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Horror haunts
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 25/10/2019
» For countless generations, superstitions have loomed large in the Thai psyche, often interweaving themselves into hundreds of horrifying tales, both factual and fictitious. Regardless of one's inclination to believe in them, there is no denying that a few real-life events in our fine city send shivers down the spine. Guru has listed places in the city with purported paranormal activity and macabre pasts. If you dare to experience them, you have been warned: proceed with caution.
'My country's got' these socio-political ills
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/11/2018
» The explosive Rap Against Dictatorship music video that has taken Thailand by storm has raised myriad socio-political questions and issues. Known in Thai as <i>Prathet Ku Mee</i>, the sensational music video has been viewed on YouTube more than 25 million times in just 10 days in a country of 69 million people, a feat in its own right and a record for its artistic kind in Thailand. How this five-minute rap song in the Thai language has done so much says a lot about where Thailand has been and where it is going.
City motorists face new oil, gas charge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/10/2015
» Bangkok-based petrol stations will be hit with a new local tax collected from their oil and gas sales at five satang a litre, starting Thursday, as City Hall steps up efforts to pull in revenue for city development.
Police: Many arrested, few go to jail
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/08/2012
» Sloppy evidence gathering by police & political interference mean many criminals stay out of jail where they should be.
A bittersweet relationship
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/09/2011
» The Bangkok of Thailand and Finance Ministry, a husband & wife who should keep their arguments private, Dr Puey Ungphakorn once reflected.
Targetting Yingluck
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/06/2011
» Away from the friendly crowds that have greeted Yingluck wherever she goes, her critics are becoming more than a little annoying.
Research on inhumane prison conditions
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2011
» "Thailand's prisons are the eighth-most crowded in the world"
Democrats survive
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/11/2010
» The Democrat Party survives and Abhisit Vejajjiva keeps his job as prime minister, but the technical nature of the Constitution Court’s decision fails to satisfy. Even Democrats sounded uneasy yesterday.