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Cops plan crackdown on Chinese crooks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/04/2023
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau will endorse a crackdown on Chinese underhand dealings in Bangkok as the number of abduction and ransom cases is increasing.
Personalities key to city poll
News, Published on 01/04/2022
» The May 22 Bangkok governor election promises to be a fiercely contested race coming nine years since the last poll as contenders' policy platforms and voters' preference for individual candidates are regarded as key factors that will determine the outcome, academics say.
Protesters rally at Asok junction
News, Published on 07/09/2021
» Anti-government protesters returned to Asok intersection on Monday to ramp up the pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, urging sympathetic motorists to honk their honks while driving past the protest site.
Renewed push to make a success of pedal power
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/02/2020
» The popularity of cycling is on the wane in Bangkok. Bicycle shops and related businesses which were thriving only a few years ago are struggling to stay afloat as the number of riders on city streets has dwindled, leaving only the die-hard enthusiasts brave enough to tackle the traffic and filthy air.
Rubbish rates not that bad, residents say
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/05/2019
» The city administration is convinced city residents will be not burdened by the new household garbage waste handling fee that will start in October.
Get it before it's gone
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 02/11/2018
» Not so long ago, Charoen Nakhon Road was one of Bangkok's major thoroughfares that enjoyed light traffic while its bordering neighbourhoods, all of them culinarily abundant, are less flocked-to by visitors.
Speed racer turns himself in
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2017
» Speed racer Akarakit Worarojchroendet turned himself in yesterday to police to clear up allegations of involvement in an alleged drug network run by the arrested 42-year-old Lao drug kingpin, Xaysana Keopimpha.
Wastewater treatment fee plan resurfaces, 15 years on
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2018
» City Hall has dusted off a draft regulation to impose a wastewater treatment fee on Bangkok residents, 15 years after it was first flagged.
Expert points to old trick to reclaim lintel from US
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/08/2016
» Thailand should employ the same tactic that enabled the country to successfully reclaim the famous reclining Vishnu lintel from the US in the 1980s in pressing for the return of an ancient artifact now on display at a San Francisco museum, fine arts expert Sahawat Naenna says.
Court acquits Pol Maj Gen Wichai of malfeasance
Published on 29/11/2016
» The Central Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Tuesday acquitted Pol Maj Gen Wichai Sangprapai, former deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, and two subordinates of charges of malfeasance involving payment of a 10 million baht gambling debt.