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Proper lighting, barriers ordered for fatal bus plunge bridge
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 04/02/2024
» SAMUT PRAKAN: Police ordered a contractor to install proper lighting and barriers after a factory workers' bus plunged from a bridge that was under improvement in Bang Bo district on Saturday night, killing three people.
Govt rules out foul play in ministry building fire
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/02/2024
» Forensic police on Sunday examined a four-storey building at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Bangkok where a fire broke out the day before, damaging several rooms, as the government ruled out political foul play.
BTS train operator likely to retain bus feeder service
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/02/2024
» Bangkok Mass Transit System plc (BTSC) proposed the lowest quotation of the two bidders vying for a five-year-long concession of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the bus feeder service for its BTS electric railway.
Samui expects surge in Chinese tourists
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects a significant rise in Chinese tourist arrivals on Koh Samui this month, thanks to the visa-waiver scheme and the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Halting the student violence cycle
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/02/2024
» While schools are meant to be safe learning places, violence and bullying are known to be commonplace.
A painful ride with a certified horn honker
Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/02/2024
» Despite the frustration of sitting in endless jams, I've always felt Bangkok motorists display remarkable restraint when it comes to using horns. Unlike many cities in the world it is rare to hear a chorus of angry car klaxons. Things are admittedly a bit different on the provincial highways with buses and trucks not averse to giving a blast on their air horns with the clear message "Get out of the way."
Govt may cut alcohol sale ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2024
» The government could scrap the afternoon ban on alcohol sales to further boost its tourism promotion policy.
Red tape and traffic top Japan businesses' woes
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 04/02/2024
» Japanese corporations in Thailand have asked the government to streamline customs duty regulations and improve transport infrastructure, adding that economic measures should also be implemented to boost public consumption.
Defence minister preps for talks with Cambodia
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/02/2024
» The Ministry of Defence is formulating proposals for talks with Cambodia, aimed at promoting border peace and solving issues related to overlapping border areas between the two nations.
No discussion allowed
Postbag, Published on 04/02/2024
» Re: "Drunk cop injures boy in Roi Et road crash", (BP, Feb 2).