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Big Russian-run rental business busted on Phangan
Published on 23/10/2025
» SURAT THANI: Police have raided a large Russian-owned vehicle rental company on Koh Phangan, seizing hundreds of motorcycles and cars and making seven arrests.
Platform Work Empowers Thai Drivers’ Financial Independence
Published on 22/10/2025
» Building on the findings of its earlier survey on public perceptions of platform work, Kantar Insights Thailand, with support from Bolt, has released the second phase of its nationwide survey. The new findings highlight that platform work is not only widely respected, but also serves as a vital source of financial stability, skill development, and life progress for thousands of Thai drivers.
Big Russian-run rental business busted on Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/10/2025
» SURAT THANI — Police have raided a large Russian-owned vehicle rental company on Koh Phangan, seizing hundreds of motorbikes and cars and making seven arrests.
Japan warns Vietnam of job losses as Hanoi motorbike ban hits Honda
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» HANOI/TOKYO — The Japanese government and some of the nation's top manufacturers have warned Vietnam that a planned ban on petrol-powered motorbikes in Hanoi could spark job losses and disrupt a US$4.6 billion market that is dominated by Honda, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and seven people familiar with the matter.
The faces of hardship
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/10/2025
» In Sai Mhok, the number of those diagnosed with depression was below average until 2023, when it experienced an unprecedented spike as the village saw the presence of psychiatrists for the first time.
Department of Land Transport opens bike taxi registration
News, Published on 17/10/2025
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) will expand services allowing motorcycle riders to register as bike taxi service providers and obtain certification for using yellow-plated public motorcycles.
Veteran naked burglar arrested
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 08/10/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A 51-year-old man accused of committing multiple home burglaries while naked has been arrested in Chok Chai district.
Hanoi flooded again as storm season brings more rain to Vietnam's north
Published on 07/10/2025
» HANOI - Torrential rains triggered by Typhoon Matmo flooded parts of Hanoi on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deluges that have inundated the Vietnamese capital over the past month as a run of storms has swept across the country's northern regions.
‘Morgue is full’: How Kenyan starvation cult kept killing
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» MALINDI, Kenya - The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation.
Thousands rally in Philippines in protest against corruption
Published on 21/09/2025
» Thousands of Filipinos joined marches in Manila and other areas of the country on Sunday, protesting against what organizers say is widespread corruption within the government.