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Vets treat sick temple turtles, fish
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/06/2012
» Setting aquatic animals free near temples is a popular way of making merit, but it often results in overcrowded, unhealthy waters
Unsold lottery tickets make shop owner rich
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/11/2012
» For one lottery shop owner, it was not the tickets she sold that made her rich. It was the tickets she didn't sell.
Campaign promises become an issue
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/01/2013
» Phue Thai’s Pongsapat Pongcharoen’s pledge to expand Bangkok’s free bus service must not depend on national funding, says the Transport Minister, making it an instant campaign issue.
Selling illegal guns through Facebook, a risky business
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/02/2013
» Withaya Chai-Auari, 32, and Suriya Khoksombat, 25, should not be too surprised that they are in a Bangkok jail today. Making illegal guns and selling them through Facebook is a risky business.
High-speed railways coming soon, Govt says
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/03/2013
» If all goes according to plan, land and water travel should be considerably quicker throughout much of the country by the year 2020, with the first Bangkok-Pattaya high-speed rail line completed by 2018.
Scaring smokers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/07/2013
» Will bigger, more frightening, warning labels on cigarette packages reduce the number of smokers in the country? Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.
Former monk Mitsuo to tell all
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/10/2013
» The mystery behind why Mitsuo Shibahashi, formerly known as Phra Mitsuo Gavesako, left the monkhood after almost 40 years should be cleared next Tuesday with the launching of two new books.
Millions join candle-light celebrations
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/12/2013
» Millions of people joined candle-light ceremonies across the country on Thursday night to mark His Majesty the King’s 86th birthday.
Ake steals the show from Abhisit
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/01/2014
» His "public appearance" lasted only about 30 seconds, but young Ake Auttagorn is getting more attention today than the man he interrupted, Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Royal oxen predict plentiful food, water
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/05/2014
» At the Royal Ploughing Ceremony at Sanam Luang ground in Bangkok on Friday morning, the sacred oxen chose water and grass from the choices offered them, which was interpreted as a forecast there will be abundant water and food this year.