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BTS apolgises for train door opening in transit
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/08/2018
» Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) apologised Friday after a door of one of its BTS Skytrains opened while the train was in motion between stations on Thursday.
Robber makes off with B184,000 from KTB branch
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/08/2018
» A robber threatened a bank teller with a gun and made off with 184,000 baht in cash in Bangkok's Bung Kum district on Thursday.
62 foreigners nabbed in latest 'outlaw tourists' sweep
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/08/2018
» Sixty-two foreign nationals were detained in the latest police “outlaw tourists" raids early on Friday morning, which targeted 75 locations across the country.
Non-bank bill set for cabinet
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/08/2018
» The Finance Ministry looks set to propose a draft bill on supervision of non-bank financial institutions to the cabinet, a measure meant to provide financial consumer protection, says a source familiar with the matter.
Shiseido shifts focus to 'Gen Y' consumers
Business, Published on 03/08/2018
» TOKYO: Shiseido Co, the Japanese beauty company that's 146 years old, is giving itself one big makeover.
Prayut dangles perks for business registration
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/08/2018
» Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are urged to register their businesses under the juristic person regime in order to obtain a variety of incentives meant to boost their competence.
Thailand surges 13 spots in World Bank logistics index
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/08/2018
» Thailand's logistics performance has greatly improved this year, thanks to massive investment in transport infrastructure and relevant legal reforms.
What's scary about Facebook's new troll findings
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 03/08/2018
» Facebook's widely publicised discovery of a possible influence operation through "inauthentic" accounts warrants some scrutiny -- and some reflection about the difference between a genuine political debate on social networks versus its simulated version.
Honda's local arm to start making hybrids after BoI OK
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 03/08/2018
» Honda Automobile Thailand will soon begin local manufacturing of hybrid cars after the Japanese carmaker was granted Board of Investment (BoI) incentives last week.
Step up, or step down
News, Postbag, Published on 03/08/2018
» The selection of seven new members for Thailand's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) kicks off this month, and all indications are that the process will do little to shore up the commission's tarnished reputation.