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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.
Garbage 'mountain' on Koh Tao
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/11/2016
» A "garbage mountain" is taking shape on Koh Tao after years of poor waste management and provincial authorities are stepping in to help local officials solve the problem now too big for them.
Planning takes shape to assist mourners
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/10/2016
» The government is finalising preparations to handle mourners who will flock to pay their respects before His Majesty the King's body in the Grand Palace starting this Saturday.
Mourners leaving mountains of styrofoam and plastic
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/10/2016
» Supplying food and water to tens of thousands of people each day is a big task and cleaning up after them is being complicated by the huge numbers of styrofoam containers and plastic bottles
Pokemon Go threatened with closure
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/08/2016
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has threatened to ban Pokemon Go in Thailand if developer Niantic Inc does not cooperate by removing sensitive locations from its game hunt.
China still furious over S. China sea ruling; Rivals refuse to celebrate (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/07/2016
» China angrily maintained its refusal to accept the ruling of the UN-backed tribunal in The Hague which rejected its claim to vast areas of the South China sea, but there were soothing words from Manila.
Bangkok floods: Dredging not enough
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/06/2016
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra concedes it is impossible for City Hall to dredge all canals and waterways to improve the city's drainage capacity in time for the rainy season.
Sukhumbhand refuses to quit (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/05/2016
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra insisted Wednesday he will not resign and would file a lawsuit against those accusing him of wrongdoing in City Hall's 39-million-baht New Year light show scandal.
Korean dog meat industry, "a dying business"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/04/2016
» South Koreans are believed to consume somewhere between 1.5 million-2.5 million dogs every year, but the meat farming industry is in decline, with little demand among the younger generation.
Music legend Prince dead at 57
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/04/2016
» Pop icon Prince, whose pioneering brand of danceable funk made him one of the most influential figures in music, died Thursday at his compound in Minnesota. He was 57.