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Government vows action over price hikes
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/11/2025
» The government is taking decisive action against shops that raised prices after joining the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment scheme, following a slew of complaints that point to widespread abuse of the programme's benefits.
Condo rentals face probe
News, Chairith Yonpiam and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/02/2025
» Authorities are investigating claims that Chinese nationals have been illegally renting out their condominiums in violation of the Hotel Act, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
3 charged with duping senior cop into paying B6m for promotion
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/04/2022
» Three people have been charged with duping a senior police officer into paying them almost 6 million baht in exchange for a promise he would get promoted to a higher rank.
Thai-style diplomacy?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/01/2022
» Re: "Can Europe avert a war between US and China?," (Opinion, Jan 6). The article illustrates the enormous opportunities calling for Thailand to play a decisive role in conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Final curtain call for grand old station
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/12/2021
» There is some debate concerning the fate of Bangkok's 105-year-old Hua Lamphong railway station which is scheduled to close at the end of the month. Hopefully a happy compromise can be reached with the station being preserved as a museum and its immediate area a public park. The State Railway of Thailand should also be given leeway to make itself some money, even if it means yet another mall.
Central Restaurants revamp eyes growth
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 18/08/2021
» Central Restaurants Group, the operator of KFC, Mister Donut, Aroi Dee and Thai Terrace, is ramping up its Thai and Chinese cuisine business to stay competitive amid the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
New coronavirus infections prompt Bang Khae Market closure in Bangkok
News, Anchalee Kongrut and Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/03/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of Bang Khae Market after 80 people there tested positive for Covid-19.
Stinging jellyfish at Songkhla beaches
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 29/06/2020
» SONGKHLA: Blue bottle jellyfish have invaded Samila and Chalathat beaches on the southern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, with many swimmers having been stung.
Safety, not speed
News, Postbag, Published on 12/12/2019
» Re: "Speed limit hike too risky", (Editorial, Dec 11).
Cruising down to Old Siam
Holiday Time, Daniel T Cross, Published on 04/12/2019
» The day-long din of a thriving modern metropolis has died down, and the Chao Phraya River, now shrouded in relative darkness, has taken on an almost timeless quality. An ancient rice barge that passes down river only adds to that ambience. So does an old tugboat chugging its way in the opposite direction. The quaint rust-bucket emerges from under Phra Buddha Yodfa, which is appropriately known in English as Memorial Bridge and was inaugurated in 1932 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the reigning Chakri Dynasty.