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Bangkok taxi tale: No meter, no licence either
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 31/05/2025
» A Bangkok man was left stunned after a taxi driver who initially agreed to use the meter suddenly demanded a flat fare of 200 baht, only to be discovered without a driving licence or taxi ID.
Thai athletes' Olympic outfit stirs debate online
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/07/2024
» The new uniform for Thai athletes attending the Olympic Games 2024 has become a hot potato after some netizens criticised the design as being outdated.
Call centre gangs exploit vulnerable victims
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/12/2023
» A 68-year-old housewife lost 1.5 million baht in savings within 30 minutes after she answered a phone call from a gang of scammers. A member tricked her by posing as a bank agent and telling her she was eligible to receive 5,000 baht from a new government financial aid scheme.
Elon Musk's X misses the spot in several ways
News, Dave Lee, Published on 27/07/2023
» I suppose you could say changing the Twitter bird logo to an "X" makes complete sense. As the recognised icon for "make it go away", X just about sums up the achievements of Elon Musk's social network so far.
Whistleblowers expose misconduct
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/02/2023
» Whistleblowers who recently exposed alleged police misconduct are being hailed by netizens for their courage, but have landed the police in hot water.
Landlord's thoughts
News, Postbag, Published on 11/09/2019
» I would like to offer my side of the story as a Thai landlord (the owner of a condo unit) in dealing with the submission of the "Notification of Foreigner's Arrival at the Residence", as per the TM30 form.
Furore over TM30 forms
News, Published on 05/08/2019
» Long-term foreign residents are crying foul at the strict implementation of the TM30 reporting rules, saying that it will only penalise law-abiding foreigners and have little effect on ill-intentioned criminals and other wrongdoers who skirt the law and evade the requirements.
Mobile work permit app gets migrant update
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/11/2018
» A smartphone app which allows foreigners to lodge requests for work permits has now been extended to include migrant workers, Labour Minister Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkeo said.