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Chatuchak market to boast night bazaar
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 31/01/2012
» Chatuchak Market will boast air conditioning and a night bazaar, under a plan by Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan to upgrade the tourist attraction to meet international standards.
New 'protection' for motorbike taxis
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2012
» A son of Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, Wan, will be assigned to coordinate with police to protect motorcycle taxi operators from extortion, Transport Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan said on Monday.
State Railway: Land rich but loses money
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2012
» State enterprise with worst financial performance finally reports on assets, liabilities & losses. Essential step in restructuring for efficiency.
State railway to finally account for assets and liabilities
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2012
» The State Railway of Thailand, the country's worst-performing state enterprise financially, is finalising its first accounting of its assets and liabilities in more than a decade.
Thaksin's stealth fighter ready to hit hard
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 22/01/2012
» Prior to the 2006 coup, ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat was on course to end his career as the air force chief. Now as the newly named defence minister he is charged with working to break the power base of the people who kept him from that job.
Vendors say they must pay stall bribes
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 19/01/2012
» Chatuchak Weekend Market vendors claim they have been forced by a subcontractor to pay under-the-table money and unfair rent for stalls, Deputy Transport Minister Chatt Kuldiloke says.
Cabinet OKs 128 projects for the North
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 16/01/2012
» CHIANG MAI : The cabinet has approved 128 projects to upgrade infrastructure in the northern region, including a 230-billion-baht high-speed railway line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
All packed up and many places to go
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 15/01/2012
» Twenty or even 10 years ago, Western budget travellers would descend on the country, spending tens of thousands of baht on flights and then, to the bemusement of Thais, proceed to travel in third-class train carriages or buses to rudimentary guest houses on the beach or upcountry that cost 40 baht a night, where they showered out of buckets and shared dormitories with strangers.
Govt divided over leases for market stalls
News, Published on 10/01/2012
» Police are providing 24-hour security at Chatuchak Weekend Market, while the government appears divided over how to deal with stall lease holders and subcontractors.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/01/2012
» A mysterious fire destroyed several bookshops in Chatuchak Weekend Market on Wednesday amidst new allegations of local mafia gangs extorting protection fees from vendors. The Pheu Thai Party remains divided on how to go about constitutional change, but all agree the charter must be amended. In the South, the flooding has eased.