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14 Myanmar nationals arrested on Malaysian border
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/09/2021
» SONGKHLA: Fourteen Myanmar nationals were arrested on Saturday on the Thai side of the border opposite Malaysia's Kedah State in Sadao district, police said.
New rule makes GrabCar legal
Business, Published on 26/05/2021
» The government has approved a draft ministerial regulation that allows the use of personal cars for ride-hailing taxi service via apps, a boon for GrabCar drivers who have provided the service without proper legal status for years.
NEP stance leaves Mingkwan in cold
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 10/02/2020
» It is now clear where the New Economics Party (NEP) stands in the House of Representatives. The party has pulled out of the opposition bloc and re-positioned itself an independent opposition party without ruling out the possibility of joining the government camp.
No justice for miracle man
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» In late May, local news was flooded with stories about a man who miraculously survived after a 46-tonne cargo container toppled off an 18-wheeler truck and crushed his Toyota Fortuner, flattening the vehicle while he was still inside.
Company man
Asia focus, Published on 19/03/2018
» Shinsotsu-ikkatsu-saiyo, the tradition of simultaneous recruitment and employment of new graduates by companies, has long been unique to Japan and South Korea, before the latter abolished the practice in 2010. But in the world's third largest economy it is so embedded in the culture, who's to say it's not working for the country and its people?
A touch of class
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/05/2017
» We all have problems, but your super red arowana aquarium fish being too drowsy to entertain your house guests because it just returned from getting a facelift or being locked out of inheriting a 64 acre palatial estate in the heart of Singapore would surely only qualify as "rich people problems".
Riding high
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 17/02/2017
» Whether because of the absence of Jennifer Kim as coach or other reasons, The Voice Thailand 5, aired on Channel 3, ended on a rather quiet note earlier this month. AP&J Production, however, has not confirmed another season of the reality singing show, originally The Voice Of Holland, created by John de Mol.
Getting the green light on electric cars
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/10/2016
» As of Sept 30, Thailand had 52 electric sedans on the road. There are roughly 1.3 million electric cars on the roads worldwide, but with fears batteries will flatten in traffic or flooding will lead to lasting damage, Thai drivers have been slow on the uptake.