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Wife of drug kingpin suspect nabbed, assets seized
News, Cheewin Sattha, Published on 04/05/2014
» CHIANG MAI: Authorities have seized assets worth 150 million baht from a drug trafficking suspect and arrested his wife on charges of collusion and money laundering.
Drug-linked assets total B150m
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 03/05/2014
» CHIANG MAI - Authorities have seized assets worth 150 million baht from a drug trafficking suspect and arrested his wife on charges of collusion and money laundering.
Celebrating the South
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 25/04/2014
» Never would have I imagined that some of the best southern Thai cuisine, which is celebrated for its straight-from-the-ocean quality and lavish lending of indigenous heat-inducing herbs and flavourful spices, was to be found at a world-class dining outlet in an international five-star resort.
Latest suicide blamed on rice stress
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/02/2014
» A rice farmer in Pathum Thani has been found hanged, another suicide believed to have been triggered by prolonged stress associated with the overdue payments under the government's rice-pledging scheme.
Thai-China trains barter deal lukewarn
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/10/2013
» A Thai proposal to partially pay China with farm produce for infrastructure contracts, including the high speed train, does not face an easy passage, Transport Minister Chadchart Suttipunt admitted on Thursday.
Pedal-powered panorama
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 03/10/2013
» Cycling through the historic centre of Chiang Mai is a good deal easier than trying to get around by car. Compared to nearby neighbourhoods like Tha Phae or Huay Kaew, the streets in the old quarter are usually very quiet and a journey on two wheels within the square-shaped area enclosed by the old city moat rarely takes more than 15 minutes. Riding a bicycle is also more convenient (no need to fight for parking spaces) and much cheaper than taking the local form of public transport, the red song taew with its flat rate of 20 baht per passenger.
Antique appeal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/09/2013
» Many regard Lamphun as an extension of its more populous neighbour, Chiang Mai, perhaps because the two are only 26km apart. They are linked by a modern highway, but motorists who are not in a hurry prefer taking the old scenic route.
Clowns in a 'musical chairs' cabinet
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/06/2013
» Pressure is rightfully mounting on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to overhaul her cabinet and to replace incompetent ministers with more capable and professional people to shore up the government's credibility and image.
A game of clones
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/05/2013
» Is it just Thailand, or is the whole world obsessed with beauty pageants? There was a time when Thailand's only annual beauty contest was the Miss Thailand pageant which took place during the annual Vajiravudh Fair at Saranrom Royal Park. To be precise, this pageant dates back to 1934, two years after the revolution that introduced the constitutional monarchy, and was held as part of the Constitution Day celebrations.
Head for the Hills
Life, Published on 18/01/2013
» There's always some culinary magnificence going on in Hua Hin _ a resort town blessed with a beautiful natural setting, year-round breezy weather and lush tropical harvests. And next week is the time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Monsoon Valley wines, the town's homegrown produce that's famous internationally.