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High speeds boost road deaths, says study
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» More than half of drivers in Bangkok have exceeded the speed limit, while 27% of road users have driven after drinking and 35% of motorcycle riders have incorrectly worn their helmets, according to a study by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS).
PM Prayut calls for unity to 'keep peace'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called for national unity in a Songkran message, saying that it is important to work together to maintain peace and steer the country toward democracy.
Van on railway crossing hit by train, 6 killed, 9 hurt
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» LOP BURI: Six passengers, one a child, were killed and nine others hurt when a van driver went through a rail crossing barrier and into the path of a Bangkok-bound passenger train in Phatthana Nikhon district in the early hours of Friday.
Drunk driver kills policeman, wife
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 12/04/2019
» The drunk owner of Thai Carbon & Graphite Co was arrested after crashing his Mercedes-Benz into a Suzuki Swift, killing a police lieutenant colonel and his wife and seriously injuring their daughter in Thawi Watthana district of Bangkok early on Friday morning.
Dance me to the end of love
Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 12/04/2019
» BTS bow out with a Bangkok spectacular.
Do not waste nature's 'capital': David Attenborough
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - Overconsumption of the world's natural resources is unsustainably cutting into its ecological "capital," revered British naturalist David Attenborough warned Thursday.
Trump floats idea of third North Korea summit
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he is considering a potential third nuclear summit with North Korea's leader.
Tens of thousands remember slain rapper Nipsey Hussle
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES - Tens of thousands of people took part in an emotional memorial Thursday in Los Angeles for the slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose musical peers took turns hailing his talent and tireless community organizing.
Doubts cast on May 9 poll results
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/04/2019
» The Election Commission's (EC) May 9 schedule to announce official poll results has been thrown into doubt after the agency on Thursday decided to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on the legality of its method of calculating and allocating party-list seats to clear growing confusion about the issue.
Spectrum payment S44 order under fire
News, Published on 12/04/2019
» Experts have slammed the regime's move to invoke Section 44 to extend the payments for the 900-megahertz spectrum licences awarded to three telecom operators, saying it is currying favour with private firms at the expense of the public benefit.