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Songkran traffic accidents claim 116 lives
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/04/2024
» Traffic accidents have claimed 116 lives and injured nearly 1,000 others over the first three days of a road safety campaign week during this Songkran festival.
Europeans drive up room rates in the South
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/02/2024
» Longer stays from European guests helped drive room revenue in the first quarter in southern provinces, as room rates set a new record despite small numbers of Chinese tourists.
Graduates struggling to find work
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/01/2024
» The National Statistical Office (NSO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the high rate of unemployment among new graduates -- now representing the biggest portion of the nation's jobless, according to a survey.
Drier-than-average rainy season this year
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2023
» The rainy season will officially start on Monday with less rain forecast this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Meteorological Department announced on Friday.
Man in underpants arrested for stealing Banana phones
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/07/2022
» A male burglar who wore only underpants while stealing mobile phones from Banana IT stores late at night, and gave many away to homeless people, was put through a crime scene re-enactment on Wednesday - but police made sure he was fully clothed.
Delta variant taking over, warns expert
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/07/2021
» The Delta variant accounts for 52% of Covid-19 patients in Bangkok with a virus expert expecting it to become the dominant strain in the country by the end of the month.
New restrictions in Bangkok, other provinces announced
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2021
» New restrictions centred around Bangkok have been announced in a bid to tackle the country's worst coronavirus outbreak.
Angry general
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/05/2013
» General Prayuth has angry words with the media after some commentators suggested that the army chief’s proposed border fence is really aimed at increasing the army’s budget.
Miss Tiffany becomes a monk
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2013
» No longer a transsexual beauty queen, Jazz, now "100 per cent male," has become a monk.
Your bus to Phnom Penh is now boarding
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/02/2013
» Travellers to destinations in Cambodia now have some cheaper, more convenient options. The first buses directly connecting Thailand and Cambodia left Bangkok on Thursday, headed for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.