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Phuket looks to move forward
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/06/2023
» The Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) will present proposals to the new government for the island's tourism recovery, which aim to restore the 400 billion baht in income that the island enjoyed in 2019.
The 'vaccine' for road safety is here
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 03/04/2023
» Nneka Henry, head of the UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF), is calling on Asean member countries including Thailand to work closely with her organisation to promote road safety in the region.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for spread: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
QuickWrap Podcast Nov 9, 2019
Published on 09/11/2019
» A quick look back at some of the week's top stories in the Bangkok Post.
Hunt for savings starts 'on ground'
News, Published on 03/10/2019
» The government has allocated almost 490 billion baht to the Ministry of Education, which places the ministry among the highest-spending government agencies this year.
SMOP is a flop
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 08/10/2017
» Last Sunday night, an anti-drug squad caught two men carrying 400kg of crystal methamphetamine from Myanmar, ya ice worth 400 million baht on the street. On Monday and on Tuesday, police in Udon Thani and Mukdahan busted two cross-Mekong shipments of compressed marijuana from Laos, now Japan's major weed supplier. Combined, they weighed a tonne.
Police say it's time to change colours
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/03/2017
» After the supposed huge success of Ja Choei, the plastic dummies of policemen put up at some intersections, the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) is using new colours for its cars to serve a similar purpose.
Horse race operator demands lower taxes
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 21/04/2016
» A major horse racing operator is calling on the government to reduce taxes on earnings from horse racing by at least 10%, to be on par with other sports.
Government to cull tuk-tuks
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 15/04/2016
» Transport authorities will curb the number of tuk-tuks on the roads as a recent increase is affecting quality controls on the iconic three-wheel passenger vehicles.
Crippled Skytrain repairs not expected until midnight
Online Reporters, Published on 24/02/2016
» A switching problem that crippled Bangkok’s Skytrain mass-transit system Wednesday morning is not expected to be resolved until late tonight.