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Migrant scam spurs labour shakeup
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/07/2014
» High ranking Labour ministry officials in five provinces were transferred to inactive posts at ministry headquarters in Bangkok after they were accused of involvement with a bribery case related to migrant workers.
103 border crossers caught in Sa Kaeo
Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2014
» Rangers raided a rented shophouse in the border town of Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo province early Tuesday morning and rounded up 103 illegal Cambodian migrant workers, Thairath Online reported.
Customs Department mulls raising duty-free restriction
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/07/2014
» The Customs Department's working committee will ask newly appointed director-general Somchai Sujjapongse to raise the duty-free limit on new personal items bought abroad from 10,000 at present, said a source at the department.
Thailand guarantees safety of Cambodian workers
Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 01/07/2014
» Thailand emphasised its need for Cambodian workers to drive the economy during talks in Phnom Pehn on Tuesday, and guaranteed the government its people will be safe and cared for.
Dawn car crash kills 3, injures 2
Amnart Thongdee, Published on 01/07/2014
» CHUMPHON — Three young men were killed and two others badly injured in a car crash early Tuesday morning when the driver apparently fell asleep after they had been up all night watching the second round World Cup match between Germany and Algeria.
Warning to Porsche-driving nun
Online Reporters, Published on 26/06/2014
» The National Office of Buddhism has sent a warning to a nun, pictured driving a brand new Porsche, to adopt a more austere and frugal lifestyle.
Sungai Kolok trains resume service
Waedao Harai, Published on 25/06/2014
» NARATHIWAT - Train services between Hat Yai station and the border town of Sungai Kolok in Narathiwat province have resumed after being halted by a derailment on Tuesday evening, reports said.
Phnom Penh slashes passport fee for workers
Online Reporters, Published on 21/06/2014
» Cambodia has slashed the price of a passport to $4 for its migrant workers and those seeking to study abroad.
The coolest digital bookstore in town
News, Published on 21/06/2014
» Old fashioned libraries, with their musty smell, sombre atmosphere and vast rows of books that may sit unopened in perpetuity, are still with us, but are becoming a thing of the past. It's an analog world in the digital age, and our civic fathers recognise this.
Cambodian workers return as crackdown fears abate
News, Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 21/06/2014
» Cambodian workers who last week fled Thailand en masse have begun trickling back into the country as concerns over a harsh military crackdown are easing, officials say.