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High-tech thief, cold-case kill heats up, vagrants fall out
News, Mae Moo, Published on 14/08/2022
» A young man who turned his hand to robbery after watching how it was done on TV says he was dismayed to find that in real life, CCTV cameras were ready to catch his every move.
There have probably been better years
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/12/2021
» Well we've just about scraped through the Year of the Ox. It was a strange time, rather like living in a vacuum, not entirely sure what would happen next. Nothing could have been worse than 2020, but 2021 wasn't far off. At the start of the year there was hope that the cloud of Covid could be shaken off and we would all become happy folks in the Land of Smiles again, but it didn't quite work out that way -- it's the hope that kills you.
Buddhist ceremony in Samut Prakan
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/10/2014
» From Saturday until Oct 7, Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district will host the "Rub Bua" (presentation of lotus flowers) ceremony, a century-old tradition of Thai people of Mon descent. A day before the end of Buddhist lent, or Ok Phansa, Buddhists bring lotus blossoms in a boat procession along Samrong canal from Bang Phli District Office to the temple to worship Luang Phor Toh, the temple's principal Buddha statue.
Street racing is not easy to stop
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/08/2011
» You can understand why relatively few of the young motorcyclists racing on Bangkok streets are caught by police. It’s a difficult job because the youngsters do everything they can to escape.