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Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge to 'open in November'
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 27/04/2024
» The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, which links Bueng Kan province of Thailand and Pakxan town in Laos, will open for public use this November, Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri said on Friday.
15 illegal migrants arrested after car chase
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/04/2024
» PATTANI: Fifteen illegal migrants from Myanmar, one of them an engineer, were arrested along with two Thai drivers following a police chase in this southern border province on Saturday.
Polish man jumps to death from cellular tower
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/04/2024
» SURAT THANI: A 49-year-old Polish man died after jumping from a cellular tower in Chaiya district of this southern province on Friday morning.
Deep South wants direct Saudi flights
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/03/2024
» Businesses in Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala are urging the government to facilitate tourism in the deep South, including by enabling direct flights between Narathiwat and Saudi Arabia.
Activists urge UN, other countries to reject Land Bridge scheme
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2024
» A group of local activists has petitioned the United Nations and several foreign embassies to reject the government’s Land Bridge megaproject, saying the project would violate the human rights of residents in the affected areas.
A clogged artery
Published on 03/03/2024
» Large construction projects, particularly those undertaken by the state, have significant impacts on communities and often the impacts are felt far beyond the construction sites.
PM pushes South plans
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/03/2024
» The government has vowed to develop and promote the three southernmost provinces into tourist attractions for global travellers and to ramp up investments across the deep South.
Land bridge contractor ‘must provide compensation fund’
Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2024
» The contractor for the government’s southern land bridge megaproject will be required to set up a fund to compensate people who will be affected, according to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
B6bn road project aims to ease traffic
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 18/01/2024
» The Department of Highways is planning to build a new road to connect Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Road with Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi Motorway, hoping it will help ease traffic on these two roads and support urbanisation in the surrounding areas.
Police look to reskill
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/01/2024
» As people become increasingly reliant on online technology for daily activities, from buying essentials to accessing entertainment, scams on the internet are expected to remain a prominent trend this year, according to Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej.