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Japan activates first marines since WWII
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2018
» TOKYO: Japan on Saturday activated its first marine unit since World War II, trained to counter invaders occupying Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea that Tokyo fears are vulnerable to attack by China.
Horse racing club finally gets turfed out
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 07/04/2018
» The Crown Property Bureau has sent a letter to the Royal Turf Club asking it to leave the Nang Loeng racecourse on Phitsanulok Road within 180 days after its lease expired 19 years ago.
DSI to take action against Phetchabun petroleum firm
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 07/04/2018
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has agreed to file charges of forest destruction against an exploration and production (E&P) firm over petroleum operations in Phetchabun.
Cops fight to keep charges against tycoon
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/04/2018
» Police will meet on Monday to prepare a letter of objection for submission to public prosecutors regarding the indictment against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta.
US envoy tips smooth ride for Thai return to democracy
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 07/04/2018
» US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia Patrick Murphy said he was optimistic about Thailand returning to democracy soon.
PM to ratify agreements in Singapore
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 07/04/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is expected to join other Asean leaders in endorsing three important documents, including a vision for a resilient and innovative region, during the Asean Summit to be held in Singapore from April 25-28.
Let's have bureaucrats empower people
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Sirisak Laochankham, Published on 07/04/2018
» The outcry about the Khon Kaen deputy governor's letter last month to launch a programme to "stop citizens from being stupid" has largely been placated, following public apologies. But this incident reflects the flaws in the long-standing attitude of the bureaucracy in Thailand towards citizens. Right from the very start, the Thai bureaucracy was designed to control the destiny of the populace, not empower them.
SCB sets sights on SSI debt
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/04/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the country's second-largest lender by assets, conservatively estimates it can recover more than one-third of Sahaviriya Steel Industries' (SSI's) 22-billion-baht debt after the country's largest hot-rolled steel maker completes its 12-year debt rehabilitation plan.
New feast for graft gremlin
News, Editorial, Published on 07/04/2018
» Starting this month, residents of more than 83,000 villages and communities nationwide, including in Bangkok, have been brainstorming development projects for which they will seek financial support under the government's Thai Niyom Yangyuen, or sustainable Thai-ism, programme.
Four shades of a political firebrand
Business, Jesus Alcocer, Published on 07/04/2018
» Visitors at Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's house are greeted by a copy of Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. The picture, associated with a host of political firebrands, depicts an old man standing perfectly still on a mountain overlooking a body of fog pushed around violently by the wind. The man is wearing a coat similar to those worn by students and protesters during the German War of Liberation.