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Life on the streets gets tougher for ladyboys
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/08/2014
» Ladyboy prostitute Gam is used to being arrested, paying a fine to police for soliciting, and then being released almost immediately to continue her work.
'Sin City' races NCPO to clean up its act
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/08/2014
» Pattaya officials are racing to clean up the resort's beaches and vice spots to try to shake off the "sin city" tag and prevent the military stepping in as they have done in Phuket and Hua Hin.
City histories vanishing amid growth
Published on 28/08/2014
» Century-old shophouses, twisting alleyways and temples scented with incense still pulsate with the pursuit of old trades and time-honoured rituals of families who have lived in Bangkok's Chinatown for generations - but probably not for much longer.
Police unit delivers babies in traffic
Published on 27/08/2014
» As the sun rose over the Thai capital on a weekday morning this summer, 23-year-old Noppamas Phinsoongnern felt the first pains of labour.
Vendors issued ultimatum
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/08/2014
» City Hall yesterday vowed to take legal action against illegal vendors in Tha Tian and Tha Chang if they defy the new deadline to clear out.
Eyesore souvenir stalls ordered out of old Ayutthaya
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 19/08/2014
» AYUTTHAYA - After bringing law and order to Hua Hin beach, the military regime has set its eyes on a new target - the World Heritage site in the old capital.
Voices from the ruins
News, Published on 17/08/2014
» Boonmee Potame was resting on her back on Monday evening after work when her phone rang. She did not want to answer because it was a stranger's number. Eventually she did, and a doctor from Pathum Thani hospital told her that her daughter Mim had been rescued from a collapsed building and was in serious condition. “How serious?” she asked. “You’d better come and see her,” was the doctor’s answer.
Three came through
Published on 17/08/2014
» Boonmee Potame was resting on her back on Monday evening after work when her phone rang. She did not want to answer because it was a stranger's number. Eventually she did, and a doctor from Pathum Thani hospital told her that her daughter Mim had been rescued from a collapsed building and was in serious condition. "How serious?" she asked. "You'd better come and see her," was the doctor's answer.
Cambodians block Poipet checkpoint
Published on 16/08/2014
» The Thai-Cambodian border checkpoint at Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo province has been closed due to a protest by Cambodian traders.
Collapse death toll rises to 14
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 16/08/2014
» The death toll in Monday's Pathum Thani building collapse has climbed to 14 as authorities yesterday started collecting construction material for examination to determine the exact cause of the tragedy.