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SRT puts on extra trains for revellers
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/04/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will provide additional train trips to accommodate Songkran revellers who are expected to return to Bangkok in large numbers today.
Strict 'no drink-driving' campaign for Songkran
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/03/2016
» A strict "No drink driving" campaign will be enforced over the Songkran Festival holiday, including temporary seizure of the vehicles and licences of drunk drivers, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) deputy spokeswoman Col Sirichan Ngathong announced on Monday.
Huge taxes persuade big bike suppliers to dodge law
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/02/2016
» Large bikes such as Harley Davidsons and choppers have become increasingly popular in Thailand, but they are expensive because of the huge tax pinned on them. This has given rise to a "grey market", where shady operations take root to find ways to evade taxes and deliver cheaper bikes to buyers.
Local conflict may be behind the Koh Samui bombing
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/04/2015
» The car bomb at the Central Festival shopping centre on Koh Samui late Friday night might have been caused by a local business or political conflict, according to a report from the government committee on solving problems in the southern border provinces.
Panlop: Guerrilla tactics the answer
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/08/2012
» It is now time for the government to wage guerrilla war in its counter-insurgency operations against "separatist insurgents" in the three southern border provinces, Gen Panlop Pinmanee said on Monday.