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Japan working to convert squat toilets to Western-style
Published on 28/01/2018
» TOKYO: Japan has been working to convert its traditional squat toilets in public places to Western-style sitting ones amid the influx of foreign tourists who are not familiar with the Japanese style.
Britain's Princess Eugenie gets engaged
AFP, Published on 23/01/2018
» LONDON: Britain's Princess Eugenie of York has got engaged, Buckingham Palace announced Monday, lining up a second royal wedding this year at the church where Prince Harry will tie the knot.
Railways, trams to hit fast-track in 2018
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/01/2018
» This will be a "strong" year for plans to kick-start provincial public transport systems across the country, with such plans in at least five provinces on the government's radar, says Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) chief Chaiwat Thongkamkoon.
Groups seek to make Bangkok 'walkable'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 22/01/2018
» Turning Bangkok into a "walkable city" -- one in which people travel by foot, bicycle or public transportation -- will increase the well-being of its inhabitants, said Pornsan Vichienpradit, deputy director of the Urban Design and Development Centre.
Graftbuster victims have little faith in a just verdict
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/01/2018
» While the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is probing Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon over his luxury watch scandal, some politicians once indicted by the anti-graft body for false asset declarations are unconvinced the regime's No.2 man will face the same fate as they did.
Regime 'strays from the path of reform'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 22/01/2018
» Deputy Democrat Party leader Nipit Intarasombat has offered his take on why Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will prefer to be an unelected prime minister after the general election.
Govt hopes for human trafficking credit
News, Published on 22/01/2018
» After Thailand was ranked Tier 3, the lowest, in the Trafficking In Persons report in 2014, the government set human trafficking as a national agenda item.
Govt crises 'entirely of own making'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2018
» The Pheu Thai Party says the government now faces crises entirely of its own making which threaten its downfall.
Chinese angry at US probe in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: A US Navy destroyer this week sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed lagoon claimed by China in the South China Sea, US officials said on Saturday, and Beijing vowed to take "necessary measures" to protect what it said was its sovereignty.
US shutdown Day 2: The blame game
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's budget director is holding out hope that feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach a short-term spending agreement before the start of the workweek Monday, but he worries that the government shutdown could last for several more days if progress remains elusive.