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'Tourism' beach road readies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/01/2018
» A road intended to channel tourists to a local beach in Chumphon will be finished next month, the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) says.
Accused gunman says son's cancer made him do it
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/01/2018
» RAYONG: A hired gunman arrested in Muang district for murder and attempted murder in two southern provinces told police he took the jobs because he was in dire need of money to help his son, who had oral cancer.
New minimum wage ranges between B308 and B330
Online Reporters, Published on 18/01/2018
» The minimum daily wage will increase nationwide from April 1 in the range of 5-22 baht, with Phuket, Chon Buri and Rayong getting the highest rate at 330 baht a day.
Worm escapes hook
News, Postbag, Published on 18/01/2018
» Re: "Prawit to resign if NACC watch probe finds him guilty", (BP, Jan 17)
Massaging the truth
News, Postbag, Published on 17/01/2018
» Re: "20 officers linked to parlour files", (BP, Jan 16).
Beware fool's dream
News, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2018
» Re: "Graft a 'human trait'", (PostBag, Jan 15).
The value of old money
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 15/01/2018
» High-tech library, co-working space and museum rolled into one, the Bank of Thailand's new Learning Center -- recently opened to commemorate its 75th anniversary -- is shaping up to be Bangkok's latest riverside destination. Situated right by the Chao Phraya, with a picturesque view of the river, the centre is located across from the Bank of Thailand offices under the Rama VIII bridge, and sees a 50-year-old maximum-security note-printing facility transformed into a spacious and serene public library.
Minimum wage hike sounded out
Business, Published on 15/01/2018
» To raise or not to raise the daily minimum wage is an uphill task being mulled by policymakers and employers across the business spectrum.
Graft a 'human trait'
News, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2018
» Re: "Defeating democracy," (PostBag, Jan 13). Felix Qui seems to believe that democracy is the solution to all problems of inequality and that once a democratically elected government is put in place corruption automatically vanishes.
Don't rely on military
News, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2018
» Re: "Election obsessions", (PostBag, Jan 11). If Clara Holzer followed Thai-language mainstream media and social media, she would realise that the desire for a return to at least a form of democracy is not limited to the Bangkok Post, opposition Thai politicians and foreign governments. Indeed, even the junta is planning for elections later this year -- or so they say.