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Court warns on drink driving
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/04/2023
» The Court of Justice is warning motorists to refrain from drinking before getting behind the wheel during the Songkran festival, as the number of accidents caused by drunk driving over the Thai New Year holidays has increased over the past two years, said spokesman Sorawit Limparangsi.
Western slowdown to weigh on Thai production
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 30/03/2023
» Thai exports are likely to be indirectly affected by banking problems in the US and Europe, slowing an already sluggish sector and causing a drop in the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI), according to the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Waking up to a world water crisis
Oped, Published on 28/03/2023
» The world is becoming accustomed to the drip-drip of catastrophic headlines following each new climate-driven disaster. Increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves are causing wildfires in California and widespread coral die-offs in Australia. Unprecedented floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan, Germany, China, and New Zealand. Drought in the Horn of Africa is causing famine for millions. And this list could go on.
Russians and Ukrainians wearing out welcome in Bali
Published on 25/03/2023
» For most of last year, thousands of Russians and Ukrainians flocked to the Indonesian island of Bali to escape the war. There they found refuge in a tropical paradise where locals rolled out the welcome mat for Ukrainians fleeing the shelling and Russians dodging the draft.
Malawi says cholera crisis risks worsening after Cyclone Freddy
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» BLANTYRE (MALAWI) - Malawi faces increased risk of a surge in cholera cases following the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy that has destroyed water systems and toilets, the health ministry warned Monday.
At least 19 killed in bus accident in Bangladesh
Published on 19/03/2023
» DHAKA: A speeding bus veered off a major expressway in central Bangladesh and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 19 people and injured dozens, police said.
By royal decree
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/03/2023
» Re: "Avoiding the third rail", (BP, March 12).
SUV overturns, 2 illegal migrants killed
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 02/03/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Two illegal migrants from Myanmar were killed and eight others hurt when a speeding SUV carrying them overturned after its tyres burst on a road in Muang district early Thursday. The driver and about 10 other migrants fled.
Phuket cracks down on foreign criminals
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/03/2023
» Phuket Provincial Police say they are coordinating with other agencies to crack down on international criminals on the island in a bid to ensure safety and improve confidence among tourists and the public at large.
Driver surrenders after fatal crash that killed cop
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/02/2023
» A car driving instructor, who fled right after a crash which killed a highway policeman in Pathum Thani on Thursday evening, surrendered to police later that night.