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Sidewalks for people to walk on?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2011
» More pedestrians means less cars, less pollution, more healthy people, but crowds of vendors and motorcycles makes sidewalks unwalkable.
(Updated) Topless no more
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/04/2011
» Two of the three teenage girls who danced topless during Songkran festivities have publicly apologised for their conduct.
Mass transit ridership hits records
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2011
» The number of people leaving the car at home and taking BTS, Bangkok's light rail system, has hit all time highs with rising oil prices. Trains have been added.
Bangkok Bicycle Campaign
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2011
» Cyclists will ride cycles around Bangkok on "Car-free Sunday" scheduled for the next three months.
City wants old buildings to install sprinklers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/03/2012
» Saturday's Fico Place fire may soon cause the BMA to require sprinklers be installed in old high-rise buildings, but one expert cautions that won't be easy.
TRC report blames red shirts, army
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/09/2012
» The Truth for Reconciliation Commission officially presented the results of its two-year investigation into the 2010 anti-government protests yesterday.
Journalist clears King's Guard
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/03/2013
» A French journalist insisted Monday that the King's Guard unit which he followed during the army's crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2010 was not responsible for the deaths of six people at Wat Pathumwanaram.
Songkran 2013 in pictures
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/04/2013
» During the Songkran period our Bangkok Post photographers have been out and about braving the man-made deluge to send back hundreds of high-quality photos of the festivities. Here are some of the most interesting.
Opposition to amnesty bill escalates
Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2013
» At least 30,000 protesters against the amnesty bill converged on Bangkok streets on Monday to demand the draft legislation pushed through the House by the Pheu Thai Party be immediately dropped.
Daylight bombing of protest heightens fears
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2014
» A daylight attack and grenade explosion that injured 36 protesters marching on Banthat Thong Road on Friday underscored fears of rising violence as the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) continued its shutdown campaign to oust caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.