep within 10 days if they want to avoid a big protest.
Taxi rate hike could lower refusal rate, TDRI argues
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/06/2018
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has suggested a new 50-satang-per-minute taxi fare hike to increase the income of drivers and reduce the likelihood of them refusing passengers.
Dead whale sparks marine fears
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/06/2018
» The death of a male short-finned pilot whale with a shocking number of plastic bags in its stomach in Songkhla province has sparked grave concerns about marine debris and the threat it poses to the marine ecological system.
Overnight stays banned on Similan
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 31/05/2018
» Tourists will be banned from overnight stays on the pristine Similan Island in the Moo Koh Similan National Park in Phangnga province to protect marine resources.