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DSI to quiz Somdet Chuang about car tax scam
News, Published on 10/03/2016
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will question supreme patriarch nominee Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, also known as Somdet Chuang, at his temple in Bangkok next Wednesday (March 16) about his vintage Mercedes-Benz allegedly linked to a luxury car tax evasion scam.
Sermon festival in Roi Et
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/03/2016
» The annual Bun Phawes (Phra Vessantara Sermon Listening) tradition will take place this weekend on an island in the middle of the Bung Phalanchai swamp in Muang district of Roi Et province. The tradition is held in the fourth lunar month every year as part of the Heet 12, Khong 14 (12 Traditions, 14 Norms) of the Northeast. Phra Vessantara was the Lord Buddha's most recent previous life, which was devoted to giving.
Ten golden rules of communication
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 10/03/2016
» 'My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure," Abraham Lincoln once remarked.
Royal routes through Chiang Mai
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/03/2016
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has recently introduced a campaign to promote tourism to numerous Royal Projects in Chiang Mai.
The eyes have it: scientists grow lenses from stem cells
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» PARIS - People suffering vision loss may one day have new corneas and lenses grown from their own cells, and be spared the invasive transplants required today, according to research published Wednesday.
Illegally acquired Phuket land seized
King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/03/2016
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office will seize 64 rai of seaside land worth 4 billion baht in Phuket from landlord Panthong Na Ranong after it was found to be part of a forest reserve.
Minor International plans B40bn expansion
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2016
» Minor International Plc plans to invest 40 billion baht over the next five years in a major expansion of its hotel and fast-food businesses at home and overseas, a senior executive said on Wednesday.
Buena Vista Social Club says Adios! but diva Portuondo sings on
AFP, Published on 09/03/2016
» HONG KONG - Omara Portuondo's tiny frame belies the sheer power of a sonorous voice that made her a star in Cuba well before she found global fame with the Buena Vista Social Club around the age most people start claiming their pensions.
Stronger for longer
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/03/2016
» To celebrate the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Cambodia, the respective governments have pledged to work together to support cultural exchanges and promote tourism between the two countries.
All eyes on solar eclipse
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/03/2016
» Viewers in Thailand saw a partial eclipse of the sun this morning, but farther south in Indonesia it was full, offering viewers an unforgettable sight.