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Drunk doctor avoids jail time for fatal road crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/11/2022
» The Thon Buri district court has sentenced a police doctor, charged with drunk driving and causing two deaths and a serious injury in a crash in Bangkok last year, to three years in jail suspended for two years.
Bangkok ranks poorly for remote working
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/11/2021
» Bangkok was ranked 68th out of 80 global cities for remote working, according to a study.
Senators seen as PM puppets
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/05/2019
» At least 160 or two-thirds of the 250 newly appointed senators have military or police backgrounds, sparking criticism that the Upper House is a tool to extend the regime's rule, which critics say would renew political conflict.
Japan women's university blasts magazine sex-listing
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2019
» TOKYO: A women's university in Japan criticised a weekly magazine on Wednesday for publishing an article that ranks universities by the sexual availability of female students.
New CIA chief's dark Thai past
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/03/2018
» The new head of the CIA, Gina Haspel, appointed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, is a deeply controversial figure. Despite the support of many in the US intelligence community, she is regarded with suspicion by others for her involvement in the agency's black-site detention facilities.
Small comfort in new graft rank
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/02/2018
» Thailand is doing a little better in the fight against graft, rising to 96th place in the latest Corruption Perception Index from 101st place a year ago.
Thailand tops road death ranking list
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/12/2017
» Thailand now tops the rankings as the country with the highest death rate in road accidents, according to one global survey.
Thailand's top university ranks only 50th in Asia
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/10/2017
» Chulalongkorn University (CU) was the only one to rank in the top 50 in the latest 2018 QS Asian University Rankings, released Wednesday.
Hotels.com awards: Thailand ranks 10th globally
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» From luxury beach resorts on the Andaman Sea to traditional Lanna palaces to the Oriental Hotel, part of the history of Bangkok, Thailand's hotels are some of the best in the world.
Thailand: Top 20 ranking for FDI attractiveness
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2017
» Thailand foreign investment actually fell last year, but applications rose & Thailand is attractive as ever for big corporate investment, but is this enough?