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Thai English-language scene brightening, says expert
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/11/2017
» Thailand has shown promising signs of improvement in overall English literacy, despite being ranked 53rd out of 80 countries in this year's Education First (EF) index, according to representatives of the Swiss-based language school.
B14bn lawsuit filed against King Power
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2017
» The criminal court yesterday accepted a 14-billion-baht lawsuit brought against Thai duty-free giant King Power International, the company that owns English Premier League football club Leicester City.
Thai children getting fatter, survey finds
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2017
» Weight issues and obesity are two of the biggest health problems facing Thai children, according to a recent survey.
Flatworm attack
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/11/2017
» Discoveries of the New Guinea flatworms, one of the world's 100 worst alien species, are on the increase in Thailand's provinces and even in Bangkok.
Too many doctors?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2017
» Research funded by the National Health Commission has found the public health sector will have a severe shortage of nurses and pharmacists, but an oversupply of doctors.
Toon runs past the B100m mark
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2017
» Rocker Artiwara Kongmalai, aka "Toon Bodyslam", passed 100 million baht in donations for hospitals as he ran through Songkhla province on the sixth day of his marathon 2,191 kilometre charity run from southernmost Thailand to the farthest north.
Thailand's fragrant Hom Mali rice voted world's best
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2017
» The World Rice Conference has declared Thailand's fragrant Hom Mali variety the world's best rice, maintaining Thailand's number one position.
4-day New Year holiday announced
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2017
» Thailand will have a four-day break for revellers to celebrate the upcoming new year.
Biometric checks for new SIM cards begin Dec 15
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2017
» The telecom regulator will introduce biometric checks nationwide for mobile telephone users who register their SIM cards from Dec 15 in a bid to stamp out fraudulent electronic transactions.
Nigerian love scammers caught
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/11/2017
» The Immigration Bureau has nabbed four Nigerian nationals in Bangkok, who were allegedly running a so-called romance scam.