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Isan monks helping their communities
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/08/2011
» Development monks help their poor communities with economic and educational needs, living examples of why monks still matter.
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Villagers just asking for simple road repairs
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/02/2013
» After the 2011 floods villagers just needed their road repaired (not a mega project) but they are still waiting more than a year later.
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Avoiding luxury car tax: Quick & easy money?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/05/2012
» Now being rounded up by police: customs officials & Thais returning from UK as students & workers who illegally imported luxury cars for profit.
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Hostage-taker shot, woman rescued
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/07/2022
» Police rescued a woman held hostage by a homeless man armed with a hand grenade in Khon Kaen on Thursday morning, after shooting him in the shoulder, ending a three-hour drama.
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Car thieves get creative
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/07/2018
» Black market is a popular choice for thieves, while a luxury car ring is using fake registration plates
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Road safety: Habits of ineffective policymaking
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/01/2017
» Road safety big issue during holiday season but then forgotten, so policies never solve dangerous road problem, a long-term problem in Thailand.
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Bangkok sidewalk dangers: Laws difficult to enforce
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/01/2017
» From speeding motorcycles to vendors to makeshift brothels on Bangkok sidewalks, basic walkability suffers & just walking in the street is best option, often.
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Thailand's roads second-deadliest in world, UN agency finds
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2015
» 14,059 reported road-deaths per year, 24,237 actual deaths says WHO, 70% on motorbikes, lack of traffic law enforcement. Catalog of road safety articles at Bangkok Post learning.
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Road collapse: Death traps shut down (with photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2015
» Two more collapsed sections of road near place where motorcyclist ran off road & died last month in Pathumthani shut down. Dried up irrigation canals without water may be cause.
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Cycling lanes upgraded – and used as parking lots (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/11/2014
» Repair work on the 12 bicycle lanes covering eight kilometres around the Rattanakosin area is due to be finished by Dec. 5. It is hoped that the finished lanes will stand out enough to prevent bus, car and motorcycle drivers from parking on them, but that hasn't happened yet.
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