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Thai English-language scene brightening, says expert
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/11/2017
» Thailand has shown promising signs of improvement in overall English literacy, despite being ranked 53rd out of 80 countries in this year's Education First (EF) index, according to representatives of the Swiss-based language school.
Four cities to start building light rails
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2017
» Light rail projects in four key cities – Phuket, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima – worth a combined 161 billion baht are scheduled to start construction next year.
Get ready to spend: Shopping tax break begins Nov 11
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/11/2017
» The government's shopping tax break begins Saturday. It will let individual taxpayers deduct up to 15,000 baht of taxable income from the value of goods and services bought until Dec 3.
YouTube is big and becoming bigger for Digital TV players
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/10/2017
» Recently two digital TV giants – WorkPointTV and GMM Grammy (ONE31 and GMM 25) – announced they both had surpassed 10 million YouTube subscribers.
Final cremation ceremonies begin (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/10/2017
» The royal cremation of the late King is under way Thursday, culminating in a year of preparations for the grand, solemn event that unites the country in their bereavement and remembrance of a monarch who gave his all for the country.
Ed Sheeran in Bangkok: Now "maybe" (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/10/2017
» Update: Next month's sold-out Bangkok concert by English singing sensation Ed Sheeran has not yet been cancelled. But it hasn't been confirmed either. Here's the latest.
Bangkok, Central region on alert for heavy rain (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2017
» A fresh round of torrential downpours is expected in the lower Central region including Bangkok over the next few days because of a monsoon trough, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.
Smoking to be banned on 20 beaches
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/10/2017
» Smoking will soon be banned on 20 popular tourist beaches found to be constantly littered with huge numbers of discarded cigarette butts.
Thai solar-powered cars race in Australia
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/10/2017
» The World Solar Challenge began on Sunday with 42 solar cars, including two from Siam Technology College (STC), crossing Australia from its tropical north to its southern shores.
Two foreign universities apply to set up campuses
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/10/2017
» Two foreign universities placed in the top 200 of the world rankings have applied to create satellite campuses in Thailand, according to the Education Ministry.