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Labour day promises
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/05/2012
» At the big Labour Day gathering at Sanam Luang the PM and Deputy PM promised to fully implement the minimum wage policy and tackle the cost of living, but labour leaders asked for more.
Drivers and traffic cops, an uneasy relationship
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/04/2012
» Witnessing a traffic accident caused Bangkok Post feature writer Napamon Roongwitoo to start thinking seriously about Bangkok traffic and those who are supposed to keep it safe.
AIT charting new territory
News, Published on 21/04/2012
» The Asian Institute of Technology strongly objects to the comments and generalisations made by Prof John Belcher (''AIT has lost its way'', Postbag, April 4), all of which have been made without any substance.
The festival that never seems to end
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/04/2012
» Songkran appears to have been going on for even longer than usual this year. There's an awful lot of city folks who disappeared a week ago for a ''long weekend'' and haven't been seen since. They probably won't be spotted again until the end of the week, which no doubt will be just in time for another long weekend.
Hat Yai: Tourists stay away
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/04/2012
» With 11 people dead & hundreds injured, half of the 12,500 hotel bookings for Songkran have cancelled.
Driving to and through Vietnam
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/03/2012
» Driving to Vietnam is easier than ever with more road links and fewer travel restrictions. Once you get there, however, it takes some adjusting to feel comfortable.
New Kid on the block
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 23/02/2012
» Nestled 715km northeast of Bangkok is Bung Kan _ Thailand's newest province. It was part of Nong Khai before being carved out and declared the country's 77th province on March 22, 2011. Covering around 4,300km2, this province comprising of eight districts is full of mountains and waterways and rich in Thai and Lao cultures since Bolikhamxay, a Laotian province nearest it, is just across the Mekong River.
New tax on bank deposits
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/02/2012
» Bank deposit tax hike from 0.4% to 0.47% (0.01% for deposit insurance, 0.46% for lingering 1997 crisis debt). Same tax for state & commercial banks now.
Quick-to-build floodwalls
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2012
» Geotextile big-bag walls used in the US & Iraq are a proven technology that may protect Thailand's industrial estates in the future.
Nationwide wireless internet
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2012
» DTAC promises to launch WiFi wireless internet across the whole country next month after a free trial at shopping malls this month.