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Ex-jet ski star accused of running car-theft gang
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/06/2018
» A former jet ski racing star arrested in Nonthaburi has been accused of leading a gang that stole pickup trucks and SUVs and sold them in neighbouring countries.
Former top monk 'on the run' in Laos
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/06/2018
» Police are seeking the extradition of former Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) member Phra Phrom Methee who reportedly fled to Laos after avoiding arrest over the temple funds embezzlement scandal.
The millennials’ Champ
Business, Jesus Alcocer, Published on 02/06/2018
» If the millennial generation ever proclaimed a poster child, he or she would not be far from Dusit Thani heir Siradej Donavanik.
No more monkeying around
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/06/2018
» Bang Khunthian district is the only one out of 50 districts in Bangkok which lies on the coast. Thus, people often visit the district to enjoy fresh seafood products — especially crabs in the restaurants dotted along the Bang Khunthian-Chai Talay road which runs from Rama II Road towards the seafront.
Taken aback over comments
News, Published on 02/06/2018
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is the avant-garde founder of the Future Forward Party whose ideas have attracted attention, but not always for the right reasons.
Lights out at Lido, but can art hub shine?
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/06/2018
» It was a tearful farewell at the Lido Theatre on Thursday night, with a thousand fans congregating to say goodbye to the old-school, unglamorous, 50-year-old cinema in Siam Square. After the last picture show on May 31, all Lido’s staff and managers lined up like a guard of honour to wai and thank the audiences filing out of the rooms, a surprise parting shot that tugged deeply at the heart strings of even the most unsentimental viewers. To paraphrase Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor of Asgard, Lido is not a place but a people. It’s also a memory. That’s why we wept. That’s what we’ll miss Lido for.
Supporting paraquat betrays the nation
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/06/2018
» The regime’s slogan to return happiness to the people has proven empty once again. Despite public demands for a ban, the military government has decided to allow paraquat, a highly toxic weed killer, to wreak havoc on public health and the environment.
Election dreams
Business, Postbag, Published on 02/06/2018
» Re: “Prawit vows February election”, (BP, June 1).
City directs own tragedy
News, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2018
» This week Bangkok bids farewell to its oldest movie theatre, Lido, which over the past five decades has served its patrons with alternative, indie filmsi and shorts.
Banyin set to face indictment
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/06/2018
» Public prosecutors yesterday agreed to indict former commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn, accusing him of colluding in the premeditated murder of billionaire property developer Chuwong Sae Tang in 2015.