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Feature: Teacher tackles the traffic
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 10/09/2014
» The director of Pratuangthip Wittaya School in Bangkok's Sai Mai district has shot to fame after a video clip of her directing traffic outside her school went viral online.
Scrap 24-hour missing persons delays, say activists
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 09/09/2014
» Activists for children's rights have renewed calls for changes to the missing persons practice, in which police wait for 24 hours after a disappearance before investigating.
Taxi driver returns 78,000 baht
Online Reporters, Published on 28/08/2014
» A 41-year-old Bangkok taxi driver has been awarded 5,000 baht for his honesty after he returned almost 80,000 baht to a Chinese passenger who left his wallet in the vehicle.
1 dead in Mae Hong Son flooding
Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2014
» One man is dead and another is missing after flash floods hit parts of Mae Hong Son province early Wednesday.
15 houses burn down in Bang Na
Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2014
» About 15 wooden houses were destroyed in a fire on Udomsuk Road, in Bang Na district, Bangkok, early Wednesday morning.
Swedish tourist is homeless after being 'swindled' by a Thai woman
Published on 24/08/2014
» The story of a Swedish tourist who lost everything in a bar-girl swindle and lives hand-to-mouth on the streets of Bangkok because his embassy won't fly him home has drawn widespread public sympathy online with many people wanting to donate money to help him.
Vendors resist stall clearance orders
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/08/2014
» Many stallholders are resisting City Hall's efforts to move them on as part of its efforts to clear pavements for pedestrians, even though officials claim the campaign is meeting with success.
Car clamping campaign hits hundreds
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2014
» Hundreds of drivers had the wheels of their vehicles clamped yesterday as part of a campaign launched nationwide to reduce traffic violations, police said.
Crackdown on unruly taxi drivers begins
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/08/2014
» Authorities kicked off their campaign to get tough on unruly taxi drivers Wednesday, including those who refuse to use meters and turn away passengers.
Rough justice risks derailing reform
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/08/2014
» Resounding calls for reform could be heard on a daily basis throughout the protracted political crisis that led to the coup in May. Since seizing power, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has promised to deliver that reform.