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Phuket airport renovates wing
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 25/11/2017
» The chaos at Phuket airport's domestic terminal may start to subside this coming Tuesday, when the first-phase upgrade opens for service.
Bangkok's secret weapon in war against floods
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/10/2017
» When the torrential rains of Oct 13 caused heavy flooding in Bangkok, several parts of the city were swamped, including Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park in Sam Yan. However, as the park slowly filled with water, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, the landscape architect who designed the project, remained unconcerned. She even expressed her satisfaction in a Facebook post that the park had finally delivered on one of its purposes -- the detention of flood water.
U-tapao safety fears could delay opening
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 17/10/2017
» The commercial start of the upgraded facilities at U-tapao airport in Rayong is facing another setback after the discovery of some critical safety issues.
Replica pyres nearly completed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2017
» Construction of replicas of the royal crematorium in 76 provinces nationwide is expected to be completed by Sunday.
Taxi OK, Taxi VIP apps to launch on Nov 9
Published on 29/09/2017
» The Transport Ministry will launch two new taxi apps and services on Nov 9, Taxi OK and Taxi VIP, in which the vehicles will all be fitted with GPS devices, with the intention to enrol 40,000 drivers in the greater Bangkok area this year.
You had one job
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 09/07/2017
» Today's media control tip is when the Royal Thai Navy can't get the job done, send in the army and the Ministry of Interior. (More on the navy in a moment.)
Navigation law on hold as protests grow
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/06/2017
» The Transport Ministry promised Wednesday to postpone the implementation of the 2017 Act on Navigation in Thai Waters as protests by affected parties escalate.
Project Singapore gathers pace
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 23/04/2017
» Bangkok is a semi-province under the central regime, "governed" (literally) by a police general, Aswin Kwanmuang. He was working at City Hall when the general prime minister tapped him on the shoulder last October and dubbed him Baron of Bangkok, lord of all that the military regime doesn't want to bother with.
The golden land that lit the path to ancient empires
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/04/2017
» A first look around reveals a landscape that is dry and sparsely vegetated, with few houses around. There is little evidence that visibly betrays the fact that where we're standing is on the remains of an ancient trade and culture centre in the upper Gulf of Thailand.
JAL unveils renovated Suvarnabhumi lounge
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 07/03/2017
» Japan Airlines (JAL) has reopened its lounge at Suvarnabhumi airport after it underwent a 40-million-baht makeover to appeal to premium passengers.