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‘Foreign’ motorcycle taxi driver investigated
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/08/2024
» Authorities in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok are investigating a complaint against a motorcycle taxi driver after a customer said he did not appear to be Thai.
Demands grow for specific law on electric cigarettes
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/08/2024
» Deputy Public Health Minister Thanakrit Jitareerat is calling for the introduction of a separate law to restrict the use and sales of e-cigarettes in Thailand, saying existing laws have proved to be ineffective.
Chadchart weighs BTS debt fix
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/08/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said yesterday that City Hall will need more time to consider how to deal with the debts it owes to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain.
Employers chased for social security contributions
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 01/08/2024
» The Social Security Office (SSO) is planning to go after employers who have failed to pay their portions of the mandatory contribution to the Social Security Fund.
Move Forward seeks to legalise porn, sex toys in Thailand
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/07/2024
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) is pushing a proposal to amend the Criminal Code to legalise the adult entertainment industry and its related products -- including pornographic materials and sex toys -- in an effort to break the taboo surrounding the topic and better regulate the industry.
Finnish ban fails to deter fruit pickers
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/07/2024
» The Department of Employment is tracking down local agents who duped Thais into believing berry picker jobs were waiting for them in Finland after authorities stopped 43 people before they boarded a flight to the Nordic country on Saturday.
Economic woes 'top priority'
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/07/2024
» The public wants the government to focus on tackling poverty, growing household debt and rising unemployment, according to the latest Suan Dusit poll.
Police ‘violated teen mall shooter’s rights’
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 20/07/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicated that the actions of police officers who released photos and video of a 14-year-old boy who killed three people during a shooting rampage at Siam Paragon last October violated his human rights.
Chalerm and son prepare to switch parties
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 20/07/2024
» Wan Ubumrung, a former Pheu Thai Party MP for Bangkok, confirmed on Saturday that he is moving to the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), and his father Chalerm may also be joining him there
Silk master Khampun dies
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 17/07/2024
» Khampun Srisai, a national artist in visual arts who contributed greatly to Thailand's silk weaving craft, has died at age 91, the Department of Cultural Promotion announced yesterday.