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Is he poor or is he rich? Model probed for using welfare card
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/10/2017
» A male model shamed on social media for pretending to be poor in order to receive a welfare card says he actually has very little money.
At least 17 dead in California killer wildfires
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/10/2017
» Newly homeless residents of Northern California took stock of their shattered lives Tuesday while the blazes that have killed at least 17 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes and businesses kept burning.
Tight river security for Royal Cremation
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/09/2017
» The Marine Department has drawn up measures to boost security on the Chao Phraya River during the royal funeral rites for the late King next month.
Sales of rooftop solar power to begin
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/09/2017
» The government will end the decade-long restriction on households and commercial buildings selling power generated by their solar rooftops to state utilities in the fourth quarter of the year.
False overtime claims a big headache at Port Authority
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/08/2017
» False overtime claims by 560 employees at the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) are costing the state enterprise 300-400 million baht a year, according to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
Royal cremation coin orders accepted Tuesday
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/08/2017
» The Treasury Department will accept orders for special coins commemorating King Rama IX's cremation at banks and state financial institutions from Aug 22 to Sept 30.
Yingluck tells Supreme Court she was never dishonest (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/08/2017
» Yingluck Shinawatra delivered a tearful closing statement to a Bangkok court on Tuesday, saying she did not act dishonestly in a multi-billion dollar rice subsidy scheme and giving six reasons in support.
Disgraced monk arrives in Bangkok, denies charges (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/07/2017
» Disgraced former monk Nen Kham was detained in Remand Prison on Thursday after authorities completed pressing charges. He arrived in Bangkok from the United States on Wednesday night under heavy escort.
Mixed results for Thailand in "unfair" US trafficking report (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/06/2017
» Thailand stepped up investigations of human trafficking last year but got even fewer results and prosecutions, leaving the country locked on the Tier 2 Watch List of the US State Department's annual listing. The Thai Foreign Ministry has now called the report 'unfair.
Bangkok getting observation tower without normal bidding process
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/06/2017
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to build a 4.6-billion-baht observation tower in Bangkok without a call for bids.