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Former deputy minister arrested for murder of tycoon
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/06/2016
» Former police colonel & politician Banyin arrested for murder of tycoon Chuwong, with tycoon's mistress & document forger at time of arrest.
UPDATE: Leicester City visits and parades through Bangkok (Photos)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/05/2016
» Newly crowned EPL champions Leicester City received a hero’s welcome yesterday, visiting the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and parading through the Siam Square area.
Huge Canada fire slowed but not out
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/05/2016
» You could fit the whole city of Bangkok (1,568 sq.km) inside the area already burned in the wildfire engulfing the Fort McMurray area in Alberta Canada. Improving weather has slowed, but not stopped the massive inferno.
Fire: B100m Pattaya tourist attraction burns to ground
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/05/2016
» 100-million-baht Thai-style house in Pattaya burns to ground before opening as tourist attraction after 10 years of construction.
Sukhumbhand refuses to quit (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/05/2016
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra insisted Wednesday he will not resign and would file a lawsuit against those accusing him of wrongdoing in City Hall's 39-million-baht New Year light show scandal.
New immigration form: Privacy violation?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/04/2016
» Immigration's request for intimate details of foreigner lives leads to complaints & worries about privacy & safety.
Cambodia considers opening access to Preah Vihear
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/03/2016
» Cambodia is considering allowing access to the Preah Vihear temple from the Thai side, a move seen as underlining warmer ties between the two countries.
Fire safety laws don't work: Deadly fire reveals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2016
» Doomed 10-storey building had no fire safety features as it was built before fire safety laws & laws not retroactive.
Big C sold to Charoen's TCC Group
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2016
» Thai tycoon Charoen's TCC Group buys French Casino's 59% stake in Big C. Current strategy of store expansions & renovations to continue unchanged under new ownership.
Police suicide: Pressure by auto finance company
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/02/2016
» Police sued by auto finance company & this dictated policy of how vehicles seized in raid were handled, leading to police suicide.