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Enforcement of rules against open burning stepped up
Online Reporters, Published on 21/01/2026
» The Pollution Control Department has ordered stepped-up surveillance of open burning as the seasonal risk of haze and dust pollution rises, according to director-general Surin Worakitthamrong.
Bangkok opens channel for reporting problematic election signs
Online Reporters, Published on 07/01/2026
» Bangkok has opened a special channel via the Traffy Fondue platform for reporting obstructions or safety hazards caused by election signs, Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Wednesday.
Foreign women arrested in Pattaya prostitution sweep
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/12/2025
» Eight women from Africa and Central Asia have been arrested for soliciting for purposes of prostitution along Pattaya beach.
Foreign women arrested in Pattaya beach prostitution sweep
Published on 31/12/2025
» PATTAYA - Eight women from Africa and Central Asia have been arrested for soliciting for purposes of prostitution along Pattaya beach, as part of a year-end crackdown on public nuisances to protect the beach city’s tourism image.
Sexual harassment criminalised
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/12/2025
» Sexual harassment has officially become a criminal offence in Thailand following the enforcement of an amendment to the Criminal Code, which took effect on Tuesday.
Venezuela: Performative purging
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/12/2025
» 'If you're on a boat full of cocaine or fentanyl or whatever, headed to the United States, you're an immediate threat to the United States," said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week. So it's perfectly reasonable for the US armed forces to kill everybody on that boat (including a "double tap" on any survivors in the water).
Cheers for the absurd rules
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/11/2025
» The amended alcohol control legislation that imposes fines on individuals who continue drinking alcoholic beverages during restricted hours -- particularly between 2pm and 5pm -- has left the government in hot water.
The art of optimism
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 12/11/2025
» Artist Watoosiri Jansin, aka Artsaveworld, reflects on poor construction throughout Bangkok with her sculpture titled Maa Cherry Tid Tor Prapaa (Cherry The Dog Stuck In A Water Pipe). The long body of the dog reflects persistent issues.
Court lifts veil on army's IO ops
Editorial, Published on 09/11/2025
» The army insisted in court that the information operations (IO) orders against dissenters were fake. The court decided they were real. However, the army has faced no legal consequences.
Police raid illegal Spanish-run hostel on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/10/2025
» Tourist police on Koh Phangan have arrested nine people after raiding a hostel allegedly operated illegally by foreign nationals.