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Police to revoke woman's Thai citizenship
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/04/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will work with the Interior Ministry to revoke the Thai citizenship of a Chinese woman who has a long history of alleged involvement in fraud, human trafficking, surrogacy and document forgery.
Mass rally a Covid threat: PM
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/09/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday warned that the anti-government rally planned for Saturday poses a risk of a new surge in Covid-19 transmission.
New megamall to occupy 400 rai at Klong Toey port
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/05/2019
» The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) said it only plans to use about half of a 900-rai area at Klong Toey port, and hand the rest over to a real-estate project to facilitate a new landmark by the Chao Phraya River.
Doi Suthep activists vow protest
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/06/2018
» An activist network in Chiang Mai called on judicial members to move out of the controversial housing estate at the foot of Doi Suthep within 10 days if they want to avoid a big protest.
Protesters ready for Doi Suthep 'war'
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2018
» CHIANG MAI: A civic network will this Sunday intensify its protest against the state housing project at the foot of Doi Suthep in an attempt to prompt Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to make the "right" decision and return the area to nature.
Ex-PAD heads: We won't pay damages
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/01/2018
» Former yellow-shirt co-leaders say they cannot afford to pay damages worth more than 522 million baht resulting from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)'s 10-day closure of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports 10 years ago.
Designs progressing for new skytrain stations at Saphan Taksin, Sathon
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/10/2017
» Two stations, part of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc network, are expected to open for use in 2019 and 2020. The Saphan Taksin station is intended to end the bottleneck across the Chao Phraya river.
Sales of rooftop solar power to begin
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/09/2017
» The government will end the decade-long restriction on households and commercial buildings selling power generated by their solar rooftops to state utilities in the fourth quarter of the year.
Big trees: For beautiful city care for them well
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/05/2017
» Big cities like Bangkok need Big Trees, taking action to make them healthy & safe, not seeking yet another person to punish, is what is needed.
Fire safety: 82% of buildings ignore fire regulations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» 82% of Bangkok buildings failed to comply with fire inspections but sloppy govt record-keeping means can't find any documents anyway, so may not really matter.