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OTP eyes user fees to tackle heavy traffic
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 25/07/2016
» The Ministry of Transport plans to limit the use of private cars in the notoriously congested central areas of Bangkok to ease traffic, a source close to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) said.
Arpichaya, Kousuke in clean sweep
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 25/07/2016
» Thai young guns Arpichaya Yubol and Kousuke Hamamoto enjoyed a one-two finish at the inaugural Vietnam Junior Open in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.
Millenium Racing win IRC 1
Sports, Published on 25/07/2016
» PHUKET: All the weather forecasts predicted Day Four of the 2016 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek was going to be the biggest yet. Wind-wise.
Visa marriage crackdown targets police
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/07/2016
» Police officers are the latest target in the Immigration Bureau's crackdown on transnational criminals in Thailand.
SSO dental cover gets funds boost
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2016
» The Social Security Office (SSO) board has agreed to raise its benefit ceiling for its subscribers who receive dental treatment, from 600 baht to 900 baht a year.
Strife-torn territory nears seventh decade of internal struggle
News, Associated Press, Published on 25/07/2016
» When news spread that Indian troops had killed 22-year-old Burhan Wani, a charismatic commander of Indian-controlled Kashmir's biggest rebel group on July 8, the public response was spontaneous and massive. Tens of thousands of angry youths poured out of their homes in towns and villages across the Himalayan region, hurling rocks and bricks and clashing with Indian troops.
Signs of Myanmar peace grow stronger
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 25/07/2016
» Myanmar's ethnic armed groups are edging closer to participating in the planned peace summit at the end of next month. The Union Peace Conference was proposed earlier this year by the country's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an attempt to bring together all ethnic groups and with the military and the government to lay the foundations for a re-invigorated peace process -- which would in turn lead to creating a democratic and federal state, bringing lasting peace to the country.
Be strong, Cambodia
News, Postbag, Published on 25/07/2016
» Re: "Cambodia 'blocking Asean consensus' on South China Sea", (BP, July 24).
PM bows to the inevitable
News, Editorial, Published on 25/07/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha deserves credit for moving the draft constitution to where it belongs -- the public forum. The prime minister made an unexpected about-face on the issue late last week -- one day he was advocating the multi-facet ban on free speech brought in by the Election Commission (EC) through the poorly considered Referendum Act; the next, he specifically authorised open debate at the provincial level. It is a welcome evolution.
Drink firm faces suit after probe
Business, Published on 25/07/2016
» The Trade Competition Board is set to file a lawsuit against a leading energy drink company after an investigation found it had used unfair trade practices by prohibiting retail outlets from selling competitors' products.