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Navy submarine gets funding approval, first of 3 planned purchases
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/01/2017
» The Royal Thai Navy has secured 13.5 billion baht to purchase a Chinese-made submarine which would be ready to enter service in six years.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya tense as police raid postponed again
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/12/2016
» Tensions remained high at Wat Phra Dhammakaya as a large number of disciples of the controversial temple continued to gather at the temple grounds despite a DSI raid initially planned for Tuesday being called off.
Heavily armed drug gang busted, B60m seized
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/09/2016
» Narcotics police found 60 million baht in cash in a safe at a condo rented by alleged drug gang boss Sadayu "Note" Luangpradabjai after police had raided the gang's "thank you" party in Khao Yai.
Inside a Bangkok traffic booth
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/08/2016
» What is life like for traffic police now that they have been ordered to turn off the automated traffic light system and control traffic manually?
Big push for high referendum turnout
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/08/2016
» More than 700,000 people have been deployed to explain the draft charter to locals throughout the country. The government expects a high turnout and has targeted a 70% "yes" vote in Sunday's referendum.
Fire truck controversy: Big price for small vehicles
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/07/2016
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Monday defended its controversial purchase of 20 mini-fire engines at a cost of 160 million baht.
Master's grads refused licenses
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/06/2016
» About 2,500 master's graduates of Bangkokthonburi University's Educational Administration programme in 2014 will not be receiving licenses because of alleged irregularities in their programme.
Police find abducted 7-year-old, suspect arrested
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/04/2016
» A 7-year-old girl is back with her family after her unsuspecting mother allowed her to be taken away by a stranger at a train station for lunch.
Tackling the legal drug problem: antibiotics
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2016
» The FDA aims to halve the "irresponsible" and unnecessary usage of antibiotics among Thais which it says wastes about 10 billion baht a year and causes thousands of deaths.
Negligence suspected in SCB gas leak, arrest warrants issued (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/03/2016
» Police have cited negligence as one possible cause of a deadly accident at the head office of Siam Commercial Bank in the capital on Sunday night. Meanwhile, two arrest warrants have been approved