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Kerry driver killed in truck-train crash
Saichon Srinuanchan, Published on 14/09/2019
» RATCHABURI: A Kerry Express delivery driver was killed when his pickup truck went through an unmanned railway crossing into the path of a train in Ban Pong district on Saturday morning.
Key East-West bridge opens in Phitsanulok
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 14/09/2019
» PHITSANULOK: An elevated traffic bridge linking the East-West economic corridors has been opened.
Arch foes face off as league race resumes
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 14/09/2019
» Leaders Buriram United, buoyed by the recent heroics of their young attacking duo for the Thai national team, take on "perennial foes" SCG Muang Thong United in an enticing Thai League 1 encounter on Saturday.
Pope Francis to pay visit to Thailand Nov 20-23
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/09/2019
» Pope Francis will make a three-day visit to Thailand in November, ahead of an already announced trip to Japan, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) announced yesterday.
Noble joins Hongkong Land on luxe condo
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 14/09/2019
» SET-listed Noble Development Plc is partnering with Hong Kong-based property investment group Hongkong Land Ltd to develop a luxury condominium on Wireless Road and capitalise on the latter's new mixed-use project at the old British embassy site.
No country for dissidents
News, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2019
» Despite some restrictions on freedom of expression, Thailand was once a place where government dissent was tolerated. It was seen as a safe haven for dissidents in the region, many of whom arrived seeking asylum in a third country under UN Human Rights Commission rules. Od Sayavong, a 34-year-old Lao political activist, was one of them. But that hope was extinguished when he went missing in Bangkok on Aug 26.
Karma will haunt corrupt until the end
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/09/2019
» The sight of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom head down, listening to the Supreme Court ruling on his role in the fake government-to-government (G2G) rice deals contrasted sharply with that of the merriment of his former boss, Yingluck Shinawatra, sharing a sumptuous meal with her brother and fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin, and his youngest daughter.
Media outlets must not ignore culture of kickbacks
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 14/09/2019
» As mainstream print and digital media outlets fiercely follow up on certain political scandals rocking Prayut Chan-o-cha's administration, a small but significantly important news item has quietly slipped from most of the newshounds' attention.
Check his credentials
News, Postbag, Published on 14/09/2019
» Re: "Thamanat wins PM's backing", (BP, Sept 11). As a reformist, Prime Minister Pra-yut Chan-o-cha should quickly verify Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow's claims that he didn't (a) plead guilty to charges of drug trafficking in Australia and (b) didn't serve a four-year jail sentence for his crime, thus disqualifying him from office.
ECB stimulus, Trade optimism buoy equities
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 14/09/2019
» Recap: Global stock markets rebounded at the end of the week in response to easing trade tensions between China and the US and new stimulus from the European Central Bank. All eyes will be fixed on the US Federal Reserve meeting next week, with another interest-rate cut widely expected.