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Srisuwan asked to help Vatana
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/04/2020
» A group supporters of veteran politician Vatana Asavahame from the Klong Dan community in Samut Prakan province yesterday sought help from corruption watchdog Srisuwan Janya to reopen an investigation into malfeasance involving the now-cancelled Klong Dan wastewater treatment project.
Test call for KL event attendees
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/03/2020
» The Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur has issued an urgent advisory warning the 132 Thai-Muslims who attended an event in the Malaysian capital earlier this month to be immediately tested for Covid-19 after Malaysian authorities found new patients linked with the event.
FAD claims quarry will not blast fresco site
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/03/2020
» The Fine Arts Department (FAD) on Friday defended its decision to permit quarrying close to a site where 3,000-year-old cave paintings were discovered, saying the rock blasting will not take place in the heart of the archaeological site.
Thai activist gets political refugee tag
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/11/2018
» Anti-junta activist Chanoknan Ruamsap, who fled the country earlier this year after being charged with lese majeste, has received political refugee status from the South Korean government.
Villages interpret late King's philosophy
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/10/2018
» Love for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, or Rama IX, is still running deep among Thais two years after the highly revered monarch passed away at the age of 88 on Oct 13, 2016.
Bold bid to seamlessly turn Bangkok into a 'smart city'
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/10/2018
» 'Seamless travelling" is becoming a new buzz word in Thailand. The term has been around for a while but got a new lease on life on Friday during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's meet-and-greet trip in Bangkok.
Making money from our resources
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/07/2018
» Since the military government came to power, new economic policies have been rolled out and economic catchphrases coined.
No more monkeying around
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/06/2018
» Bang Khunthian district is the only one out of 50 districts in Bangkok which lies on the coast. Thus, people often visit the district to enjoy fresh seafood products — especially crabs in the restaurants dotted along the Bang Khunthian-Chai Talay road which runs from Rama II Road towards the seafront.
Dentists show their teeth on radiology, oversupply woes
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/04/2018
» Known as being bound to their chairs, dentists have been perceived as quiet and rarely engaged in social issues until recently.
Court urges public input as mining licence axed
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/03/2018
» A recent verdict by the Udon Thani Administrative Court to revoke a limestone mining concession in a forest reserve in Nong Bua Lam Phu province has set a new precedent in terms of mandating public participation in projects of community significance, said Surachai Trong-ngam, who represented villagers in the long-running dispute.