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A classic summer treat
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 28/04/2025
» Royal Osha is offering its fifth edition of khao chae to welcome the summer. Having been featured in an episode of The White Lotus: Season 3, the Thai restaurant is known for its sophisticated take on Thai cuisine with an opulent ambience to match.
Mother accused of assaulting her son
News, Published on 10/02/2021
» Student unrest: At least a hundred Ratsadon group protesters gathered at Pathumwan intersection in the capital yesterday evening after the Criminal Court denied bail to four of their key members charged with lese majeste.
Salty water needs a fix
News, Editorial, Published on 09/02/2021
» From being an occasional problem, high levels of saline recorded in public tap water, a phenomenon linked with a number of health risks, looks set to become a permanent fixture for most of Bangkok and nearby provinces over the coming months and years.
Tap water 'too salty' to be safe
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2021
» Thailand has a saltwater problem after the amount of sodium in tap water exceeded the standard level.
Panel told tap water 'too salty' to be safe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2021
» Thailand is urgently tackling a saltwater intrusion problem after the amount of sodium in tap water exceeded the standard level.
Government's competence in question
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 24/01/2020
» It's just about official. Despite having a government, Thailand is rudderless. Approaching six years under more or less junta rule and military influence, irrespective of an election last year, this once up-and-coming country has degenerated into an authoritarian-bureaucratic state that is unsuited and unfit to address public grievances and demands of the 21st century. Yet Thailand's biggest problem is that this government, a motley coalition propped up by a crooked constitution and led by former junta chief Prayut Chan-o-cha, intends to stay for the long haul despite its growing incompetence. Unless the Thai people's world-famous patience and tolerance are boundless, political tensions will likely mount in the foreseeable future.
Govt gives assurance taps won't run dry this year
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/01/2020
» The government is taking all necessary steps to deal with the current drought and will ensure there is an adequate supply of tap water throughout the dry season, spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Wednesday.
PM's blunders are a laughing matter no more
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/01/2020
» The tap water tastes salty? Boil it, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha advised the nation.
Water resources face big threats
News, Published on 12/01/2020
» With the threat of rising sea levels causing further issues with salinity in raw water for tap water production, the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) is looking into the possibility of moving its water pumping station from Pathum Thani's Samlae district, which is around 96 kilometres from the mouth of the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan province, to an area near Ayutthaya's Bang Sai Arts and Crafts Centre, 22 kilometres further inland.
Farms go dry as Bangkok battles seawater
News, Published on 09/01/2020
» Ongoing attempts to halt saltwater intrusion in the Chao Phraya River have come at a hefty price -- the collapse of paddy fields in Ayutthaya province.