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Prayut extends Section 44 net
News, Published on 24/07/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked his special powers under Section 44 of the interim charter to tackle illegal street racing, alcohol sales near schools and universities, and illegal nightspot operations.
Lacking education is prison without the bars
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/06/2015
» The mass arrest of young motorcycle racers in Bangkok earlier this week once again put the issue of parental responsibility into the public spotlight. Whenever minors commit crimes, parents are suddenly left being held to account. Not friends. Not schools. Parents alone.
Busted: 400 street racers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2015
» More than 400 motorcycle racers were arrested on Ratchaphruek Road in Thon Buri district early Sunday, in what is believed to be the country's biggest bust ever for the street racers.
AP Honda sees tepid sales
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/12/2014
» The motorcycle market is likely to grow by just 2-3% in 2015 as purchasing power remains weak, says AP Honda Co, the local distributor of Honda motorcycles.
Police crack down on road racers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/08/2014
» Police are cracking down on motorcycle street racers who turn out in large numbers on major city roads and have set themselves the ambitious target of ridding the streets of racers within seven days.
Crackdown on teen racers begins
Online Reporters, Published on 19/08/2014
» The assistant national police chief said on Tuesday police would launch a sweeping crackdown on teenage motorcycle gangsters racing on public streets in Bangkok and five nearby provinces, starting tonight.
Bye bye big stores, hello small stores
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/04/2013
» Small & friendly stores along mass transit routes (selling food, consumer, health & beauty products) replacing controversial big stores (hypermarkets).
Thailand's orchid exports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/12/2011
» Thailand's orchid industry, hurt by floods, is on display at the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek in Chiang Mai. Important export market US focuses on quality & China on market control.