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Ex-boxer among trio arrested with 9.4m speed pills
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/08/2024
» Three members of a major drug gang, including a former boxer, have been arrested in Bangkok and Nonthaburi with more than 9 million speed pills seized.
Capital readies for Chao Phraya to overflow
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/08/2024
» Water from heavy flooding in upstream northern provinces has reached Bangkok as the capital prepares for the Chao Phraya River to overflow, according to the Royal Irrigation Department (RID).
GPSC, Keppel establish district cooling venture
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/08/2024
» Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC), the power generation arm of national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, has teamed up with a Singaporean partner to develop a district cooling business to serve increasing demand for low-carbon energy solutions in Thailand.
Digital TV channels want to keep licences
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/08/2024
» The Association of Digital Television Broadcasting (ADTEB) has urged the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to extend their existing licences after the expiry date in 2029 to help them survive threats in the local digital TV landscape.
Unpacking China's global influence
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 29/08/2024
» Is China an enigma? If it is difficult to decipher the country on some fronts, there are other elements which are more accessible. While it might be easy to look at its impressive growth in recent decades as diverging from other global players in key areas, there are other areas which are mutually convergent. From the multidimensional panorama of a complex world -- the "multiplex" world, a preferred approach is not to generalise too much but to analyse the specifics of our times for possible confluence.
A closer inspection of negative income tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/08/2024
» The first vision statement by former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, after 17 years away from Thailand, has garnered interest on several points, including the proposal of a negative income tax (NIT).
Roadshow tantalises more South Korean corporations
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/08/2024
» The Board of Investment (BoI) continued to encourage more South Korean companies, including vaccine maker SK Bioscience, to expand their businesses into Thailand during its latest roadshow in Seoul.
Overdue trial for Tak Bai
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2024
» The decision by Narathiwat Provincial Court to hear a lawsuit against seven high-ranking officials accused of murdering protesters in the Tak Bai incident two decades ago is a milestone for efforts to eradicate the culture of impunity in Thai society.
Rail concession buyback idea gains support
Published on 27/08/2024
» A former deputy governor of Bangkok says he supports the idea floated by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of having the government buy back electric railway concessions to cap fares at 20 baht per trip.
Ex-police chief to be charged in Red Bull heir hit-and-run case
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/08/2024
» Public prosecutors in Bangkok plan to arraign eight suspects including a former national police chief on Thursday in the Red Bull heir hit-and-run case.