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Cash, bribes list found at arrested official's house
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/04/2023
» Almost 7 million baht in cash and a list of suspected bribe takers were seized during the police search at the house of a senior Bangkok district official charged with demanding a large bribe from a real estate company.
Official caught with envelope holding B3.2m bribe
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/04/2023
» A senior Bangkok district official caught with an envelope containing 3.2 million baht in cash has denied it was a bribe.
SE Asia telecom mergers revolutionise industry: Indosat’s success story
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/04/2023
» The telecom industry in Southeast Asia is experiencing a dynamic transformation following the merger of the region’s leading telecom operators. This consolidation is designed to improve the competitiveness and capabilities of the telecom operators by leveraging their resources to gain efficiency while building customer value.
Incremental growth
Business, Sirinnaree Ongsakul, Published on 03/04/2023
» The local insurance industry posted continuous growth over the past decade, reflecting increasing consumer demand and awareness of the importance and benefits of insurance in protecting their well-being.
Thais 'fighting wars on many fronts'
News, Published on 03/04/2023
» Today, election campaign excitement clicks up a notch as candidates parade into designated venues in their provinces to apply to run for seats in the May 14 poll.
'Chuvit Garden' plans face scrutiny
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/04/2023
» Many Bangkokians not living in the Sukhumvit area may not realise that there used to be a small park, named Chuvit Garden, at the entrance of Soi Sukhumvit 10.
Here's to a good life on the cheap
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/04/2023
» Ben Mitas sipped Vinho Verde from a stemmed wineglass while he watched his daughter play on a swing one afternoon in January. He had bought the wine from a quiosque, the ubiquitous park kiosks, a luxury of living in Lisbon.
Sodium also needs taxing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2023
» Starting tomorrow, the third stage of a tax hike on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) will come into effect, meaning consumers with a sweet tooth will have to pay more for soft drinks with a high sugar content.
A melting pot
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 30/03/2023
» Late in the morning, my caffeine-dependent friends and I made a pit stop at the newly opened Pua Tobacco Barn Café & Eatery to refuel before leaving the popular town of Pua, close to the Xienghone-Hongsa special economic zone between Nan and Laos.
The high cost of carbon pricing can't be ignored
Oped, Published on 30/03/2023
» Carbon pricing is all the rage these days, at least in the developed world. But while global leaders and experts -- most of them from rich countries -- increasingly embrace the idea of putting the "right price" on carbon, the concept remains vague and ill-defined. Worse, its growing acceptance and increasingly protectionist bent may have the perverse effect of impeding efforts to decarbonise the global economy.