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Hands up for a pay rise
Published on 12/11/2023
» Despite being in office for only two months, the Pheu Thai-led government has made progress on several campaign pledges including plans to raise salaries for civil servants and the daily minimum wages for unskilled workers, although the timeframe set for these changes is within four years.
The man behind Thai auto policy
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/04/2019
» Thailand's automotive industry has made big strides over the past six decades and ranks 12th in the world for vehicle output for the fifth straight year.
Urban sprawl has killer consequences for residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2019
» Living in cities like Bangkok poses unique risks from which rural dwellers are spared. For example, urban residents face the risk of being caged inside fire-stricken buildings or the possibility of an accident on mass transit.
HIV alert is skin deep
News, Published on 09/09/2018
» Those who love body art are on alert following a news report that a man in Loei claimed his 22-year-old daughter died of complications from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) late last month and all of her three friends who went to get tattoos together in Bangkok in March had also died.
Getting the green light on electric cars
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/10/2016
» As of Sept 30, Thailand had 52 electric sedans on the road. There are roughly 1.3 million electric cars on the roads worldwide, but with fears batteries will flatten in traffic or flooding will lead to lasting damage, Thai drivers have been slow on the uptake.
Tech firms warn public on growing cyber-risks
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2016
» It's not just computers and mobile phones that are vulnerable to cyber attack, according to software firm Trend Micro. As more devices are hooked up to the internet, it could be anything from medical equipment to industrial machinery - and even sex toys.
Caught in the middle of a US-China arms wrestle
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 15/11/2015
» The US State Department has quietly approved the sale of 16 missiles — plus training — to Thailand in a proposed deal worth nearly US$27 million, or just shy of one billion baht.
Teflon Thailand starts to flake
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/04/2015
» It’s almost noon and the Toyota saleswoman still hasn’t seen her first customer. Thaiyont, a Toyota dealership in Chon Buri’s Muang district, used to serve at least eight customers a day. But these days, they are lucky to have two.
The GT200 on trial
Spectrum, Published on 18/08/2013
» The criminal trial of GT200 manufacturer Gary Bolton in London showed not only how he had fraudulently sold his ineffective "bomb detectors" to Thailand and other countries at a price 1,100 times their production cost, but also how British government agencies had assisted him in his sales.