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Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/01/2012
» A mysterious fire destroyed several bookshops in Chatuchak Weekend Market on Wednesday amidst new allegations of local mafia gangs extorting protection fees from vendors. The Pheu Thai Party remains divided on how to go about constitutional change, but all agree the charter must be amended. In the South, the flooding has eased.
Dirty business at Chatuchak market
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/01/2012
» As the management of the Chatuchak weekend market moves from Bangkok City Hall to the State Railway of Thailand, organised criminal gangs are busy extorting money from vendors - who must pay if they want to continue doing business there.
Pla Boo's doomsday prophesy, and public gullibility
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/01/2012
» A young boy made predictions of bad things that would happen to us more than 30 years ago. And believe it or not, many of us took his doomsday prophesy seriously.
Jatuporn sparks a debate
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/08/2011
» Jatuporn Prompan's demand that the families of the 92 slain victims of last year’s violence in Bangkok be given 10 million baht by the government has sparked a debate.