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Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 08/10/2018
» Back in the glory days of Patpong in the 1970s and 1980s, before the night market arrived, Mizu's Kitchen was one of the hottest places in Patpong Soi 1 in Bangkok.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 02/08/2018
» It may take another six decades or longer for the Mahakan Fort -- which has been turned into a new park -- to regain its classic beauty.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 25/06/2018
» History? What history? Bangkok Metropolitan Administration officials handling the ongoing renovation of a vintage building in the compound of Mahakan Fort may reply to anyone questioning their controversial work.
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 08/01/2018
» Hong Kong covers an area of 2,800 square kilometres with a population of 7.3 million. It has one of the highest population densities in the world at about 6,400 people per square kilometre and rents are the highest in Asia. However, it has still managed to build more than 70 parks for its citizens to find refuge from urban stress.
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/09/2017
» Pol Lt Col Pongporn Pramsaneh has been widely recognised as an honest and straightforward officer in the Department of Special Investigation – a rare breed in the police force. It explains why he was ordered shifted from the DSI's head of the Tax Litigation Office to lead the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) on Feb 25 by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to do an unenviable mission. His task was to clean up the mess concerning the misappropriation of government funds for the renovation of temples and for schools on temple grounds.
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/06/2017
» The government's latest bid to probe alleged corruption conspiracy of state assistance funds by former and current officials of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) and 12 temples across the country has received great applause from the public, and this will be a big success for the government if the alleged suspects are convicted and serve jail terms for their unscrupulous actions.
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 30/08/2016
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra is the latest to fall under the sword of Section 44. Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, as head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), issued an order suspending him from work without pay. The suspension is supposed to be temporary until further notice.
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/08/2016
» There's a Thai phrase, fon lai chang, the rain that chases out the elephant. But the heavy rain on Wednesday night managed to chase out something bigger than an elephant: the Bangkok governor. I hear people popping champagne corks.
News, Editorial, Published on 10/08/2016
» Bangkok's best-known technology market has reopened for business -- and for high-stakes criticism. Pantip Plaza's five mind-boggling floors are a virtual display of the technology revolution. It is a little better known locally and worldwide as one of the world's handiest shopping areas for pirated software, movies, music and much more. This schizophrenia has brought the attention of the owner and authorities at home and abroad.
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 14/07/2016
» A day after Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited Samut Sakhon to meet with thousands of her compatriots in the country's western fishery province amid a chaotic reception, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signed an order to transfer the provincial governor and three other senior provincial officials to inactive positions with immediate effect.