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Phuket: Tunnels proposed to link Kathu and Patong
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/04/2013
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) proposed on Wednesday to cut a pair of traffic tunnels through the Nark Kerb mountain to link Kathu and Patong beaches.
Learning Thai: Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/05/2013
» Save this column because next year's story is likely to be very similar. Much of the vocabulary will be the same for sure.
Test writers urgently needed, Niets says
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/04/2013
» Producing 16 national tests each year requires a permanent staff of academics and experts, the Niets chairman says, citing countries like South Korea who employ hundreds to do the job.
The poor and powerless demand action
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/05/2013
» About 1,000 members of the People's Movement for a Just Society (Pmove) yesterday set up camp around Government House, urging the government government to speed up consideration of their demands.
China's biggest manned space launch
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/06/2013
» Read about and watch Tuesday's launch of the Shenzhou-10, Chinese longest and most ambitious manned space mission. There are bigger missions yet to come.
“Nong Oey” dies
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/04/2013
» “Nong Oey,” the three-year-old who was left in a hot school van outside her kindergarten in Samut Prakan two weeks ago for six hours before being discovered, has died.
Massive effort to douse forest fires sees progress
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/08/2012
» Short-term, the forest fires ravaging parts of Nakhon Si Thammarat province should be under control within days. Longer-term, the situation is less clear.
Storm watch
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/10/2012
» For the first time this year, weather watchers have a storm system to watch in the South China Sea. Newly-named as GAEMI (21W), it is expected to grow into a significant tropical storm or worse and head in our direction.
In the city of roosters
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/08/2012
» The symbol of Lampang is the white cock, and it is noticeable all around town. The town is not extremely busy like most popular destinations; nor is it entirely quiet or boring. Every corner tells a story.
Lin Ping is leaving Chiang Mai
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/04/2013
» That cute little panda that captured the hearts of Thais throughout the country when it was born in the Chiang Mai Zoo in 2009 is no longer little and not quite so cute, but news that she is about to leave for China will still sadden many people here.