April 28th, 2008 by admin
Two Thais arrested for stealing and using foreign tourists’ credit cards
Two young men have been arrested for stealing and using credit cards of foreign tourists, a senior tourist police officer said Saturday.
Pol Col Samran Yindee-arom told a press conference that Wansawang Puawongpaet, 19, and a 15-year-old boy were arrested Friday afternoon in a Lotus [...]
April 27th, 2008 by admin
The mystery of Thai actor Christopher Benjakul’s missing Olympic torch has been solved after he claimed that it was “snatched away” during the 19 Apr relay.Olympic Committee of Thailand (OCT) president Yutthasak Sasiprapa said it was all a misunderstanding. Once the actor had passed on the flame during the relay, volunteers had kept Benjakul’s torch [...]
April 24th, 2008 by admin
Energy expert says retail benzene price may reach 40 baht a liter
Energy Expert Manoon Siriwan says the price of Benzene may hit record high of 4 USD a gallon, resulting in the retail Benzene price in the country in June to increase to 40 baht a liter.
The expert says further that the crude oil [...]
April 22nd, 2008 by admin
Thailand plans to ban alcohol sales during Buddhist religious holidays
Thailand‘s Ministry of Health is preparing legislation to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages during Buddhist religious holidays, a senior ministry official said Saturday.
Dr. Samarn Futrakul, who heads the ministry’s tobacco and alcohol consumption control group, said there is already a law prohibiting the sale [...]
April 20th, 2008 by admin
Aging trains contribute to poor service
SRT unable to meet increasing demand
Old worn-out trains and locomotives are contributing to poor train services, says Siripong Pruetiphan, railway traffic manager of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
The SRT was not able to meet increasing passenger and business demand for services as many wheels, carriages and locomotives had been [...]
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