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'Clean air' doctor dies of lung cancer
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/12/2023
» A 29-year-old Chiang Mai doctor who advocated for an end to air pollution died from lung cancer on Tuesday.
Phuket targets road deaths
Published on 16/11/2023
» Phuket aims to reduce road fatalities from 135 per year on average to 110 or better within the next year.
Terminal 2 at Suvarnabhumi airport 'must proceed'
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/09/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insists that construction of Terminal 2 at Suvarnabhumi airport must go ahead despite an ongoing dispute over its location.
Third Bangkok airport proposed
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/07/2019
» The Airports Department has proposed building a new airport in Nakhon Pathom province west of Bangkok to relieve congestion at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang.
Terminal 2 put on hold pending feedback
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/11/2018
» Airports of Thailand (AoT) has put the brakes on a second terminal scheduled to be built at Suvarnabhumi airport, pending steps to glean opinions from relevant parties including the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Poor service quality affects airport ranking
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2018
» Inferior service quality and poor management means that Suvarnabhumi airport is unlikely to be placed among the world's top airports, a seminar was told Thursday.
Overnight stays banned on Similan
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 31/05/2018
» Tourists will be banned from overnight stays on the pristine Similan Island in the Moo Koh Similan National Park in Phangnga province to protect marine resources.
Tiger Woods preps with 14-year-old
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/04/2013
» Guan Tianlang, a 14-year-old Chinese secondary year-two student, was not trying to get Tiger Wood’s autograph when he approached him at Augusta National golf course yesterday. Instead, he was there to talk golf.
Plans for a commuter-friendly Bangkok
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/01/2012
» For starters, the Transport Minister wants commuters to be able to use a single ticket for all Bangkok mass transit services by 2015, services which will be greatly extended by 2019.
Life as a ‘pretty’
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/03/2011
» The money can be very good, but there are downsides to the job of being a 'pretty'.