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Thailand must choose: Italy or Japan, warns expert
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/03/2020
» Thailand now faces ending up like Italy with a soaring number of Covid-19 patients, or becoming like Japan which has been able to contain the spread of the virus, an expert has warned.
33 new infections, Songkran postponed
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/03/2020
» Songkran holidays and celebrations will be postponed until further notice as the number of cases continued to rise by 33 to 147.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for virus spread
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
Hong Kong faces travel chaos
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are close to creating a "very dangerous situation", the city's leader warned Monday as train travel and international flights in the global financial hub were thrown into chaos.
Former PM Yingluck reported to have Cambodian passport
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2019
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is the holder of a Cambodian passport, the South China Morning Post has learned, adding weight to the theory she fled Thailand in 2017 via Cambodia, despite strenuous denials by Phnom Penh.
Bangkok now among world's 100 most expensive cities
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2018
» Bangkok has joined the list of the 100 most expensive cities for expatriate workers for the first time on the strong baht, economic growth and more stable politics, based on cost of living surveys by ECA International.
Thaksin confident pro-democracy forces would win election
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2018
» HONG KONG: An alliance of pro-democracy parties would defeat pro-military parties in the upcoming general election if it is held freely and fairly, ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday.
Monsoon storms to last until Sunday
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/10/2018
» Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected in most parts of the country including Bangkok until Sunday, while the cool season is forecast to arrive mid-month, according to the Meteorological Department (MD).
Cops raid shady electronic waste plant
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/05/2018
» Police and officials from the Industry Ministry on Thrusday launched a raid on a factory which allegedly imported hazardous electronic waste from abroad to Lat Krabang industrial estate in Bangkok.
Succession battle
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/02/2018
» Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra wants Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan to succeed as Pheu Thai leader, said a well-placed source within the party.