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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.
12 provinces still affected by floods
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2017
» Flooding persists in 12 provinces, with 233,180 people affected by the floods that have claimed 18 lives over the last month.
Too many doctors?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2017
» Research funded by the National Health Commission has found the public health sector will have a severe shortage of nurses and pharmacists, but an oversupply of doctors.
'Toon' starts 2,000km charity run
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2017
» Artiwara Kongmalai, aka "Toon Bodyslam", began a 2,191 kilometre charity run from southernmost Betong district in Yala province to Mae Sai, the northernmost district of Chiang Rai, on Wednesday morning.
Thousands attend ceremony for late Thai King in Sweden
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/10/2017
» A ceremony was held in Stockholm on Thursday to honour the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej who had received an honorary Swedish knighthood in 1950.
2017 floods: 100,000+ households affected, nine dead
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/10/2017
» Flooding in 22 provinces has claimed nine lives and affected 121,217 households over the past fortnight, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
Thailand's top university ranks only 50th in Asia
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/10/2017
» Chulalongkorn University (CU) was the only one to rank in the top 50 in the latest 2018 QS Asian University Rankings, released Wednesday.
Dam discharges increase flood threat, but Bangkok likely to escape (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/10/2017
» The government on Tuesday increased discharges from dams in the Central Plains and the Northeast and warned people in low-lying areas in the regions of upcoming floods while Bangkok remained safe despite concerns.
Times rankings put Mahidol on top in Thailand, but not in world's top 500
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/09/2017
» Mahidol University has maintained its lead among higher tertiary institutions in Thailand, according to a respected survey, but it still lags behind universities in Singapore and Malaysia.
Small police station run largely by villagers succeeds in cutting crime
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/09/2017
» A small village in Non Sila district in this northeastern province has seen its crime rate and public disturbances tumble after setting up a "village police station".