Crackdown on overweight trucks in Bangkok begins
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt led a team of city officials and highway police in a crackdown on overweight trucks leaving major construction sites late Thursday night. Two trucks were found…
Termination of ISOC seems like mission impossible
The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), since the end of the Cold War, has been used mostly for political purposes, to protect and perpetuate the power of the Thai military…
Thai welfare state to undergo ‘people power’ revolution with social security election
In a groundbreaking first, millions of Social Security Fund (SSF) members are poised to elect representatives to the powerful board that manages Thailand’s biggest fund and their benefits. SSF members…
Students injured when wooden floor of a classroom gives way
Two students suffered bruises yesterday when the wooden floor of an aging school in Phanat Nikhom district, in the eastern province of Chon Buri, partially collapsed, throwing about 30 students…
PM to announce full details of “digital wallet” scheme today
PM Srettha Thavisin will hold a press conference this afternoon to reveal what he called the “full package” of information on the digital wallet scheme, which his party promised to…
Social media can deal with hypocrisy and discrepancies
While Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, X (Twitter) and the likes have come in for a lot of criticism over the years due to their flaws, one of their undisputed virtues has…
China’s animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade
This picture taken on November 1, shows rescued cats gathering to eat at an animal shelter in Taicang, Jiangsu province.//AFP Suzhou, China – When Han Jiali’s beloved cat Dabai was…
Thai politicians, sexual harassment and what really needs to be fixed?
Move Forward Party MPs Wuttipong Thonglour and Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit were expelled from the party after it was decided by the party’s disciplinary board that they had sexually harassed party volunteers.…
South Korean man killed by industrial robot that identified him as a box
The robotic arm crushed the man’s body against a conveyor belt after mistaking him for a box. PHOTO: THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEOUL – A man was crushed to…
Fares expected to be charged on Green Line extensions around year end : source
For the first time, the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company (BTSC), operator of the Green Line sky train service, is expected to charge passengers for the use of the…
Miss Universe owner files for bankruptcy in Thailand
File photo : Thai businesswoman and owner of Miss Universe pageant Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip//AFP The Thai media company that owns the Miss Universe beauty pageant brand said on Thursday it…
Expelled former Move Forward MPs still looking for new homes
Bangkok MP Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit and Prachin Buri MP Wuttiphong Thonglour The political futures of the two MPs recently expelled from the opposition Move Forward party, remains uncertain after two government…