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Floating market hit with overpriced omelette complaint
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/01/2026
» A plain omelette costing 400 baht and other dishes featuring sky-high prices at a restaurant in the famous Damnoen Saduak floating market in Ratchaburi have become the target of tourist complaints.
Human trafficking suspect arrested after 12 years on the run
Published on 18/09/2024
» Police have arrested a woman on charges of human trafficking in connection with forced labour on fishing boats after she was on the run for more than a decade.
Factory owes workers almost B20m
R May, Published on 01/06/2023
» Labour authorities have ordered the operator of a textile factory in Samut Prakan province to speed up paying more than 100 workers wages totalling 19.33 million baht.
'Little ghosts' back to old tricks
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/05/2023
» The Royal Thai Police's Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) is stepping up efforts to investigate websites run by companies intent on tricking Thais, known as "little ghosts", into working in South Korea illegally.
Pheu Thai promises B25k monthly wage
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/03/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party has pledged to raise the minimum monthly wage for salaried employees to 25,000 baht by 2027 as part of efforts to woo voters ahead of the general election.
Rise in number of Thais seeking work in South Korea
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/08/2022
» Outbound tour operators reported a spike in the number of illegal job seekers who travel on tour packages to South Korea and escape from the group as soon as they arrive.
Movie Preview: Judas and the Black Messiah
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2021
» A powerful drama based on a true story
Pattaya bar dancers complain their pay withheld
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/10/2019
» PATTAYA: Go-go dancers at a Walking Street bar complained to police on Tuesday that their foreign employer owed them 400,000-baht in unpaid wages since they started work in mid-October.
Post office under fire for too many fans
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/08/2019
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is considering taking action against the Khukhot post office in Pathum Thani which has allegedly renovated its office at an unusually high cost, including installing 30 fans in a small room.
Temporary relief
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/04/2019
» Since early January, Prim* has been suffering from respiratory medical issues that her doctor attributes to the hazardous fine-dust particles known PM2.5. Residing in one of the most impacted areas of Samut Prakan, she is at her wits' end whenever heavy particulate matter or a high PM concentration level is reported along the route she takes to work and back.