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Cops pile on heat as drug raids surge
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/06/2019
» The Patrol and Special Operation Division unit, better known as the "191 Police", have seized more than 7 million methamphetamine pills in a crackdown against three major drug smuggling rings which operate out of Bangkok's adjacent provinces as well as Thon Buri district within the city proper.
Boating into a clean atmosphere
News, Published on 08/06/2019
» Getting around these days is heavily dependent on using motorised transport, which in turn contributes to air pollution. That air pollution is becoming increasingly dangerous. Outdoor air pollution exposes our bodies to toxic particles and kills around 4.2 million people per year.
Never-ending pavement repair irks city residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/06/2019
» Known for their wobbly surfaces and surplus of potholes -- not to mention seemingly endless reconstruction -- footpaths in Bangkok have always been on the receiving end of criticism and ridicule.
Outing extraordinaire
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 25/04/2019
» Less than 40km from the capital and packed with an assortment of attractions, Nakhon Pathom's districts of Nakhon Chai Si and Phutthamonthon (the latter neighbouring Bangkok's Thawi Watthana district) are a great destination for a day trip.
Beating the heat to a draw
Life, Published on 01/05/2019
» It has been almost three months since the Meteorological Department declared in February that Thailand's summer has officially begun. The department also predicted that the heat will only last until mid-May.
Labouring to fill jobs
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 29/04/2019
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is the government's flagship scheme aimed at creating jobs in three strategic provinces of eastern Thailand: Chachoengsao, Chon Buri and Rayong.
The man behind Thai auto policy
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/04/2019
» Thailand's automotive industry has made big strides over the past six decades and ranks 12th in the world for vehicle output for the fifth straight year.
Vietnam's up and coming destinations
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/03/2019
» Unlike Hanoi, Sapa, Danang, Hue, Hoi An, Dalat, Mui Ne and Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang (pronounced ya jang) is not a familiar name for Thai travellers. But with a direct air link between Bangkok and this Vietnamese city, recently introduced by Bangkok Airways and soon to be followed suit by another airline, that is about to change.
Putting the 5G pieces together
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/12/2018
» Adoption of fifth-generation wireless broadband in Thailand will hinge on the 5G testbed in the Eastern Economic Corridor and in Bangkok, as well as the telecom regulator's spectrum bandwidth reallocation for mobile operators.
Japanese parking firms eye bonanza in Bangkok's traffic jams
Published on 23/11/2018
» Scarce parking space in Bangkok is aggravating chronic traffic congestion in the capital, but some Japanese parking companies are taking a look at the positive side of the traffic nightmare.