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Locals push back on deed plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/08/2025
» Residents and business leaders in Buri Ram are opposing the government's plan to revoke land title deeds in the Khao Kradong area, warning it could cause damages exceeding 5 billion baht.
Motorbike gang crash kills 2, injures 3 in high-speed street race
News, Online Reporters, Published on 02/08/2025
» Two men were killed and three others seriously injured after five motorcycles collided during a high-speed street race involving over 100 riders in Samut Prakan province early Saturday morning.
Malaysian car racers rattle Hat Yai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 17/05/2025
» SONGKHLA - Residents of Hat Yai have complained about a group of Malaysian tourists causing a public nuisance at night by racing their cars with noisy engines on public roads.
Parents of street racers face charges
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/02/2024
» The parents of 10 youths caught in recent motorcycle street racing in Samut Prakan have been charged with allowing their children to engage in reckless, law-breaking behaviour and fined 10,000 baht, assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Samran Nualma said on Thursday.
Nike shoes aren't performance-enhancing drugs
News, Adam Minter, Published on 24/10/2023
» World records in marathons have toppled like track hurdles in recent weeks. Tigst Assefa, the new women's record holder, beat the old one by more than two minutes. Kelvin Kiptum, the latest men's record holder, took 34 seconds off his predecessor's time. These are astonishing accomplishments. But not everybody is crediting the athletes. Instead, critics argue that Assefa and Kiptum couldn't have run at top speeds without a new generation of high-performance "super shoes". Some go so far as to equate the souped-up shoes to performance-enhancing drugs.
Buri Ram MotoGP to help boost economic recovery
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/09/2022
» The latest MotoGP 2022 World Championship in Buri Ram this weekend will be a driver of the post-pandemic economic recovery and offer a chance to amplify Thailand's soft power, the government said this week.
Reward for illegal bike race tip-offs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2022
» Police will pay 3,000 baht per tip-off about illegal motorcycle racing on public roads as part of a broader crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Cops take tougher stand on street racing law
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/11/2021
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) want to amend a law that classifies an illegal motorcycle street race as one that consists of five or more racers. Police want it changed to two or more racers.
Deadly drug contained 20 times the safe amount of diazepam
News, King-oua Laohong and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/01/2021
» The "k-powdered milk" drug, which has so far claimed nine lives, contains the tranquiliser diazepam but uses 20 times the safe amount, according to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
Preserve, don't vandalise
News, Postbag, Published on 12/07/2020
» Re: "Preserve our heritage, don't leave it to rot", (Opinion, July 11).