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Suvarnabhumi thief caught by "sleeping" police
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/05/2016
» A thief who stole from sleeping passengers was caught at Suvarnabhumi through a disguised policeman who wasn't asleep.
GrabBike motorcycle-taxi service halted
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/03/2016
» The Department of Land Transport has ordered GrabTaxi Holdings Pte to halt its GrabBike service in Thailand until it follows local rules.
"Bike for Dad," a national success (Updated Saturday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/12/2015
» The 'Bike for Dad' activities attracted huge interest in Thailand. HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn led the Bangkok procession and hundreds of thousands of others took part across the country.
Djokovic vs Nadal – in Bangkok (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/10/2015
» The pay was good (reportedly 150 million baht), but organisers kept the two tennis stars very busy promoting Thailand both on and off the court. The big match, incidentally, was won by Djokovic 6-4, 6-2.
Diamond theft: Gem finally recovered from woman's body (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/09/2015
» It took three days, but doctors at the Police General Hospital have finally recovered the six-carat diamond swallowed by a Chinese woman last Thursday at a jewellery fair in an attempted theft.
Not true: Taxi driver abandons tourists on tollway (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/03/2015
» New facts have emerged as van (not taxi) driver explains what happened on the trip from Sa Kaeo (not Suvarnabhumi airport).
Sek Loso concert: Big stadium, small crowd
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/11/2014
» Despite Sunday's night rather poorly attended concert, Sek Loso vows to perform two more Bangkok concerts and ten upcountry.
Social media under martial law (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/05/2014
» Will the POMC's order asking social media operators to eliminate "distorted content" be a headache for administrators of FB pages like ours? Our readers are not shy about expressing political opinions.
10-million baht watch theft
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/04/2014
» Police say three men were involved in Tuesday's theft of a 10-million baht watch, one of only eight in existence. At least two of the men appear to have left the country.
Red-shirt rally ends (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/04/2014
» (Monday) The red-shirt demonstration on beautiful Utthayan road in Bangkok's Thawi Watthana district ends with a vow to return in far greater numbers.