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Total access of all media
Muse, Published on 17/04/2010
» Since the protests and rallies by the red-shirts have continued on the streets of Bangkok, one move from the Thai government has been to shut down certain media channels on the grounds of information distortion. 'Muse' asked last week what you thought about this move and if you agreed with the government's strategy in believing that controlling some of the media could bring the Kingdom back to normalcy? And if you thought that people should have access to all information and the right to decide on what to believe by themselves, and why? Here are your answers!
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Long political conflict hurts investment
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2011
» From 2005 onward investment slowed dramatically while consumption remained roughly the same.
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Hazards that spell disaster
News, Published on 31/03/2012
» We must hope that the dramatic spate of road accidents on the highways to the North and Northeast this week were not an indicator of what to expect in this year's fast approaching run-up to Songkran. No one doubts that there will be fatalities and that most of them will involve motorcyclists and be fuelled by alcohol abuse. But our attitude to road safety must remain positive and reflect the fact that loss of life and mangling of bodies during national celebrations can be avoided if we do what we must. And that should begin with a huge investment in compulsory driver education that starts in school, combined with strict enforcement and upgrading of existing laws and the introduction of specialised new ones.
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Bad karma or irresponsible?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/04/2012
» The Songkran holiday season is just around the corner and the police are getting ready for the regular statistics update, a recurring activity every new year and Songkran.
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Faking is almost as good as real
Life, Published on 09/04/2012
» Every long holiday weekend, as people throng out of the city to enjoy the much awaited vacation, hundreds never return home. And one major activity for news media during festive seasons is counting the death toll from road accidents.
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Tourism sector braces for fallout
News, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 12/04/2012
» Yesterday's tsunami scare could have a short-term negative impact on the tourism sector, business leaders say.
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Khao Sod Editorial
News, Published on 12/04/2012
» The long Songkran holiday is always marked by thousands of road accidents, with the death toll increasing almost every year.
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Songkran road toll rises to 144
Online Reporters, Published on 14/04/2012
» A total of 144 people were killed and 1,668 others injured in 1,154 road accidents over the first three days of the "seven dangerous days" of the Songkran holidays, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Saturday.
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Songkran road toll rises to 210
Online Reporters, Published on 15/04/2012
» A total of 210 people have been killed and 2,288 injured in 2,134 road accidents over the first four days of the "seven dangerous days" of the Songkran holidays, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Sunday.
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Splashed to death
News, Published on 16/04/2012
» Yesterday, I saw two guys on a motorbike approaching one of those small roadside groups armed with hoses, water guns and buckets of water. One of the group with a bucket stepped further into the road to throw the water and the motorbike veered away straight into the path of an oncoming car on the other side of the road. Injured, but thankfully not killed.
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