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Bangkok beauty: BMA fails city by erasing Mahakan
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/01/2018
» A day before Italian photographer Jan Daga opened his exhibition on the doomed Mahakan community at a Bangkok venue, I asked him when he planned to visit the struggling neighbourhood so I could also attend, but he appeared reluctant to venture back there.
Guru's Weekly Pick: Jan 19-25
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/01/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Tarit gets small fine, suspended jail for undeclared wealth
Online Reporters, Published on 19/01/2018
» Tarit Pengdith, former director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, was on Friday given a suspended three-month jail sentence and fined 5,000 baht for concealment of assets worth tens of millions of baht while in office.
Thailand's Luksika bundled out of Australian Open
Published on 19/01/2018
» Thai tennis professional Luksika Kumkhum was eliminated from the Australian Open on Friday, losing to Petra Martic in the third round.
Tarit gets small fine, suspended jail for undeclared wealth
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/01/2018
» Tarit Pengdith, former director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, was on Friday given a suspended three-month jail sentence and fined 5,000 baht for concealment of assets worth tens of millions of baht while in office.
Kui Buri fruit farmers adjust to life with wild jumbos
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 19/01/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: It's a hard life for fruit farmers living close to a wildlife conservation area in Kui Buri district, where they have to adapt to the frequent raids by wild elephants, which can quickly strip their crop bare.
Tarit conceals millions, gets B5,000 fine
News, Published on 20/01/2018
» Former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) director-general Tarit Pengdith was yesterday given a suspended three-month jail sentence and fined 5,000 baht for concealment of assets worth millions of baht while in office.
Green peace
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/01/2018
» As Bangkok battles some of the worst traffic congestion and pollution levels in the world, the government is rushing to re-landscape parts of the city that have become derelict if not dangerous, turning wastelands riddled with drug users and thieves into safe havens and oases of green that families want to return to.
Si Thep Historical Park aims for place on world list
News, Published on 20/01/2018
» The thousand-year-old Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun is being proposed for Unesco's tentative list of new heritage sites, according to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
Sharapova out, Halep wins marathon in Melbourne
Published on 20/01/2018
» MELBOURNE: Angelique Kerber is the only major winner remaining in the Australian Open women's draw after ending Maria Sharapova's comeback tour at Melbourne Park.