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A glimmer of hope in dark times
News, Published on 23/02/2020
» The recent wave of shootings and constant fear over the coronavirus recalls what Claudius said in Hamlet: "When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions". And these "battalions" of sorrow have been plunging Thais into deep depression.
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.
Gold stores on guard amid robbery spree
News, Published on 25/08/2014
» Now that gold shops have emerged as high-profile targets for robbers, security measures at the shops must be flawless at all times, say gold shop owners and managers in Bangkok.
City wants old buildings to install sprinklers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/03/2012
» Saturday's Fico Place fire may soon cause the BMA to require sprinklers be installed in old high-rise buildings, but one expert cautions that won't be easy.