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Cops plan crackdown on Chinese crooks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/04/2023
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau will endorse a crackdown on Chinese underhand dealings in Bangkok as the number of abduction and ransom cases is increasing.
Chinese gangsters arrested for abducting, extorting female compatriot
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/03/2023
» Three Chinese nationals - two men and a woman - have been arrested for allegedly abducting a female compatriot and extorting about 3.2 million baht from her, police said.
City to rezone nightspots
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to work with the Metropolitan Police Bureau to revise zoning for night entertainment venues.
Renewed push to make a success of pedal power
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/02/2020
» The popularity of cycling is on the wane in Bangkok. Bicycle shops and related businesses which were thriving only a few years ago are struggling to stay afloat as the number of riders on city streets has dwindled, leaving only the die-hard enthusiasts brave enough to tackle the traffic and filthy air.
Project Singapore gathers pace
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 23/04/2017
» Bangkok is a semi-province under the central regime, "governed" (literally) by a police general, Aswin Kwanmuang. He was working at City Hall when the general prime minister tapped him on the shoulder last October and dubbed him Baron of Bangkok, lord of all that the military regime doesn't want to bother with.
Something's brewing
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2017
» A fortune teller suggested Puripong Suthisopapan and his business partner focus on selling beer when they opened their Be Right Back restaurant in Khon Kaen over a year ago. Starting only with one refrigerator, most of the beer they sold was illegally home-brewed as Thai law prohibits small-scale brewing.
Suthep raises up to B16m for farmers
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 10/02/2014
» The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) has raised up to 16 million baht to finance a campaign to secure outstanding rice-scheme payments for farmers through two protest marches, Suthep Thaugsuban said on Monday.
Cabbies say 'no' to service refusal
Online Reporters, Published on 01/01/2013
» More than 2,000 taxi drivers in Bangkok have pledged not to refuse service to passengers by choosing who to take or where to go.