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Activist files complaint against city's narrow footpaths
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2020
» Bangkok: Activist Srisuwan Janya yesterday led a group of residents to file a complaint at the Central Administrative Court against three agencies for alleged wrongdoing in failing to address the city's narrow footpaths.
K PLUS brings financial convenience to expats in Thailand
Published on 18/12/2020
» Thailand is a popular destination for expatriates from across the globe. The country’s vibrant atmosphere, lovely people and interesting culture draw many foreigners to settle here.
Blue by Alain Ducasse at ICONSIAM awarded 1 star in fourth edition of Michelin Guide Thailand
Published on 18/12/2020
» Second major accolade in one month after a top spot ranking for interior design
KTB nixes compensation for OTP system crash
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/12/2020
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) is not going to compensate those who failed to register for the second-phase co-payment scheme on Wednesday when DTAC's one-time password (OTP) system crashed.
The 'salim' phenomenon in Thai politics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 18/12/2020
» Few phenomena explain and underpin Thai politics more than the rise and decline of what is known pejoratively these days as salim, a metaphorical variation of salim, a Thai dessert comprising multi-coloured thin noodles served in coconut milk with crushed ice. Once socially attractive and politically fashionable, salim have gone out of vogue, looked down upon in a new era of anti-establishment protest for pro-democracy reforms under the new reign. What becomes of these pro-military royalist-conservative salim will have much to say about what will happen to Thailand's political future.
Schools stay open despite air hazard
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) insisted there was no need to shut its 437 schools in the city, while hazardous PM2.5 ultra-fine dust particles exceeded the safe level in 11 locations in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces on Thursday.
WHO praises Thailand for tackling bug
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2020
» The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday praised Thailand's unity as being the key to success in surviving the Covid-19 pandemic at its peak early this year, while Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vowed the war against the new coronavirus was not yet over.
Ovec launches skills drive for Myanmar refugees
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2020
» The Office of the Vocational Education Commission (Ovec) has launched a programme to train migrants at refugee camps along the border with Myanmar to help them earn a living.
Politics heats up ahead of Sunday poll
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/12/2020
» Sunday's Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections will be fiercely contested with former allies pitted against one another in some key constituencies.
Thailand eases curbs on travel
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 18/12/2020
» The government is easing travel restrictions for citizens from 56 countries to boost the country's pandemic-hit tourism industry, though visitors will be required to undergo a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine.