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Lop Buri monkey catching operation resumes
News, Online Reporters, Published on 11/06/2025
» LOP BURI – The trapping, sterilising and relocating of macaques continues, to reduce their plague-like numbers in downtown Lop Buri.
Bangkok cable thieves shocked in the act
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 15/05/2025
» Two thieves were electrocuted while attempting to steal electrical cables in Bangkok, resulting in severe injuries and their subsequent arrest. The incident caused power outages and damage estimated at millions of baht, police said.
City's anti-rat crusade has never been this normal
News, Stephen Mihm, Published on 13/08/2024
» New York City's mayor, Eric Adams, has opened up a new front of his war on rats. Mr Adams, who already made headlines for appointing a "rat czar" last year, has escalated his campaign against the city's ubiquitous rodents. Last week, he announced the creation of the "Rat Pack", which he billed as an "elite squad of anti-rat activists" who will take the fight to the enemy.
Veg fest to generate B9bn: TAT
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/10/2023
» PHUKET: The annual 10-day vegetarian festival is expected to generate over 9 billion baht, said the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), while the Phuket Provincial Commercial Office said that vegetable prices are lower than that of the same period last year.
Padipat critised over barbecue 'meeting'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2023
» Deputy House Speaker Padipat Suntiphada has come under fire after spending his parliamentarian allowance on treating 370 caretakers for an all-you-can-eat buffet on Friday evening.
Consumer scams cost B140m in July
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/08/2023
» Online goods and service purchase scams, particularly ones involving fake restaurant reservations, cost more than 140 million baht in damages to consumers in July, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) warned on Sunday.
Raid finds tainted pork meat
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2023
» CHON BURI: The Department of Livestock Development has seized over 500 kilogrammes of pork and squid preserved with formaldehyde from an unlicensed meat factory in Phan Thong district, which authorities believe were destined for barbecue restaurants.
Downturn doesn't mean disaster
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 10/01/2023
» The new year has been rung in by a buildup of recession chatter. From Washington to Singapore, anxiety about a downturn is intensifying. While there are good reasons to be dour about the prospects for the global economy, 2023 doesn't have to be a write-off. It could even turn out relatively well, given the prevailing pessimism.
It seemed a good idea at the time
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/11/2022
» The annual elephant festival in Surin attracted more than the usual attention last week after featuring an attempt to enter the hallowed Guinness Book of Records. Alas, the only record achieved was that hundreds of student "volunteers" roasted in the sun, exposed for hours to high temperatures reaching 39C.
Somkid 'doesn't crave PM role'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/09/2022
» Former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak, who has officially been unveiled as chairman of the Sang Anakhot Thai Party, said he does not crave the role of prime minister, but rather wishes to work for the benefit of the country.