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No more 'get out of jail free' cards, please
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/11/2017
» A car crash in Thailand is not just a matter of life and death. It can be a matter of status, privilege and social connections.
Stuck in the slow lane to stress
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/09/2016
» A taxi cuts across the lane ahead. A six-wheel truck loaded with sand bursts onto the main road. Motorbikes weave alongside. Another taxi cuts across the lane. Someone honks a horn. Every car is rushing to pass an intersection. When the traffic lights switch to red, the chaos eases for a few, brief minutes. Heat haze shimmers near the exhaust pipes of vehicles.
Under the pump
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2016
» The golden years for farmers in Ban Yang Hom, Chiang Rai arrived 20 years ago when local authorities installed a pumping station on the banks of the Ing River.
Songkran death toll ‘worrying’
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/04/2014
» The number of road accidents over the first three days of the "seven dangerous days" of Songkran is worrying, even though the death toll is lower this year, says the Public Health Ministry.
Accident victims join alcohol-free push
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/04/2014
» While many people are celebrating Songkran, the holiday serves only to remind 32-year-old Suksan Prombutr of the time that he enjoyed the moment too much and woke up disabled.
Nine killed in fiery 'danger day' smash
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/04/2014
» Nine people were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger van ran off the road in Chanthaburi province yesterday, the first day of the Songkran "seven days of danger".
Health activists urge even higher tax rate
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/09/2013
» The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has come out in support of the new liquor tax rates, saying increasing the price of alcoholic drinks will benefit the public.