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Tourist arrested for rape
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/10/2023
» Police have arrested a Qatari man for allegedly raping an 18-year-old male employee of a fast-food shop at a hospital in Watthana district last week.
Local vaccine devs need B3bn govt assistance
Published on 20/08/2021
» Research-and-development teams behind domestic vaccine efforts need 3 billion baht each in government assistance to ensure jabs can be rolled out before April.
Stay home 'or share Italy's Covid experience'
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/03/2020
» People must stay home and not socialise or Thailand will become like Italy, with medical personnel having to decide which patients to treat or not, warned a doctor on Monday.
Vegan-only 'fish 'n chips' shop opens in London
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/10/2018
» LONDON: Fish and chips, scampi and prawn cocktail are all on the menu at chippie owner Daniel Sutton's newest branch, with one caveat: "There's no fish in our fish," he says.
Thai Riviera
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/03/2018
» The government plans to unveil a high-end tourism campaign in the coastal western provinces, which it said would help boost the income of locals in the region.
It's April 1. You know what that means.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/04/2014
» Today is April 1, the day you can expect some rather unusual stories and happenings. Here are three product announcements to start you off. Let us know if you find more April 1-type stories.
Typhoon aftermath: "Like a tsunami"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/11/2013
» (Latest: Haiyan downgraded to a tropical storm, dumping rain on northern Vietnam and southern China.) The international media reports the Tacloban City area looks like a tsunami hit the area. Estimates of the dead now exceed 10,000.
US fast-food workers want $15 (480 baht) – per hour
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/08/2013
» Thousands of workers at McDonald's and other fast food outlets across the United States went on strike Thursday, demanding $15 an hour, almost double what many of them earn today. AFP photo
One-hour limit for McDonald's
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/12/2012
» Buy your food, enjoy it and then leave please, says McThai, which has now given its customers a one-hour time limit.
English for taxi drivers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/07/2012
» Not long ago, taxi driver Wiset Bangwiset's English language vocabulary consisted of 'yes', no' and 'OK'. Now, thanks to a one-day course, he’s actually conversing with foreign passengers.