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PM insists cash splurge not populist as poll looms
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» The government will plough 63 billion baht into cash handout packages aimed at assisting low-income earners, the elderly and retired officers, but Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged both the public and the media not to view this as a populist move aimed at shoring up support ahead of the election.
B3 trillion tourism target for next year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/09/2017
» The government aims to achieve 10% growth in tourism income, or roughly 3 trillion baht, next year.
Street musician finds his real mother after 33 years
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/08/2017
» A young street musician’s long search for his biological mother has come to a happy ending.
Trump puts American coal jobs over clean air
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/03/2017
» President Donald Trump declared the end of a "war on coal" Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets and the Paris Climate Accord, moves that should encourage coal supporters here in Thailand.
The bastardisation of Thai Buddhism
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/03/2017
» Putting an end to suffering is key in the teachings of the Lord Buddha but animals die & suffer from common practices at temples. It is time to wake up & realize the truth.
Alibaba vs. Lazada: Asean e-commerce fight looming
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/12/2016
» As world shifts to borderless e-commerce system, Amazon & China-backed Lazada set for intense Asean competition.
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2016
» US singer-songwriter wins prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Clinton and Trump debate – and trade insults too
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/09/2016
» While Hillary Clinton sought to present her opponent as unfit for the office of president, Donald Trump portrayed her as lacking the stamina and temperament to be commander-in-chief.
Ariya wins British Open, 1st Thai golfer to win a major
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/08/2016
» Ariya Jutanugarn fought off final-round pressure to become the first Thai golfer – man or woman – to claim a major title, winning the British Open by three strokes.
Modern trains Bangkok-Chiang Mai: Next month
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/07/2016
» New fashionable interiors, TV screens for movies & music, aircraft-style toilets, dining cars coming next month on Bangkok-Chiang Mai route.