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Tuk-tuk driver to undergo 'attitude adjustment'
News, Sunthorn Pongpao, Published on 28/02/2024
» Ayutthaya: A female tuk-tuk driver has been called in for an "attitude adjustment" session by the province's Land Transport Office after she charged a South Korean celebrity 1,200 baht for a four-hour trip.
City needs 'urgent support'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin urged speedy support for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) bid to attract more international visitors to the capital, which has already been named one of the world's most visited cities.
Clock ticking for Phuket to reinvent itself
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/09/2020
» Phuket, Thailand's top tourist destination, has experienced the worst hardship in the country as a result of travel restrictions with international airports shut down for almost six months.
Traders despair of fate as shoppers stay away
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/03/2020
» The partial lockdown of Bangkok which started on Sunday sent business owners, especially in Lat Phrao, scrambling to restrict or close their services, but at the same time shouldering financial burdens amid the outbreak of Covid-19.
Outrage over mask shortages
News, Dumrongkiat Mala and Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/03/2020
» People are crying foul over the shortage of masks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, triggered by the death of a Thai man who was diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus.
Virus response highlights govt incompetence
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/02/2020
» Is it possible that the seeming inability of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to put a face mask on properly on a few occasions is a sign that the government is crumbling against the coronavirus outbreak?
Drivers rally against 'false' price claims
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/10/2019
» Tuk-tuk drivers in Hat Yai district protested yesterday against what they called "unsubstantiated reports" on a website accusing a driver of charging passengers 450 baht per head for a 2.5km trip.
Price grades 'won't curb overcharging'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/10/2019
» A leading consumer-advocacy group has criticised the government's move to categorise private hospitals according to their prices, saying it will not benefit the public much.
Public utilities are not a game of Monopoly
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/07/2019
» For years, the sight of tangled utility cables hanging and dangling from electric poles in Bangkok has been a topic of derision for tourists and city residents alike. Now that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has kicked off a plan to move those eyesores underground, another problem has emerged.
Electric scooters risk sparking fresh city brawls
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/06/2019
» Walking around Thonglor last week almost made me think for a moment that I wasn't in Bangkok. Sukhumvit seemed cool, as some commuters -- mostly expats and tourists -- zoomed about on electric standing scooters.